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Nelly Korda rolls to Riviera Maya title for third win of '26
Apr 26, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Nelly Korda hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Nelly Korda didn’t take long to return to the winner’s circle, posting a final-round, 3-under-par 69 to win the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba by four strokes Sunday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Korda continued her victorious ways at El Camaleon Golf Course seven days after capturing the Chevron Championship — the first major of the season and the third such title of her career — and returning to the No. 1 world ranking.
Korda entered the day with a three-shot advantage and wound up four ahead of Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol (70). In third at 12 under was China’s Yu Liu (69), feel-good story Brianna Do (71) finished fourth at 10 under and Colombian amateur Maria Jose Marin (69) placed fifth at 8 under.
“I think it was a perfect week after a major championship, too, where it felt like it was super relaxing but I knew that I needed to grind and I was here to work,” Korda said. “… I’ve had such an amazing time. Yeah, I mean, emphasizing it with a win, at the end of the day that’s what I was coming here for.”
Korda’s only scoring stretch amid two runs of pars came at the fifth through seventh holes. She holed an eagle at the par-5 fifth, then birdied the next two for a 4-under run.
From there, it was 10 straight pars until cleaning up a bogey 6 at the 18th.
“I guess there (were) two parts to my round,” Korda said. “Definitely on my front nine I had my A-game, and then on the back nine I wasn’t playing bad; just wasn’t hitting it close. And then I was kind of cruising and then golf humbled me on the last hole. Made my (second bogey) on the weekend.”
Korda continued a thoroughly dominant season to this point. In six starts, she now has three victories and three second-place finishes.
“I’ve had some amazing moments in my career,” the 27-year-old said. “In 2024 I won five in a row and my fifth one was a major. So I’ve had — I can’t say that one moment in my career was the best. I think all of them have had a different meaning and all of them have been so great in different ways.
“I’m just happy to be competing out here healthy, motivated. You know, I’m so happy on the golf course. I’m happy off the golf course.”
Yubol brushed off an early bogey with birdies at Nos. 4 and 5, but her next eight holes were all pars and she ran out of time to catch up to Korda. A double bogey at No. 16 killed her chances despite three birdies in the last five holes.
“Normally when I play with like another player and they have like a big crowd, so my brain is kind of crazy a little bit, and sometime it’s too hard to like control your game and control your brains, anything,” said Yubol, who played on her 24th birthday.
“But this time, it’s kind of like, I don’t know, maybe it’s my birthday, too. Like I’m growing up; 24 already. Like I talk to myself like all the time. Like even I’m hit bad I’m still talk to myself, you can do it. You can come back any time. Just play your game and everything happen is happen.”
Do, 36, had one top-10 and zero top-five finishes in her LPGA career before this week. She was a co-leader after the first and second rounds but was still pleased with the end result.
“After last year, you know, going into it I believed that my best golf was still ahead of me even though I’m one of the older players out here, and I still believe that. It just showed this week,” Do said. “It’s hard to not get emotional, but I’m really proud of myself and how I played.”
–Field Level Media
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Golf Glance: Rory McIlroy returns ahead of major; LIV Golf in Virginia
Rory McIlroy tees off during the third round of the 2026 Masters. Credit: Grace Smith-Imagn Images The PGA Tour sees Rory McIlroy return to action for a signature event ahead of next week’s PGA Championship, while LIV Golf is in Virginia and the LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in New Jersey.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Truist Championship, Charlotte, May 7-10
Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,583 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Sepp Straka
FedEx Cup Leader: Matt Fitzpatrick
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @TruistChamp
NOTES: This is the sixth of eight signature events this season, featuring a $20 million purse and elevated FedExCup points. … The event returns to Quail Hollow after being held at The Philadelphia Cricket Club in 2025. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not playing this week, but the field is highlighted by seven of the top-10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and 46 of the top 50 in the FedExCup standings. … Lucas Glover is making his 22nd career start in the event, seven more than any other player in the field. … Rickie Fowler enters with three consecutive top-10 finishes in signature events. … Sponsors exemptions include Tony Finau, Max Homa, Mackenzie Hughes and Webb Simpson. … The winner will receive a spot in next week’s PGA Championship if not otherwise exempt. … Five players are in the field via the Aon Swing 5: Ricky Castillo, David Lipsky, Matt Wallace, Chandler Blanchet and Kristoffer Reitan. … Wyndham Clark owns the tournament scoring record at Quail Hollow with the 265 he posted in winning in 2023.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+580 at DraftKings) returns from his post-Masters break to one of his favorite course. The four-time winner of the Truist Championship owns the 18-hole scoring record of 61 at Quail Hollow set in the third round in 2015. … Cameron Young (+920) is coming off his second win of the year to rise to No. 3 in the world rankings. … Xander Schauffele (+1175) has five top-25 finishes in six previous event starts, topped by a second place in 2024 after holding the lead after each of the first three rounds. … Matt Fitzpatrick (+1700) has won his past two starts on tour and also finished runner-up at The Players this year. … Sepp Straka (+4400) seeks to become the first player to successfully defend at the Truist. He enters with three top-10s so far this year.
THIS WEEK: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 7-10
Course: Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Ryan Fox
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-Noon ET; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @MyrtleBeachCl
NOTES: The opposite-field event offers 300 FedEx Cup points to the winner, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next week’s PGA Championship if not otherwise qualified. … The field includes five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, 18-year-old Blades Brown and notable tour veterans including Billy Horschel, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker. The highest-ranked player in the field is No. 39 Marco Penge, followed by No. 42 Aaron Rai.
Last Tournament: Cadillac Championship (Cameron Young)
Next Tournament: PGA Championship, Philadelphia, May 14-17
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Virginia, May 7-10
Course: Trump National DC (Par 72, 7,679 Yards)
Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M)
Defending Champions: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Crushers GC
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday: 1-6 p.m. ET (Fox One); Friday: Noon-2 p.m. (Fox); Saturday: 1-6 p.m. (FBN); Sunday: Noon-5 p.m. (Fox)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This is the seventh of 13 events this season, with the scheduled New Orleans event in June postponed. It’s the league’s third event in Virginia and its second at Trump National DC, with Harold Varner winning in 2023. … The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the 2026 LIV Golf individual standings will earn an entry into next month’s U.S. Open. Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau lead the standings and are already exempt, with 11 players still holding a mathematical chance of claiming the third spot. … The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. … Phil Mickelson continues to be sidelined by an undisclosed personal medical matter. He will be replaced on the HyFlyers GC by Scott Vincent.
Last Event: LIV Golf Mexico City (Individual: Rahm; Team: Legion XIII)
Next Event: LIV Golf Korea, May 28-31
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Mizuho Americas Open, West Caldwell, N.J., May 7-10
Course: Mountain Ridge Country Club (Par 72, 6,735 Yards)
Purse: $3.25M (Winner: $487,500)
Defending Champion: Jeeno Thitikul
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10-12 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: Noon-2 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GolfChannel.com)
X: @LPGA
NOTES: This is the first time since the event began in 2023 that it is not being held at Liberty National Golf Club. … Tournament host Michelle Wie West is in the field competing in an LPGA event for the first time since the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open. She will also compete in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. … Thitikul went bogey-free over the final 27 holes in winning by four shots last year. … The event includes 24 AJGA junior players competing in a Stableford competition.
Last Tournament: Mexico Riviera Maya Open (Korda)
Next Tournament: Queen City Championship, Cincinnati, May 14-17
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands, Texas, May 8-10
Course: The Woodlands CC (Par 72, 7,002 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Stewart Cink
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 7-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel – Tape Delay); Saturday: 8:30-10:30 p.m. (GC – Tape Delay); Sunday: 5-7 p.m. (GC)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: Bernhard Langer holds the tournament scoring record of 25-under 191 set in 2007. … Cink has won four of the first eight events this season and leads the standings by more than twice as much money earned than No. 2 Zach Johnson. … Langer is one of seven World Golf Hall of Fame members in the 78-player field.
Last Tournament: Regions Traditions (Cink)
Next Tournament: Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco, May 8-10
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, Barcelona, May 7-10
Course: Real Club de Golf El Prat (Par 72, 7,057 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M (Winner: $458,333)
Defending Champion: Eugenio Chacarra
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 7:30-10 a.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-Noon (Golf Channel); Sunday: 7 a.m.-Noon (Golf Channel).
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This begins the six-event European Swing, the fourth of five Global Swings on the 2026 Race to Dubai. The player with the most points at the end of each Swing earns a $200,000 bonus and entry into every event in Phase Two of the season called the “Back 9”. … Spain was the site of the tour’s first event in 1972, when it was known as the European Tour.
Last Tournament: Turkish Airlines Open (Mikael Lindberg)
Next Tournament: Soudal Open, Antwerp, Belgium, May 21-24
–Field Level Media
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Rays place LHP Steven Matz (elbow) on 15-day IL
Apr 10, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Steven Matz throws a pitch during the first inning against New York Yankees at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Pablo Robles-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with elbow inflammation and selected the contract of right-hander Chase Solesky from Triple-A Durham.
Matz, 34, is coming off one of his best starts of the season when he allowed one run on four hits over six innings Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. He is 4-1 with a 3.86 ERA over seven starts during his first season with Tampa Bay.
The IL move for Matz is retroactive to Monday.
In 12 major league seasons, Matz is 64-63 with a 4.18 ERA over 253 outings (179 starts) for the New York Mets (2015-20), Toronto Blue Jays (2021), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-25), Boston Red Sox (2025) and Rays.
Solesky, 28, is set to make his major league debut after seven seasons in the minor leagues. In his first season in the Rays’ organization, he is 2-1 with a 6.57 ERA in six starts at Durham.
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Matt Fitzpatrick advising brother as he brings win streak to Truist
Apr 18, 2026; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick watches his drive on the third hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Two weeks ago, Matt Fitzpatrick helped his brother Alex earn his PGA Tour card through 2028 with their dual victory at the Zurich Classic pairs event.
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This week at the Truist Championship in Charlotte, they’ll play alongside each other as full-time PGA competitors for the first time at Quail Hollow Club.
For Matt, who has much more PGA Tour experience while Alex was playing full-time on the DP World Tour until his Zurich victory, the 31-year-old feels an obligation to take his brother, who is four years younger, under his wing.
“Definitely. I think it would be wrong of me not to (play practice rounds) with him and help him out as much as I can. He’s been thrown in the deep end straight away and it’s all happening very fast so I feel like I have an obligation to help him too,” Matt Fitzpatrick said. “I’ve already said to him, ‘If you don’t want that, you can tell me to mind my own business.’ I don’t want to feel like I’m getting involved in all these decisions and stuff, that’s his thing. I just kind of want to offer my two cents, if you like, and see where it goes.”
Alex did plenty well without his brother around last week at the Cadillac Championship, finishing in a tie for ninth in his first event since earning his card.
Matt took last week’s signature event off after winning consecutive events the prior two weeks at the RBC Heritage and Zurich. While it was a week away from golf, it was not the celebratory week off people may have expected given his impressive recent form.
“I spent last week at home in Florida with my wife and my parents. We had a little bit of off-course stuff to do with the house that I bought and stuff,” Fitzpatrick said. “I think that kind of occupied me for most of the week, which was nice to not have to think about golf for a little bit.”
Matt’s debut win on tour came at the 2022 U.S. Open and he followed with a 2023 win at the RBC Heritage. An extended drought without a title followed, though, as he went winless until this March’s Valspar Championship.
His three wins in a span of five weeks are more than he had in his first 11 years on tour combined, sending him surging up to fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking.
“My DNA is definitely different. The makeup of my game at that point in time was pretty much great driving of the golf ball, like really, really, really good. I was long and straight at that point. I hit my irons pretty well at that point too,” Matt Fitzpatrick said of reflecting on how his game has changed since his U.S. Open victory four years ago. “I would say now I feel like I’m driving it probably just as well, maybe not quite as long, but I’m driving it just as straight if not straighter and my irons are another level above. So I feel like that combination alongside me putting well, which has always been a strength in the past, is obviously a nice mix.”
Matt also has recent success at Quail Hollow, finishing in a tie for eighth at last year’s PGA Championship at the same course.
–Field Level Media
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