Korda becomes second player to win the award twice

LANCASHIRE, England (Aug. 2, 2026) – Nelly Korda has won the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award after earning 140 points through the five major championships of the 2026 LPGA Tour season. She is the second player to earn the award twice, following Minjee Lee who secured the honor in 2025 and 2022. Korda also leads in Rolex Player of the Year points and is No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Entering the AIG Women’s Open, Korda and Haeran Ryu were the only two athletes eligible to win the prestigious award since they each claimed two major championship victories in 2026. Because of a T8 finish at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Korda held a six-point advantage over Ryu heading to Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

After four days of links golf, Korda tied for fourth with rounds of 73-68-73-68 to finish at 2-under overall. Her performance earned her 14 points, which were enough to top Ryu and secure the award.

Entering 2026, the 28-year-old had not won a major championship since 2024. She opened her major season with a win at The Chevron Championship, held for the first time at Memorial Park Golf Club. Korda followed up that success with a win at the U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally at the host site of the 2028 Olympic Games, Riviera Country Club. With that victory, Korda became the first American to win the first two majors of the season since Pat Bradley in 1986.

Making her way to Hazeltine National Golf Club, Korda was bested by Ryu after she finished in a tie for eighth and Ryu won her first major title. She then missed her first cut since 2024 at The Amundi Evian Championship, and Korda ultimately finished in a tie for fourth at the AIG Women’s Open to wrap up her 2026 major season and earn her second Rolex ANNIKA Major Award. She becomes the first player with four top 10s in major championships with multiple wins in the same season since Inbee Park in 2015.

Past winners of the award include Michelle Wie West (2014), Inbee Park (2015), Lydia Ko (2016), So Yeon Ryu (2017), Ariya Jutanugarn (2018), Ko (2019), Patty Tavatanakit (2021), Lilia Vu (2023), and Minjee Lee (2022, 2025). The award was not given out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Korda will be honored at the Rolex LPGA Awards during the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November.

The Rolex ANNIKA Major Award recognizes the player who, during the current LPGA Tour season, has the most outstanding record in all five major championships. Points are awarded at all five major championships to competitors who finish in the top 10. To earn the award, a player must have also won at least one of the five majors.

The final point totals for the 2026 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award are as follows:

RANK	NAME	POINTS	2026 MAJOR WINS
1	Nelly Korda	140	2
2	Haeran Ryu	130	2
3	Shiho Kuwaki	60	1
4	Brooke Henderson	42	0
5	Ina Yoon	38	0

The points structure for the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award:

1st – 60 points; 2nd – 24 points; 3rd – 18 points; 4th – 14 points; 5th – 12 points; 6th – 10 points; 7th – 8 points; 8th – 6 points; 9th – 4 points; 10th – 2 points

Nelly Korda wins 2026 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award

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