Nelly Korda has already conquered just about everything that she can in professional golf. Given that she is only 27 years old it is all pretty surreal.
The world number one took home the U.S. Open on Sunday at Riviera Country Club, and in the process she picked up her fourth major championship title. Korda has previously won the Chevron Championship twice, and she initially broke through on the major circuit with a win at the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship back in 2021.
With Korda picking up her third different major, the hardest to win in the U.S. Open, conversations have understandably turned to a certain subject… the career grand slam.
Recent Career Grand Slams in golf
Professional golf is only a year and change removed from seeing this feat on the men’s side of the game. Rory McIlroy finally won the Masters in 2025, and amazingly he doubled down on that by repeating as its winner this year. Interestingly, next week will offer an opportunity to see someone join Rory in the club on the men’s side as Scottie Scheffler needs only a U.S. Open title himself to do it. He has a chance next week as noted.
Back to Nelly and the women’s game, the LPGA recognizes a career grand slam as a player having won four different majors even though there are currently five. At present time there is the Chevron, the U.S. Open, the Women’s PGA Championship, the Women’s British Open, and back in 2013 the Amundi Evian Championship was formally established as the fifth major.
Korda needs only the British or Evian to claim her career grand slam, and both have yet to be played this season. This means she will have to bites at the proverbial apple.
Nelly has won each of the two majors played this season so she will be the heavy favorite in all likelihood in the coming months.
It is going to be fascinating to watch unfold.
