Nelly Korda in the hunt

Despite a frustrating day on the putting greens, American Nelly Korda is within striking distance on the final day of the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Korda entered the fourth round of the Women's PGA Championship tied for sixth place at 7-under on the tournament following a frustrating round that featured a pair of three-putts and two bogeys on Saturday.

“Just left a few putts out there," Korda said after the third round, where she also carded three birdies. "The greens are pretty slick. They don't have too much grass on them, so the short putts are pretty difficult. Putting in general, I mean, when it gets this windy, you have to calculate in the wind too, and a gust here and there. Sometimes you just aren't as confident with your lines."

Korda is looking to become the third woman and first in over a decade to win the first three majors of the year, joining Babe Zaharias (1950) and Inbee Park (2013). Korda would also earn the final two points needed to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame with a victory this weekend.

"I'm always wanting to be in the hunt," Korda added.

Korda is paired with fellow American Auston Kim and Australian Karis Davidson. USA TODAY Sports is providing live score updates at the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship:

2026 Women’s PGA Championship leaderboard live score

1. Haeran Ryu of South Korea: -11 | Thru 9

2. Brooke Henderson of Canada: -10 | Thru 9

3. Ina Yoon of South Korea: -9 | Thru 9

T4. Nelly Korda of the United States: -8 | Thru 10

T4. Dewi Weber of the Netherlands: -8 | Thru 9

T4. A Lim Kim of South Korea: -8 | Thru 9

T7. Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand: -6 | Thru 13

T7. Allisen Corpuz of the United States: -6 | Thru 11

T7. Alison Lee of the United States: -6 | Thru 9

Nelly Korda birdies on No. 10

The World No. 1 has turned it around. After carding three birdies and three bogeys on the first nine holes, Nelly Korda started the back nine with a birdie. She improves to 8-under on the tournament.

LPGA leaderboard payout today

It pays to win now more than ever at the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The tournament is offering a record $13 million purse, the largest in women's golf history.

"It is quite amazing to see the investment and in women's sports, and we're just really grateful for our partners to continuously raising the bar," Nelly Korda said. "You see that across every sport. You see that in tennis. You're seeing that right now in basketball too."

Here are the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship prize money payouts:

$1,950,000

$1,169,107

$848,104

$656,075

$528,068

$432,053

$361,645

$316,843

$284,838

$259,232

Dewi Weber cards eagle

Dewi Weber is atop the leaderboard after carding an eagle on hole No. 7.

Women's PGA Championship leaderboard update

Canadian Brooke Henderson had sole possession of the lead at 10-under on the tournament, but a bogey on hole No. 6 dropped her to 9-under. She's tied atop the leaderboard with South Korea's Haeran Ryu.

Nelly Korda hits back-to-back birdies

Nelly Korda's second consecutive birdie on No. 8 has her only two shots off the lead.

Nelly Korda bounces back with birdie

Nelly Korda gained some ground with a birdie on hole No. 7. She sits at 6-under on the tournament and is three strokes off the lead.

Nelly Korda cards back-to-back bogeys

Korda missed the fairway on hole No. 5, landing in the left bunker on the Par-4, 385-yard hole. Her predicament went from bad to worse when she found herself in another bunker, this time in front of the green. Korda landed on the green on her third stroke, but couldn’t sink a putt to save par. She has carded back-to-back bogeys and drops to 5-under on the tournament.

Nelly Korda bogeys No. 4

Nelly Korda picked up her second bogey of the round on hole No. 4 after her putt to save par went far right.

Lydia Ko sinks eagle, then bogeys

Three-time major champion Lydia Ko was soaring after carding an eagle on hole No. 7 to go to 5-under on the tournament, but she wasn't able to carry over that momentum. She picked up a bogey on hole No. 7 to drop to 4-under.

Nelly Korda cards birdie

After picking up a bogey on hole No. 1, Korda bounced back with a birdie on hole No. 2 to improve to 7-under on the tournament.

Nelly Korda opens Sunday with bogey

Korda landed in the bunker on the left side of the fairway on her first stroke on hole No. 1 but rebounded nicely and found the center of the green on the par-4, 412-yard hole. Korda couldn’t convert a lengthy birdie attempt or a short putt to save par amid windy conditions. The ball lipped around the rim of the cup for yet another three-putt. She drops to five-under on the tournament with the opening bogey.

Nelly Korda age

Nelly Korda was born on July 28, 1998 and is currently 27.

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