Nelly Korda will be setting her sights on a third career major championship win this week at The Chevron Championship.
Korda won The Chevron Championship in 2024, three years after claiming her maiden title at the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship.
Her form puts her among the favorites for success at Memorial Park, which plays host to the opening major of the 2026 season.
And Korda has boosted her chances further by skipping last week’s JM Eagle LA Championship, despite the clear rewards on offer.
When asked what she’s done well in the early stages of the LPGA Tour season, Korda said: “What have I done well?
“I would say the work that I’ve put in on my body, making sure that my schedule is planned out well.
“So instead of let’s say going to JM Eagle because I know let’s say it’s a higher purse, instead I just took that week off, made sure that I rested my body.
“I made sure that after those three weeks that I played in a row I gave the first couple days at home my body a complete break.
“I didn’t touch a club for about four days. I was in the gym and I made sure that my mind was refreshed.”
Such an approach should pay off for the American, who has been one of the standout players of the season so far.
She boasts one win from her four starts, and has finished either second or tied-second in her other three appearances.
Smart scheduling has been crucial to her fantastic results, which she now looks like she will be able to continue in Houston.
Korda arrived for the tournament on Sunday night, and has been busy finding her feet at Memorial Park since then.
As detailed by TaylorMade, she started a practice day with putting practice at 6.32am, followed by a warm-up on the practice range with wedges at 7.20am.
Irons, fairway woods and driver practice followed at 7.30am, 7.40am and 7.55am, with her practice round then beginning at 8.15am.
It’s a busy but necessary schedule, with such discipline having helped her clinch 16 career titles and once reach number one in the world rankings.
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