Nelly Korda Wins 2024 Rolex Player of the Year Award

DAYTONA Beach, Florida - Kelly Norda had six victories in 2024 including five in a row including The Chevron Championship which was her second career major title.

On Monday, the LPGA Tour announced that Korda won the the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year award following the conclusion of the TOTO Japan Classic. She is the second consecutive American to earn the Rolex Player of the Year, following Lilia Vu in 2023. It is the first time that Americans have won the award in back-to-back years since Betsy King (1993) and Beth Daniel (1994).

“Winning the Rolex Player of the Year means so much to me,” said Korda on receiving the award. “This season has had its highs and challenges, and I'm just really grateful for the people around me who have helped me get here. It’s been a team effort, and I’m proud to share this moment with them.”

Korda won five tournaments in a row starting with the LPGA Drive On Championship, the FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, the Ford Championship presented by KCC, the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards and The Chevron Championship. She would go on to win the Mizuho Americas Open.

Following her second victory of the year, she ascended once again to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings for the sixth time in her career and still maintains her position. After her second-place finish at the AIG Women’s Open, Korda also secured the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, and will accept both awards at the Rolex LPGA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, during the CME Group Tour Championship.

The prestigious Rolex Player of the Year award was introduced to the LPGA in 1966, and each year, the recipient earns one point toward the LPGA Hall of Fame.

LPGA Tour players are awarded points at each official LPGA tournament based on top-10 finishes with the top points earner for the season taking home the honor each year.

Points are doubled at each of the LPGA Tour's five major championships – The Chevron Championship, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the U.S. Women's Open, the Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women's Open.

In a year when Caitlin Clark with the WNBA has brought new energy to that league, Korda has brought considerable attention to women’s golf where she has made her mark.

In fact, Korda will be playing with Clark next week in the ANNIKA Pro-Am on November 13.

Korda became just the third player since 1978 to win five consecutive events on the LPGA Tour, joining Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004 Mizuno Classic – 2005 Chevron Championship), and is the third player to win The Chevron Championship as the Rolex Rankings No. 1 since the rankings were created in 2006, alongside Lorena Ochoa and Lydia Ko.

To win five tournaments in a row including a major is not likely to be seen again anytime soon. She earned $3.6 million on the golf course this season that still has three events left.

Korda etched her name in history this year.

For that, she deserves our applause.