Hyun-jin Ryu becomes the second golfer to appear in consecutive LPGA major tournaments this season
July 12, 2026
10:55 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
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Evian-les-Bains, France (AP) — Helan Liu birdied the first hole of a playoff against Brooke Henderson to win the Evian championship on Sunday, clinching her second consecutive major title in three weeks.
The South Korean golfer defended her victory at the Women’s Professional Golf Championship on June 29 at Hazeltine National Golf Club, saying she is “living a dream right now.”
Ryu (level par 71) and Henderson (7-under 64) finished the week at 19-under par at Evian Golf Resort, with Henderson making three eagles in the final round and aiming for the third major title of his career. That included a hole-in-one on the 8th and an eagle on the 18th, sending the 2022 champions into the playoffs.
They fell back on the 18th and Henderson had to lay up after pulling a drive, but ended up making par.
Hyun-jin Ryu, who shot a 60 in the lowest round of a major on Saturday, sank a birdie putt from 3 feet and became the first woman in golf to win two majors in the same year.
No. 1 ranked Nelly Korda won the first two majors of 2026, the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open. Before Korda, no golfer had won back-to-back majors on the LPGA Tour since 2013.
“Up until the last three weeks, I hadn’t won a major, but now I’ve won two in a row,” said Ryu, 25. “I’m really happy, I can’t believe it.”
