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Nelly Korda grabs first major title, world No. 1 ranking with KPMG Women's PGA win

Nelly Korda turned a two-player race into a runaway as she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship by four shots to capture her first major-championship title. Here’s everything you need to know from Korda’s spectacular Sunday at Atlanta Athletic Club:

Leaderboard: Nelly Korda (-20), Lizette Salas (-16), Giulia Molinaro, Hyo Joo Kim (-10), Danielle Kang (-8), Patty Tavatanakit (-8)

How it happened: Korda and Salas entered Sunday’s final round five shots clear of the field at 15 under, but Korda found herself two ahead after nearly making an albatross at the par-5 fifth hole.