Saturday at the Evian Championship wasn't supposed to be a coronation, but Haeran Ryu made it look like one for about 4 hours. She went out and shot an 11-under 60, the lowest round ever recorded in LPGA major championship history, breaking a mark of 61 that had been shared by three different players. Nine birdies, an eagle, and a back nine that made an entire tour event look like a video game on easy mode.
Haeran Ryu has a chance to shoot just the SECOND 59 in LPGA Tour history if she can eagle 18. A birdie for 60 would give her the lowest round in major history!
For a stretch there, 60 wasn't even the ceiling. Ryu had a putt for 59 on 18 that would've made her just the second player in LPGA Tour history to break 60 in any round, let alone a major. She missed it, settled for the 60, and still walked off with a 3-shot lead and 18-under through 54 holes, both major records on their own.
Haeran Ryu 60 at the Evian ‼️ Lowest round in major championship HISTORY.
Sunday flipped the script into pure chaos. Ryu gave back that 3-shot cushion, and Brooke Henderson came storming from 7 back to make it a real tournament. Henderson made an ace along the way, the kind of moment that turns a leaderboard chase into a highlight reel on its own.
Brooke Henderson ACE at the Evian!!
It came down to the wire, with a 3-way tie for the lead with 2 holes to play before Henderson buried an eagle putt on 18 to force a playoff. Ryu answered on the first extra hole with a birdie to win, finishing at 19-under alongside Henderson's closing 64.
BROOKE HENDERSON EAGLE ON 18 TO SEND THE EVIAN TO A PLAYOFF
The win makes it back-to-back majors for Ryu in the span of about 3 weeks, following her victory at the Women's PGA Championship. That puts her alongside Nelly Korda as the only players to win 2 majors in the same season, and it's the first time in LPGA history 2 different players have each won multiple majors in one year. A historic round on Saturday, a historic collapse-and-recovery on Sunday, and Ryu somehow still walks away with the trophy.