Nelly Korda wins the 2026 United States Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Dreams do come true!
Korda made a 9-foot birdie putt on the par 5, 17th hole to take a one-shot lead (-8) over Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez. She piped her drive on the iconic 18th hole and put her second shot on the green. All she needed was par to win.
Korda made the 2 1/2-foot par putt on 18 as it swirled around the cup and dropped to the bottom she raised her hands in victory.
“It’s even sweeter, especially with that ice cream swirl on the last hole,” the world’s top-ranked player said.
Nelly Korda is enjoying a historically dominant 2026 LPGA season. Through early June, her record features 4 victories—including two majors—and 8 top 10 finishes in her first 8 starts. She captured her 19th career LPGA title and second consecutive major at the U.S. Women’s Open.
The 27-year-old from Bradenton, Florida is now only two points away from the 27-point threshold required to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Nelly Korda received a record-setting $2.5 million first-place prize check for her victory at the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open held at Riviera Country Club.
The payout pushed her total official earnings to over $21.5 million, making her the highest-earning American athlete in LPGA Tour history.
Korda was the star of the 2026 Women’s U.S. Open but Riviera Country Club gets the Emmy for best supporting actor.
While The Riviera Country Club is a legendary staple on the PGA Tour (hosting the Genesis Invitational), it has only hosted the U.S. Open once in its history, the 1948 U.S. Open won by the legendary Ben Hogan, which was his first of four career U.S. Open titles.
Riviera is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympic games men’s and women’s golf and will host the men’s U.S. Open for the second time in 2031.
Meanwhile, in Dublin, Ohio, the 50th anniversary of Jack Nichlaus’s Memorial Tournament presented an exciting if not nail-biting playoff finish with J.T Poston winning the championship.
J.T. Poston defeated Ryan Gerard on the second playoff hole to win the Memorial Tournament.
After both players parred the 18th hole in sudden death, they played it again and Gerard three-putted for bogey. Poston’s short par save earned him his fourth PGA Tour victory, a handshake from tournament host Jack Nicklaus and $4 million.
Gerard collected $2.2 million. He initially broke from a crowded leaderboard at Muirfield Village with a 37-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th. Poston responded by hitting his approach shot on the par-4 18th to 7 feet and converting the birdie. Keep an eye on Gerard-he is a player.
Here is Jack Nicklaus’s best advice for your game: keep your head perfectly steady during the swing and always play to the “fat part” of the green to avoid disaster. These two principles perfectly balance his famous mechanical foundation with his unmatched, conservative course management.
The men’s U.S. Open golf championship will take place from June 18–21, 2026, at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club was established in 1891 by a group of wealthy New Yorkers led by William K. Vanderbilt, Edward Meade, and Duncan Cryder, who purchased an 80 acres parcel for $2,500.
The club is widely believed to be the oldest incorporated golf club in the United States; it also claims to have the oldest golf clubhouse in the U.S. (1892). From day one, Shinnecock admitted women members—a rare stance in the 19th century—and even built a separate nine-hole ladies’ course.
These are exciting times in golf, and the best is yet to come.
Enjoy your golf.
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