Korda targets historic third major, praises Hull at AIG Women's Open
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- Nelly Korda arrives at Royal Lytham & St Annes as the pre-tournament favourite, already holding the Chevron Championship and US Women's Open titles from her 2026 campaign.
- Charley Hull has finished runner-up in five majors without a win, including two AIG Women's Opens in the past three years, and told reporters it 'hurt' to keep coming close.
- Georgia Hall is the last English female major champion, with her 2018 title leaving an eight-year gap Hull would close with a home-soil victory.
- Korda saw a 34-event made-cut streak and 10 consecutive worldwide top-eight finishes end with a missed cut at the Amundi Evian Championship earlier this month.
- A Korda win this week would simultaneously confirm her LPGA Hall of Fame induction and complete the career Grand Slam, per the source.
- Korda compared Hull's persistent contention to Sam Burns on the men's side, saying 'eventually he will' break through and that Hull's 'funny personality' makes her good for the sport.
- Sky Sports remains the exclusive UK broadcaster, adding Featured Groups coverage for the first time and six more hours of live golf than in prior editions.
Why it matters: A Korda win at Royal Lytham would clinch both LPGA Hall of Fame induction and the career Grand Slam in a single event — a milestone rarely decided at one tournament — while a Hull breakthrough would end England's eight-year women's major drought dating to Georgia Hall's 2018 victory.
