Ryu claims second major of season at Evian Championship
Summary
Haeran Ryu from South Korea won the Evian Championship in a sudden-death play-off against Brooke Henderson from Canada. This is Ryu’s second major title in two weeks, after also winning the Women’s PGA Championship in June.Key Facts
- Haeran Ryu won the Evian Championship after a play-off with Brooke Henderson.
- Ryu scored 18 under par for the tournament, finishing with a final round of 71.
- Brooke Henderson made an eagle on the last hole to tie Ryu and force the play-off.
- Ryu made a birdie on the first extra hole to win the championship.
- Ryu won $1.4 million as the top prize for this tournament.
- Ryu is now one of two players to win two of the four major women’s golf tournaments this year.
- Nelly Korda, world number one, won the other two majors but missed the cut in this event.
- Ryu missed the cut in this tournament 12 months ago, showing significant improvement.
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