Haeran Ryu Beats Brooke Henderson in Playoff to Win Evian Championship for 2nd Straight Major Title
- On Sunday, July 12, 2026, Haeran Ryu birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Brooke Henderson and win the Evian Championship in Evian, France, securing her second consecutive major title within three weeks.
- Ryu shot a record 60 on Saturday, the lowest round ever recorded at a major, while Henderson made three eagles in her final round at the Evian Golf Resort to force the playoff.
- The 25-year-old Ryu celebrated her second major victory, saying, "I am so happy, I can't believe it." She won the Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club on June 29.
- Her victory ensures double major winners in the same year for the first time in women's golf history, following Nelly Korda's wins at the Chevron Championship and the Open in 2026.
- Henderson, the 2022 champion, entered the playoff after a hole-in-one but had to lay up after pulling her drive, ultimately finishing with par on the deciding hole.
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After a crazy last day, the South Korean needed a play-off hole to win and win her second Major of the season in a row.
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Ryu defeats Henderson in play-off to win back-to-back majors in Evian
Overnight leader Ryu, the winner of the Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine on June 29, had taken a three-shot lead into the final round in France. A day after hitting nine birdies and an eagle to set the scoring record for women's majors with an 11-under 60, Ryu dropped to a level-par 71 in the final round with one bogey before a birdie on the 18th hole. Henderson, who began the day seven strokes adrift, carded a 64 in the final round, with t…
After having scored the best score in the history of the Grand Slam on Saturday with 60 hits, the 25-year-old champion had a final nightmare lap on the greens. Up to two angelic putts on the 18th holeNow, the world of golf will not forget that her name is pronounced "Hay-Rahn You". South Korean Haeran Ryu won Sunday's Evian Championship, her second major of the season, with Canadian Brooke Henderson, literally unleashed on the ouvert course in t…
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