The ANNIKA: Nelly Korda wins seventh title of 2024 as England's Charley Hull fades after taking 54-hole lead

[ad_1] World No 1 Nelly Korda went on a five-hole birdie burst to say her seventh LPGA Tour title of 2024 as 54-hole chief Charley Hull light within the ultimate spherical of The ANNIKA in Florida.

Hull led Korda and China's Weiwei Zhang by one shot going into Sunday however then carded a one-over 71 - an erratic entrance 9 featured three bogeys and two birdies - to finish on 11 underneath.

Korda, who triumphed with a rating of 14 underneath, additionally stuttered popping out with three bogeys and a solitary acquire, however sizzled on her again 9, choosing up 5 photographs on the trot between 11 and 15.

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Hull made only one birdie throughout that stretch as her hopes of a second title this month - after the Aramco Group Sequence Riyadh on the Girls European Tour - evaporated and he or she additionally bogeyed her penultimate gap.

Korda signed for a three-under 67 to complete three strokes away from Hull, Zhang and South Korea's Jin Hee Im, with Sweden's Linn Grant and USA's Rose Zhang sharing fifth on 10 underneath.

Korda has gained The ANNIKA 3 times in 4 years after going back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, with the 26-year-old to now head to subsequent week's season-ending CME Group Tour Championship - additionally in Florida - filled with confidence after a dramatic 12 months.

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/24/11/768x432/skysports-nelly-korda-charley-hull_6750731.jpg?20241117220124" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/24/11/384x216/skysports-nelly-korda-charley-hull_6750731.jpg?20241117220124 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/24/11/768x432/skysports-nelly-korda-charley-hull_6750731.jpg?20241117220124 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/24/11/1600x900/skysports-nelly-korda-charley-hull_6750731.jpg?20241117220124 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/24/11/2048x1152/skysports-nelly-korda-charley-hull_6750731.jpg?20241117220124 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Nelly Korda and Charley Hull (Getty Images)"/> Picture: Korda (proper) and Hull embrace after the American gained The ANNIKA for a 3rd time in 4 years Korda wins once more after headline-making season Korda gained six instances in seven begins between January and Might, with a record-equalling run of 5 straight LPGA Tour titles culminating in victory on the Chevron Championship as she scooped her second main trophy after the 2021 Girls's PGA Championship.

Nonetheless, Korda then missed three cuts in a row, together with on the US Girls's Open and Girls's PGA Championship as she shot rounds of 80 or above in each.

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She took a break from the sport from September till this week after a neck harm that she feels was triggered by extreme migraines which solely sleep and being at nighttime might quell.

Korda stated after profitable The ANNIKA: "It feels nice to be again out right here and there is nothing like being within the hunt.

"There's nothing just like the adrenaline flowing on the again 9 and being in competition. I adore it a lot."

Hull was on the lookout for her third LPGA Tour title and first because the Volunteers of America Basic in October 2022 however needed to accept joint second as Korda tasted a primary match victory because the Mizuho Americas Open six months in the past.

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