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T-Mobile Match Play finals , 4 consecutive wins, Ochoa's last 'all-time record' 5 wins in a row, achieved by only 2 people

Holding a trophy in one hand 'Four fingers' Nelly Korda shows off her four fingers while holding her trophy after taking the top spot in four consecutive LPGA Tour events by winning the T-Mobile Match Play on the 8th.

Nellie Korda (26, USA), world number one in women's golf, left a record of winning four consecutive tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

In the T-Mobile Match Play final held at Shadow Creek (par 72) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on the 8th, Korda kissed her winner's trophy, ahead of Liona Maguire (Ireland) by 4 holes with 3 holes left. Korda, who received $300,000 (about 400 million won) as her winning prize, surpassed $10 million in career winnings ($10,161,489, about 13.8 billion won).

This tournament was conducted in a manner that the first to third rounds were played in stroke play, and then the top eight players competed in match play over the weekend. Korda, who defeated Korea's Anna Lin in the semifinals and advanced to the finals, took the lead by three holes in the first nine holes. Korda, who maintained her pace in the second half, decided the match early on at the 15th hole (par 4). With this, Korda follows her Drive On Championship, Firhills Pak Championship and Ford Championship, setting a record of winning all four of her last competitions in which she has competed. This is the first record in 16 years since Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) in 2008.

If Korda wins the Chevron Championship, the first major tournament of the season starting on the 18th, she will be on par with the record of 5 consecutive wins, the most in LPGA tour history. Nancy Lopez (USA) set the first record in 1978, her debut season on the LPGA Tour, and Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) tied the record in 2004 and 2005. Just as Korda skipped three competitions in Asia after winning the Drive On Championship, Lopez and Sorenstam also missed some competitions in between.

If you don't skip a single competition, the most you'll win is four times in a row. If Korda reaches the top of the Chevron Championship, he can tie the record in this category as well. Mickey Wright (USA) won four games in a row twice in 1962 and 1963, followed by Cathy Whitworth (USA) in 1969. In 2001, 32 years later, Sorenstam left a record. In 2008, Ochoa became the last person to record this record.

Korda, who won her 12th LPGA Tour career, said, “It is an honor to be named alongside legendary players. He personally does not drink alcohol. “I want to go to a burger joint with my teammates and celebrate by filling up on carbs,” he said.