Nelly Korda was all smiles after the final round in the Chevron Championship, and it wasn’t because she’d made a joyful jump in the pond. World No. 1 Korda—the defending champion here—grinded all week and shot a two-under 70 on Sunday with five birdies and three bogeys to finish two under in the LPGA’s first major of the year.

If Nelly Korda could go back and do something different at the Chevron Championship, she would've tried to get more reps in early week.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — “Have faith” was Nelly Korda’s motto for the second round of The Chevron Championship, and it was one that worked well for the Rolex Women’s World Rankings No. 1 coming down the stretch at The Club at Carlton Woods, as she carded a 4-under 68 to eke her way inside the projected cut line.