Nelly Korda entered the final day of the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club within striking distance, tied for sixth at 7-under after a Saturday round marked by three-putts and bogeys in difficult, windy conditions.
Nelly Korda knew exactly where the trouble started: a few putts that didn’t drop, on greens she said were slick enough to turn short, “short putts” into something far less straightforward. On Saturday, the putting grind cost her confidence and, with it, momentum.
Still, on the final day of the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Korda is staying within reach. She entered the fourth round tied for sixth place at 7-under after a frustrating round that featured a pair of three-putts and two bogeys.
Korda’s path back into the hunt wasn’t complicated, but it wasn’t clean either. After the third round. she said. “Just left a few putts out there. ” adding that the conditions made putting unforgiving: “The greens are pretty slick. They don’t have too much grass on them, so the short putts are pretty difficult. Putting in general. I mean. when it gets this windy. you have to calculate in the wind too. and a gust here and there. Sometimes you just aren’t as confident with your lines.”.
The leaderboard offers both pressure and opportunity. South Korea’s Haeran Ryu leads at 11-under. with Canadian Brooke Henderson close behind at 10-under and South Korea’s Ina Yoon at 9-under. Beyond them. the field is tightly packed: Dewi Weber of the Netherlands is at 8-under. A Lim Kim of South Korea is also at 8-under. and Alison Lee of the United States is at 7-under. Korda sits among the group at 7-under. while Auston Kim of the United States is at 6-under through 1. and Karis Davidson of Australia is at 5-under through 1.
Korda’s motivation goes further than one finish. She is chasing history. looking to become the third woman—and the first in over a decade—to win the first three majors of the year. The names behind that standard are Babe Zaharias (1950) and Inbee Park (2013). A victory this weekend would also put her two points away from the final two needed to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
“I’m always wanting to be in the hunt,” Korda said.
A big swing in her Saturday round came early. On her first stroke on hole No. 1. Korda landed in the bunker on the left side of the fairway. then rebounded by finding the center of the green on the par-4. 412-yard hole. But she couldn’t convert a lengthy birdie attempt or a short putt to save par. The ball “lipped around the rim of the cup for yet another three-putt. ” dropping her to five-under on the tournament with the opening bogey.
With the wind still a factor and the greens still described as slick and difficult, the gap isn’t enormous—but it is sharp. The top of the leaderboard sits at 11-under, while Korda’s 7-under leaves her needing the kind of clean execution that her own comments suggest will be earned, not hoped for.
Her pairing for the round reflects a busy day ahead: she is paired with fellow American Auston Kim and Australian Karis Davidson.
Nelly Korda 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Hazeltine National Golf Club LPGA Haeran Ryu Brooke Henderson Ina Yoon Auston Kim Karis Davidson putting conditions windy golf