World's No. 1 Korda continues her dominance after winning US Women's Open

[p]The world number one edged England's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hull-charley/WUlI8kp1/"]Charley Hull[/a] and Mexico's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-gaby/4b3zplst/"]Gaby Lopez[/a] for her long-coveted first US Open victory, giving her a fourth major title and her second of the year after she won the Chevron Championship in April.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korda-nelly/4OpkdK7D/"]Korda[/a] carded a two-under par 69 for an eight-under total of 276, keeping her nerve as Hull, Lopez, and South Korea's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chun-in-gee/vV8XQUeR/"]Chun In-Gee[/a] challenged on the Pacific Palisades course that will host golf at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.[/p][p]After rolling in the nine-foot birdie at the penultimate hole to seize a slender lead, Korda had one more heart-stopping moment as her three-foot par putt at the last circled the cup before dropping in.[/p][p][b]"I just can't even explain how much this means to me,"[/b] a tearful Korda said at the trophy presentation.[/p][embed guid="8eaa6580-f53c-4e9e-b80a-83a5935202a8" url="https://x.com/uswomensopen/status/2063772015270478198?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]England's Hull, who had thrust herself into contention with an impressive third-round 65, fired a four-under 67 for a seven-under total of 277.[/p][p]She also birdied 17 and rattled in a par-saving nine-foot putt at 18 to keep her bid alive, but Hull ultimately had to settle for her fifth runner-up finish in a major.[/p][embed guid="09ed14d9-bde4-4e44-bc44-32a6c8b79596" url="https://x.com/uswomensopen/status/2063767590007197767?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Lopez carded a three-under 68, seizing a share of the clubhouse lead with her fourth birdie of the day at 18, only to be pipped by Korda.[/p][p]Chun, who won the first of her three major titles at the 2015 US Women's Open, had a two-shot lead after back-to-back birdies at 10 and 11, but she bogeyed 12 and 13 before missing an eight-foot par putt at 18.[/p][p]Her one-under 70 left her alone in fourth on six-under 278.[/p][p]She was one stroke in front of compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kim-sei-young/A74pNv5J/"]Kim Sei-young[/a], who started the day tied with Korda for the lead but closed with a one-over 72.[/p]