Nelly Korda finished the 2025 season ranked World Number 2 in women’s golf. Despite not recording a win that year, she cut all 19 events she entered and registered nine top-10 finishes.

Meanwhile, Charley Hull recorded her first LPGA Tour win in three years at the Kroger Queen City Championship in September. So, as the season concludes, we review how they stacked up in tournaments where other fan favorites, like 2025 Rolex LPGA Player of the Year Award winner Jeeno Thitikul, Canada's Brooke Henderson, and others competed.

Nelly Korda

Korda completed the 2025 LPGA season with 19 starts, 19 cuts made, and nine top-10 finishes, without a win. 

Korda’s best result was a tie for second at the U.S. Women’s Open, and a solo second-place finish at the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, where she finished two strokes behind A Lim Kim at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida.

According to LPGA Tour records, Korda recorded her highest earnings of the 2025 season at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she finished tied for second and earned $1,052,621.

Her notable results included a tie for fourth at the LOTTE Championship, a fifth-place finish at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, and a tie for fifth at the Mizuho Americas Open. Her lowest round of the season was 63.

Korda finished the season ranked fifth in the Race to CME Globe standings, moving up from ninth in the previous ranking, with 2,000 CME points and official earnings of $2.8 million.

Charley Hull

Hull completed the 2025 LPGA season with 16 starts, 14 cuts made, four top-10 finishes, and one win. 

Charley Hull started with a tied fourth at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, four strokes behind Lydia Ko in March.

Hull finished in a tie for second at the AIG Women’s Open in August, one stroke behind Miyu Yamashita, marking her fourth runner-up result in a major championship.

Hull recorded her highest earnings of the 2025 season at the AIG Women’s Open and received $772,391, according to the LPGA Tour

The very next month, Hull won the Kroger Queen City Championship with a final score of 20-under par after Atthaya Thitikul four-putted the final hole. 

In November, Hull tied for fourth at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, where she matched her season-low round of 63 in the final round, having first recorded a 63 in March during the opening round of the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass. 

Hull competed during the season while managing an ankle ligament tear sustained after tripping over a curb.

And recorded official earnings of $2.0 million, finished the season ranked 14th in the Race to CME Globe standings, with 1,600 CME points.

Written by

Aditi Singh

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi