Ryu Hae-ran Wins Second Consecutive LPGA Major at Amundi Evian Championship
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- Ryu Hae-ran, world No.
- 7, secured her second consecutive LPGA major title by winning the Amundi Evian Championship in a playoff against Brooke Henderson, becoming the first South Korean to achieve back-to-back major wins since 2013.
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Ryu Hae-ran's back-to-back LPGA major wins mark a significant achievement in South Korean golf.
By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran captured her second straight LPGA major title in France on Sunday, prevailing in a playoff after blowing a five-shot lead in the final round.
Ryu beat Brooke Henderson of Canada on the first playoff hole to win the Amundi Evian Championship at Evia Resort Golf Club in the French town of Evian-les-Bains. The two rivals finished 72 holes at 19-under 265, before Ryu birdied the first playoff hole for her fifth LPGA title overall.
Ryu, world No. 7, claimed her maiden LPGA major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship two weeks ago and is now the first South Korean player to grab back-to-back major titles since Hall of Famer Park In-bee won three in a row in 2013.
The Evian Championship was elevated to a major championship status in 2013, and Ryu is the third South Korean since then to win at least two majors in a season. World No. 1 Nelly Korda had won the two first majors of this year before Ryu reached the top at the next two.
The fifth and the final major of the season, the AIG Women's Open, will tee off July 30 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course in Lancashire, England.
Ryu, 25, is the eighth South Korean LPGA player with at least two career major victories.
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Ryu Hae-ran will be a strong contender at the AIG Women's Open.
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- What are Ryu's chances at the upcoming AIG Women's Open?
