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Haeran Ryu, of South Korea, celebrates with her trophy after winning the Evian Championship women\u2019s golf tournament, in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo\/Laurent Cipriani)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France \u2014 A second major title in a three-week stretch. The lowest round<\/a> \u2014 an 11-under 60 \u2014 in an LPGA major.<\/p>

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It was quite the weekend for Haeran Ryu, the latest South Korean sensation in women\u2019s golf.<\/p>\n

Ryu, the winner of the Women\u2019s PGA Championship<\/a> at Hazeltine on June 29, gave up a three-shot overnight lead, birdied No. 18 to make a playoff, and beat Brooke Henderson on the first extra hole to win the Evian Championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis,\u201d said the 25-year-old Ryu, drenched in Champagne and cradling the trophy in her left arm, \u201cis just a dream right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

A day after rolling in nine birdies and an eagle to set the scoring record for women\u2019s majors, Ryu couldn\u2019t make a putt at Evian Golf Resort and found herself teeing off on the par-5 18th in a tie for the lead with Japanese golfer Aki Iwai and with Henderson \u2014 a two-time major winner and 2022 Evian champion<\/a> \u2014 a shot back.<\/p>\n

With Henderson hitting her second shot to 8 feet, Ryu needed to make birdie \u2014 her first of the day \u2014 from further out to ensure being in a playoff and a putt finally dropped to complete a level-par 71. Iwai missed her birdie putt to fall out of contention but Henderson curled in for eagle to take the championships to extra holes.<\/p>\n

It was the third eagle of the round for Henderson, whose 64 included a hole-in-one at No. 8 after finding the middle of the green and seeing her ball roll all the way in.<\/p>\n

Ryu and Henderson went back up No. 18 in separate golf carts. Ryu found the middle of the fairway, while Henderson drove left into the rough and had to lay up.<\/p>\n

Ryu hit her second onto the green and left an eagle putt 3 feet short. That proved to be the distance needed for the win after Henderson could only make par, and Ryu made no mistake.<\/p>

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\u201cIt was so tough today because my putt always missed the cup,\u201d Ryu said. \u201cJust made the one birdie on the last hole.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore these three weeks,\u201d she added, \u201cI didn\u2019t have a major championship \u2014 now two in a row. I am so happy, I can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time in women\u2019s golf, there have been double major winners in the same year.<\/p>\n

No. 1-ranked Nelly Korda won the first two of 2026 \u2014 the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n

Henderson was looking to be the first repeat winner of the Evian Championship since it became women\u2019s golf\u2019s fifth major in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously very exciting to get into the playoff,\u201d the 28-year-old Canadian said. \u201cWish I had played a little bit better, but Haeran has been playing great. Congrats to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iwai wept as she fell short of winning her first major title and becoming the fifth major champion from Japan since the start of 2024.<\/p>\n

Still, third place was her best finish in a major.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a little confidence,\u201d she said, fighting back tears. \u201cI never give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The year\u2019s final major \u2014 the Women\u2019s British Open \u2014 is at Royal Lytham & St. Annes starting July 30.<\/p>

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AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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