Nelly Korda was back to competition for the first time in nearly two months and didn’t miss a beat. She ran off five straight birdies on the back nine to stage another Sunday comeback, closing with a 3-under 67 to win The Annika for her seventh LPGA Tour title this year.
Korda had a rough start at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, and said she didn’t have many happy thoughts when she made the turn at 2 over for the day, two shots behind Charley Hull. Starting with a birdie on No. 11, she made five in a row.
Korda, who earlier this year tied an LPGA record with five straight wins, became the first player to win seven times in a season since Yani Tseng in 2011. No other American had won seven times in a season since Beth Daniel in 1990.
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot a final-round 3-under 69 to earn a two-stroke victory at the World Tour Championship in Dubai. It was the 35-year-old’s sixth Race to Dubai title, leaving him two behind Colin Montgomerie for most European tour points titles in a career. ... Rafael Campos claimed a three-stroke victory at the Bermuda Championship. The 36-year-old became only the second player from Puerto Rico to win on the PGA Tour.
College football: Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo a day after the Badgers lost to No. 1 Oregon 16-13.
NBA: Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the visiting Hornets. The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining the Warriors (2016), Rockets (1994) and Washington Capitols (1949). Mitchell sat out to get rest. ... Hornets G LaMelo Ball was fined $100,000 for making an anti-gay slur during a televised postgame on-court interview Saturday.