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The summer of Haeran Ryu continues.
Ryu won her second straight major on Sunday at The Amundi Evian Championship, besting Brooke Henderson with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
It was a stunning finish.
With beautiful Evian-les-Bains, France, as the backdrop, Ryu, Henderson and Aki Iwai found themselves tied at 18 under with two holes to go and the possibility of a three-person playoff on the horizon.
Henderson briefly dropped to 17 under after a bogey on the par-4 17th, but with a par-5 left to play, the Canadian star still had a chance, especially after a week that saw her card four eagles on Evian Resort Golf Club's par 5s and a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth in the final round.
Ryu had a relatively mundane round after her history-making 60 on Saturday — the lowest score in LPGA major history. On Sunday afternoon, it was all pars, save for a bogey on No. 8, heading into the 18th.
As the trio came up with 18th, Henderson surged, making another eagle to get to 19 under, and Ryu was finally able to get her putter dialed in, tying that 19 mark.
Iwai carded pars on the final three holes and missed the playoff in heartbreaking fashion. The 24-year-old was consoled by three-time major champion Lydia Ko after speaking to the press.
Meanwhile, 2022 Evian champion Henderson — who has two majors total to her name — and Ryu carted back up the 18th for their sudden death playoff.
It was a roles reversed situation off the tee in this second chance at 18, with Henderson missing the fairway and Ryu hitting it, positioning herself for a potential eagle.
Henderson has chipped in a couple times this week (some of those aforementioned par-5 eagles), but she wasn't able to recreate that magic when her approach shot landed just off the green, resulting in an up-and-down for par.
Ryu put herself on the green, albeit far away, with her approach, and a two-putt was all she needed for her second birdie of the day and the win.
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Ryu won her second straight major on Sunday at The Amundi Evian Championship, besting Brooke Henderson with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
It was a stunning finish.
With beautiful Evian-les-Bains, France, as the backdrop, Ryu, Henderson and Aki Iwai found themselves tied at 18 under with two holes to go and the possibility of a three-person playoff on the horizon.
Henderson briefly dropped to 17 under after a bogey on the par-4 17th, but with a par-5 left to play, the Canadian star still had a chance, especially after a week that saw her card four eagles on Evian Resort Golf Club's par 5s and a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth in the final round.
Ryu had a relatively mundane round after her history-making 60 on Saturday — the lowest score in LPGA major history. On Sunday afternoon, it was all pars, save for a bogey on No. 8, heading into the 18th.
As the trio came up with 18th, Henderson surged, making another eagle to get to 19 under, and Ryu was finally able to get her putter dialed in, tying that 19 mark.
Iwai carded pars on the final three holes and missed the playoff in heartbreaking fashion. The 24-year-old was consoled by three-time major champion Lydia Ko after speaking to the press.
Meanwhile, 2022 Evian champion Henderson — who has two majors total to her name — and Ryu carted back up the 18th for their sudden death playoff.
It was a roles reversed situation off the tee in this second chance at 18, with Henderson missing the fairway and Ryu hitting it, positioning herself for a potential eagle.
Henderson has chipped in a couple times this week (some of those aforementioned par-5 eagles), but she wasn't able to recreate that magic when her approach shot landed just off the green, resulting in an up-and-down for par.
Ryu put herself on the green, albeit far away, with her approach, and a two-putt was all she needed for her second birdie of the day and the win.
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