The fourth major of the season is here and there are a host of interesting stories surrounding the week. Here are some of the most interesting to watch for:
No. 5 – Dewi Weber – Dewi Weber has emerged as a popular underdog pick to earn a spot on the European Solheim Cup team in her home country after her impressive performance at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. There’s only one problem. She doesn’t have LET membership. All players on the European Solheim Cup team must have membership on the Ladies European Tour. That means that Weber must win one of the next three events in order to even be eligible to be selected for the team.
No. 4 – Lottie Woad – Lottie Woad was the story of the Evian Championship in 2025, thanks to her spectacular final round that helped her clinch her LPGA Tour card and nearly delivered her a win. Woad’s career is in a drastically different place in 2026, now a two-time LPGA Tour winner and one of the best players in the world, ranked No. 4 in the Rolex Rankings. This is Woad’s chance, on a course she is clearly comfortable on, to take that next step and probably establish herself firmly as the third best player in the world.
No. 3 – Jeeno Thitikul – All signs point to this being a great week for the No. 2 ranked player in the world. She loves this golf course and has the results to back it up. Thitikul has four top-10 finishes at Evian, including in 2025 where she was in position to win for essentially the entire final hour of play. Grace Kim’s miraculous play down the stretch kept her from winning that first major, and it’ll be interesting to see how that impacts Thitikul’s mentality this year. Thitikul is still so young, but her results in majors are starting to become an issue considering how strong her play is otherwise. This is a great chance to quiet some of the noise that surrounds her major championship play.
No. 2 – Kiara Romero – The job is simple for the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, make the cut and earn full LPGA Tour membership. For the second year in a row the Evian could crown a new LPGA Tour star in Romero, who has had a great run as of late with the low amateur honors at the U.S. Women’s Open and a fantastic Curtis Cup performance. Romero certainly has the feel of a future star, one that is marketable, fun to watch and really, really good. Heck, she could even in theory make a run at the Solheim Cup this year if Angela Stanford was really bold. There’s a lot riding on this week.
No. 1 – Nelly Korda – Nelly Korda is chasing history in a lot of ways. With a win she would earn what the LPGA Tour considers the career grand slam and keep her hopes alive to earn the season grand slam and the career super slam at the AIG Women’s Open. She would also gain entry into the LPGA Hall of Fame at the young age of 27-years-old. Aside from the history at play here, it is just a good thing for the health of the sport to see the biggest star in the game keep winning. This would stamp her 2026 season as one of the best in LPGA Tour history and continue to grow the league.
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