​American star Nelly Korda fell short of winning her third consecutive major of the year at the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, but she has another shot at history beginning Thursday, July 9. The World No. 1 is aiming to become the fifth woman to win three major championships in a single calendar year when she tees off at the 2026 LPGA Amundi Evian Championship. Babe Zaharias first achieved the feat in 1950, and Inbee Park was the most recent to do it in 2013. If Korda wins, she would also complete the career grand slam and would be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame at age 27. Until recently, no American woman had accomplished that since Juli Inkster did it in 1999. To qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame, players must accumulate 27 points through a combination of major wins (two points each), other LPGA tournament victories (one point each), season-ending awards (one point), or an Olympic gold medal (one point). Korda currently sits at 25 LPGA Hall of Fame points, though she’s not focused on counting them. The 2020 Olympic champion has previously said she prefers not to know exactly how many points she needs. “Some people may think it’s a lot of pressure,” Korda said on Wednesday. “I’m just really proud of myself for even putting myself into that position and it being talked about.”
Korda began 2026 with a burst of success, winning the first two LPGA major championships—Chevron Championship in April and the U.S. Women’s Open in June—thereby claiming the third and fourth majors of her career. Nevertheless, her short game let her down at the Women’s PGA Championship, where she finished tied for eighth.
The upcoming LPGA Amundi Evian Championship may prove her toughest test yet. Evian Resort Golf Club in France has been a tricky landscape for Korda; she finished 43rd there last year and has best finishes of eighth in 2022 and ninth in 2023, both top-10 efforts. The Evian Championship also marks the third major in six weeks, leading Korda to emphasize rest and recovery. “The scheduling of three majors in a short amount of time is definitely a lot mentally, physically,” she said. “A week and a half ago we were in Minnesota, and then this week we’re in France, and then we’re traveling around. Making sure that you’re prioritizing your body, your rest, and not overdoing it. At this point in the season, sometimes resting is actually more beneficial.”
Korda is scheduled to start at 7:36 a.m. ET on Thursday alongside England’s Lottie Woad and South Korea’s Haeran Ryu, who captured her first major title at last month’s Women’s PGA Championship. “After winning a major, I feel more free,” said Ryu, who is also seeking to build on that momentum by continuing to contend across major championships. As Korda prepares for this crucial test in France, the path to a potential calendar-year hat-trick—and the chance to join a rare group of players who’ve achieved it—remains firmly in play.