Ryu Hae-ran captured her second straight LPGA major title in France on Sunday, prevailing in a playoff after blowing a five-shot lead in the final round.
Ryu Hae-ran beat Brooke Henderson of Canada on the first playoff hole to win the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in the French town of Evian-les-Bains. The two rivals finished 72 holes at 19-under 265, before Ryu birdied the first playoff hole for her fifth LPGA title overall and the winner's check of $1.4 million.
Ryu, world No. 7, claimed her maiden LPGA major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship two weeks ago. She is now the first South Korean player to grab back-to-back major titles since Hall of Famer Park In-bee won three in a row in 2013.
Ryu, 25, shot an even-par 71 in the final round, while Henderson carded a seven-under 64. She is the eighth South Korean LPGA player with at least two career major victories.
