Nellie Korda defeated Charlie Hull to win the US Women’s Open for the first time

World number one Nellie Korda won her first US Women’s Open title, beating England’s Charlie Hull by one shot.

American Korda made a crucial birdie at the 17th hole to finish at eight under at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

It was the fourth major win of the 27-year-old’s career and his second straight win of the season, having reclaimed the Chevron Championship title in April.

Hull, trailing by seven strokes at the halfway mark, followed up a third-round 65 with a four-under-par 67 in the fourth round to tie the lowest 36-hole total in US Women’s Open history, but finished seven under.

He has now finished runner-up in a major five times in his career: four times since the start of 2023 and twice in his last three tournaments.

Hull is tied with Mexico’s Gabby Lopez in second, South Korea’s In-Gi Chun further back and Se-Young Kim – level with Korda at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds – five under.

“It’s just frustrating,” Hull said. “Another second place. It’s quite annoying, but I played well the last day.

“Definitely missed a few putts on the back nine, but it was pretty windy and I hit the ball great, so fair play to Nellie Korda for back-to-back wins.”

Korda sealed the victory with a 34-inch par putt on the 18th hole, the ball rolling around the back lip before landing.

“It’s just a dream to win here,” Korda said. “The golf course has a lot of history and it’s a dream come true to have my name alongside so many great champions.”