LPGA players with at least six wins in a season, including Nelly Korda
Nelly Korda has done before June what many have never accomplished in a career, earning six wins (in just eight starts).
Korda is among elite company when it comes to that number as she marked the 40th occasion, according to the LPGA, that a player has won at least six tour titles in a single season since 1950.
Here’s a look at those who have accomplished that feat:
13 wins:
11 wins:
- Mickey Wright, 1964
- Annika Sorenstam, 2002
10 wins:
- Betsy Rawls, 1959
- Mickey Wright, 1961 and 1962
- Carol Mann, 1968
- Kathy Whitworth, 1968
- Annika Sorenstam, 2005
9 wins:
- Kathy Whitworth, 1966
- Nancy Lopez, 1978
8 wins:
- Louise Suggs, 1953
- Marlene Hagge, 1956
- Carol Mann, 1969
- Kathy Whitworth, 1965 and 1967
- Nancy Lopez, 1979
- Annika Sorenstam, 2004
- Lorena Ochoa, 2007
7 wins:
- Babe Zaharias, 1951
- Kathy Whitworth, 1973
- Beth Daniel, 1990
- Karrie Webb, 2000
- Lorena Ochoa, 2008
- Yani Tseng, 2011
6 wins:
- Babe Zaharias, 1950
- Louise Suggs, 1952
- Patty Berg, 1955
- Betsy Rawls, 1952
- Mickey Wright, 1960
- Sandra Haynie, 1974
- JoAnne Carter, 1974
- Judy Rankin, 1976
- Betsy King, 1989
- Karrie Webb, 1999
- Annika Sorenstam, 1997 and 2003
- Lorena Ochoa, 2006
- Inbee Park, 2013
- Nelly Korda, 2024*
*And counting
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