The final major of the LPGA season began with Nelly Korda’s 27 th birthday. The World No. 1 celebrated on Monday with her caddie, coach and a good friend who came to Wales from London. She also got her first glimpse of Royal Porthcawl.

Lottie Woad's meteoric rise to golf stardom has impressed many of her fellow competitors, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda. The two were paired together at last week's Scottish Open, which Woad won by three strokes in her professional debut.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda is back in the mix at an LPGA Tour tournament, trailing the tour's newest phenom, Lottie Woad, by two shots.

Nelly Korda is set to compete at the 2025 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, entering the week as the top-ranked player in the Rolex Rankings.

This will be Nelly’s first appearance at Dundonald Links so watching her navigate her way around it will be quite fun given her mental prowess in the game. Korda has yet to win on the season, finishing runner up at Erin Hills is her best finish so far,

Nelly Korda, currently ranked number one among the world’s top women golfers, is making her debut at the Women’s Scottish Open this weekend. An Olympic Gold Medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games, Korda first reached the top of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings in 2021, and has continued to hold it since March 2024.

Lottie Woad's impressive professional debut continues as she shoots a second-round 65 to take a two-shot lead at the Women's Scottish Open.

Here's the breakdown of how much money each player earned at the Women's Scottish Open, where there was a purse of $2 million.