LPGA icon Nelly Korda named 2024 Rolex Player of the Year, clinches maiden title

Nelly Korda has won the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year award as the LPGA Tour moves towards its conclusion with just the final three events remaining. The 26-year-old golfer has won this award for the first time in her career, as she won six trophies in 14 starts on the tour so far and an additional three top-10 finishes (9-top-10s in total).

Since the inception of the award in 1966, Nelly Korda has become the 27th golfer to win this prestigious award.

Talking to the LPGA Tour, Korda said winning the Rolex Player of the Year means so much to her.

"Winning the Rolex Player of the Year means so much to me," said Korda. "This season has had its highs and challenges, and I'm just really grateful for the people around me who have helped me get here. It’s been a team effort, and I’m proud to share this moment with them."

The 26-year-old golfer has also secured the Rolex Annika Major award and will accept both these awards at the Rolex LPGA Awards on November 20th during the CME Group Tour Championship.

The 14-time LPGA Tour winner has earned $3.7 million this season and has registered the best season of her career.

Ayaka Furue was the only golfer in contention to catch up with Korda, provided she won the final four events of the LPGA Tour. However, Furue missed on winning the Toto Japan Classic last week, which was the fourth-last event, making Korda the winner of the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year.

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Nelly Korda's performance in all the LPGA Tour events this season

Nelly Korda's first win of the season came in just the second start as she won the LPGA Drive on Championship. She continued this momentum and registered five wins in the next six starts.

Nelly Korda at the Solheim Cup-Europe at USA - Source: Imagn

Korda had a bit of a bad patch as she missed three cuts in a row before making a comeback with a T2 and a T5 finish at the Women's Scottish Open and Kroger Queen City Championship.

Apart from the six LPGA Tour wins, she was also part of Team USA that won the 2024 Solehim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

Here's how Nelly Korda has performed in all 14 starts she has made on the LPGA Tour this season:

• Kroger Queen City Championship: T5, $75,300
• AIG Women's Open: T2, $594,759
• The Amundi Evian Championship: T26, $63,163
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship: CUT, $0
• Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give: CUT, $0
• U.S. Women's Open: CUT, $0
• Mizuho Americas Open: 1, $450,000
• Cognizant Founders Cup: T7, $69,492
• The Chevron Championship: 1, $1,200,000
• T-Mobile Match Play: 1, $300,000
• Ford Championship: 1, $337,500
• FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: 1, $300,000
• LPGA Drive On Championship: 1, $262,500
• Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions: T16, $24,216