Korda Wins LPGA Player Of The Year, One Point From Hall

Nelly Korda has secured the 2026 LPGA Rolex Player of the Year award, her second in three years, with the CME Group Tour Championship and two other events still remaining on the schedule.

How did Korda clinch Player of the Year?

Korda finished the points race with 239, a 63-point lead over South Korea's Haeran Ryu, who has a maximum of 60 points left over her final two starts. Miyu Yamashita sits third with 156 points and Jeeno Thitikul fourth with 155, despite also winning four times this year.

Korda is the only player in the last decade to clinch Player of the Year twice with events still to play, having also locked up the 2024 award early.

What does this mean for the LPGA Hall of Fame?

The award is worth one Hall of Fame point, moving Korda to 26 on the points ladder — one short of the 27 required for induction. She can clinch it outright by winning The ANNIKA or the CME Group Tour Championship, each worth a Hall of Fame point for the champion.

Korda is one point from the LPGA Hall of Fame, and two tournaments remain where a win would get her there.

How was Korda's 2026 season?

Korda played 14 times, missed one cut, and finished with four wins, three runner-up finishes and three other top-eight results. She leads the LPGA money list with $6,220,214 and the scoring race at 69.38 strokes per round.

She receives the award November 17, during CME Group Tour Championship week — a day after her hometown of Bradenton, Florida, gave her the key to the city and renamed November 2 as Nelly Korda Day.