Nelly Korda’s defense of her Chevron Championship title got off to such a rough start that the world’s top-ranked golfer is in serious danger of missing the cut in the LPGA’s first major of 2025. Korda had a morning tee time during Thursday’s opening round at The Club at Carlton Woods—the kind she likes by the way.

Nelly Korda struggled mightily in the opening round of Chevron Championship. The World No. 1 recorded only one birdie in a 7-over 77 that included four consecutive bogeys from Nos. 3-6. Korda, who won her fifth of six consecutive starts last year at the Club at Carlton Woods,

For the third straight year, the Chevron Championship will be contested in The Woodlands, the 10th event of the 2025 LPGA Tour schedule. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Course will play to par 72 at 6,911 yards for $7.