Nelly Korda left this year's Chevron Championship with more than just another major title.
With her victory at the season's first major, Korda earned two points toward the LPGA Hall of Fame, moving within five points of automatic qualification.
Sunday's win marked Korda's third career major and second Chevron Championship title. It also brought her one step closer to reaching one of golf's biggest career milestones.
Korda won the Chevron Championship by five shots over Thailand's Patty Tavantanakit and China's Ruoning Yin, finishing at 18-under at Memorial Park Golf Course.
LPGA Hall of Fame qualification is based on a points system tied to major titles, tournament wins, player of the year honors, and other awards. Korda has now racked up 22 points — five shy of the 27 needed for induction.
Hall of Fame qualification usually doesn't come until later in a player's career, while only 35 women's golfers have earned LPGA Hall of Fame status. At just 27, Nelly Korda's name is already part of those conversations.
Korda had earned 10 points entering the 2024 LPGA season. That included her gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, eight LPGA victories, and her first major title at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
She nearly doubled that number in 2024. Korda won seven titles, including her first Chevron Championship, while earning Rolex Player of the Year honors. She subsequently gained nine additional Hall of Fame points.
Now, she has added three more points in 2026: one for her win earlier this season at the Tournament of Champions and two more at Chevron.
Of course, being five points away doesn't guarantee a speedy induction. However, it does change the framing around Korda's budding season. And with the LPGA's major calendar just beginning, she has several more chances ahead to close that gap.
