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Haeran Ryu Wins Women’s PGA Championship After Unprecedented Comeback

Her two-stroke win on Sunday capped a 10-shot first-round rally that underlines the depth of the women's game.

Overview

  • Haeran Ryu won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine on Sunday, finishing at 13-under to beat Ina Yoon by two strokes and claim her first major.
  • Ryu trailed by 10 strokes after Thursday's opening round and became the first player in at least 60 years to win a major after that large an opening deficit.
  • A thunderstorm forced a roughly 3½-hour delay on Sunday and left soft, gusty conditions that altered putting and scoring and contributed to late leaderboard swings.
  • World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who had won the Chevron and U.S. Women's Open earlier this season, finished tied for eighth after repeated short‑putt struggles ended her bid for a third straight major.
  • The tournament featured a record $13 million purse for women's golf and Ryu's winner's check of $1.95 million highlights growing commercial investment as the tour now turns to the Evian Championship and the Women's British Open.