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New Straits Times
05-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Ryu takes wire-to-wire win at LPGA Black Desert Championship
LOS ANGELES: South Korea's Ryu Hae-ran completed a wire-to-wire victory on Sunday at the Black Desert Championship to capture her third career LPGA title. The 24-year-old from Seoul fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to finish 72 holes on 26-under 262 and win by five strokes at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. "Yeah, was so incredible day again because I have a new record for my golf because the best score on the final round score was 23, so today is 26, so it's amazing," Ryu said. China's Yin Ruoning, who set a tournament record with a 62 on Saturday, and Germany's Esther Henseleit shared a distant second on 267 with China's Liu Yan on 269 and Japan's Rio Takeda fifth on 270. Ryu, who hit all 14 fairways Sunday and reached 15 of 18 greens in regulation, had an eagle for the third day in a row plus six birdies in adding to a trophy haul that includes the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Championship and 2024 FM Championship. "I made some eagles for the three days in a row so that's really good," Ryu said. "So I think this week it's so happy." Ryu bounced back after a heartbreak finish to last week's first major of the year, sharing the 54-hole lead at the Chevron Championship only to fade and miss a five-woman playoff won by Japan's Mao Saigo. Ryu, who began the day with a two-stroke edge, opened with a birdie and added back-to-back birdies at the sixth and par-five seventh before a birdie at the 11th left her on 22-under. Henseleit kept the pressure on Ryu with a birdie at the par-three third, three birdies in a row starting at the fifth hole and another birdie to close the front nine. "I played great on the front," said Henseleit. "Probably holed all the good chances and then just couldn't really keep it up on the back nine. "In the end it was a pretty solid day. I gave it everything so I'm pretty proud of my performance." Yin was in the hunt as well after birdies on the seventh, 11th, 12th and 13th holes left her two adrift. "My game is pretty solid," Yin said. "I'm just really happy to see my hard work pay off." Ryu responded with an eagle at the par-five 13th to reach 24-under and seize a four-stroke edge on Yin and Henseleit. "They are really good players and they had pretty good starts at the back nine," Ryu said. "I was still pretty good today, so I was just more patient with my golf and my swing." Yin cut the gap with her fourth birdie in a row at 14, but Ryu answered with a birdie at the par-three 15th and closed with a birdie at the par-five 18th to seal her triumph. --AFP
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ryu takes wire-to-wire win at LPGA Black Desert Championship
South Korea's Ryu Hae-ran won her third career LPGA title by capturing the Black Desert Championship (Cliff Hawkins) South Korea's Ryu Hae-ran completed a wire-to-wire victory on Sunday at the Black Desert Championship to capture her third career LPGA title. The 24-year-old from Seoul fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to finish 72 holes on 26-under 262 and win by five strokes at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. Advertisement "Yeah, was so incredible day again because I have a new record for my golf because the best score on the final round score was 23, so today is 26, so it's amazing," Ryu said. China's Yin Ruoning, who set a tournament record with a 62 on Saturday, and Germany's Esther Henseleit shared a distant second on 267 with China's Liu Yan on 269 and Japan's Rio Takeda fifth on 270. Ryu, who hit all 14 fairways Sunday and reached 15 of 18 greens in regulation, had an eagle for the third day in a row plus six birdies in adding to a trophy haul that includes the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Championship and 2024 FM Championship. "I made some eagles for the three days in a row so that's really good," Ryu said. "So I think this week it's so happy." Advertisement Ryu bounced back after a heartbreak finish to last week's first major of the year, sharing the 54-hole lead at the Chevron Championship only to fade and miss a five-woman playoff won by Japan's Mao Saigo. Ryu, who began the day with a two-stroke edge, opened with a birdie and added back-to-back birdies at the sixth and par-five seventh before a birdie at the 11th left her on 22-under. Henseleit kept the pressure on Ryu with a birdie at the par-three third, three birdies in a row starting at the fifth hole and another birdie to close the front nine. "I played great on the front," said Henseleit. "Probably holed all the good chances and then just couldn't really keep it up on the back nine. Advertisement "In the end it was a pretty solid day. I gave it everything so I'm pretty proud of my performance." Yin was in the hunt as well after birdies on the seventh, 11th, 12th and 13th holes left her two adrift. "My game is pretty solid," Yin said. "I'm just really happy to see my hard work pay off." Ryu responded with an eagle at the par-five 13th to reach 24-under and seize a four-stroke edge on Yin and Henseleit. "They are really good players and they had pretty good starts at the back nine," Ryu said. "I was still pretty good today, so I was just more patient with my golf and my swing." Yin cut the gap with her fourth birdie in a row at 14, but Ryu answered with a birdie at the par-three 15th and closed with a birdie at the par-five 18th to seal her triumph. js/nr
France 24
04-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Ryu takes wire-to-wire win at LPGA Black Desert Championship
The 24-year-old from Seoul fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to finish 72 holes on 26-under 262 and win by five strokes at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. "Yeah, was so incredible day again because I have a new record for my golf because the best score on the final round score was 23, so today is 26, so it's amazing," Ryu said. China's Yin Ruoning, who set a tournament record with a 62 on Saturday, and Germany's Esther Henseleit shared a distant second on 267 with China's Liu Yan on 269 and Japan's Rio Takeda fifth on 270. Ryu, who hit all 14 fairways Sunday and reached 15 of 18 greens in regulation, had an eagle for the third day in a row plus six birdies in adding to a trophy haul that includes the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Championship and 2024 FM Championship. "I made some eagles for the three days in a row so that's really good," Ryu said. "So I think this week it's so happy." Ryu bounced back after a heartbreak finish to last week's first major of the year, sharing the 54-hole lead at the Chevron Championship only to fade and miss a five-woman playoff won by Japan's Mao Saigo. Ryu, who began the day with a two-stroke edge, opened with a birdie and added back-to-back birdies at the sixth and par-five seventh before a birdie at the 11th left her on 22-under. Henseleit kept the pressure on Ryu with a birdie at the par-three third, three birdies in a row starting at the fifth hole and another birdie to close the front nine. "I played great on the front," said Henseleit. "Probably holed all the good chances and then just couldn't really keep it up on the back nine. "In the end it was a pretty solid day. I gave it everything so I'm pretty proud of my performance." Yin was in the hunt as well after birdies on the seventh, 11th, 12th and 13th holes left her two adrift. "My game is pretty solid," Yin said. "I'm just really happy to see my hard work pay off." Ryu responded with an eagle at the par-five 13th to reach 24-under and seize a four-stroke edge on Yin and Henseleit. "They are really good players and they had pretty good starts at the back nine," Ryu said. "I was still pretty good today, so I was just more patient with my golf and my swing." Yin cut the gap with her fourth birdie in a row at 14, but Ryu answered with a birdie at the par-three 15th and closed with a birdie at the par-five 18th to seal her triumph.
France 24
04-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Ryu clings to two-shot lead at LPGA Black Desert Championship
Ryu endured a roller-coaster round with three bogeys, five birdies and an eagle to fire a four-under par 68 and stand on 18-under 198 after 54 holes at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. "Today was such a long day because the wind is more strong than yesterday, so was too tough for keeping on the fairway because the fairway is much firmer," Ryu said. "Just hard today, but I made an incredible eagle." Holing out from the fairway at the par-four 11th helped keep Ryu with the same margin she enjoyed after 36 holes but only after a last-hole double bogey by Henseleit left the German on 201 and Yin's record round left her second on 200. Yin fired an LPGA career-low 62 and broke the tournament's 18-hole scoring record set by Ryu on Thursday, making 10 birdies in a bogey-free round. "I think basically my putting is very good. It's on spot. And then also my approach shot gives me a lot of chances to make birdies," Yin said. "Honestly did not see that coming. But after the first day here and shooting pretty low I was like, OK that's doable." Ryu has bounced back after a disappointing finish in last week's first major of the year, sharing the 54-hole lead at the Chevron Championship before a final-round fade that saw her miss a five-woman playoff won by Japan's Mao Saigo. Ryu seeks her third career LPGA title after the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Championship and 2024 FM Championship. "Tomorrow again I'm in the champion's (final) group, so I'm so excited," Ryu said. "I just want to keep enjoying." After a bogey-birdie start, Ryu charged ahead with back-to-back birdies at the sixth and par-five seventh holes and another at the par-five ninth. She stumbled with a bogey to start the back nine but answered with her eagle at the par-four 11th, then added a birdie at the par-five 13th before another bogey at 14 and four closing pars. Henseleit sandwiched birdies at the par-three third and par-four fifth holes around a bogey at the fourth, then birdied the par-five seventh and reeled off four birdies in a row to begin the back nine. She answered a bogey at the par-three 15th with a birdie at the par-three 17th but a double bogey seven on the par-five 18th dropped her back. "Yeah, 18 wasn't the finish I imagined, but still another day to go," Henseleit said. "I'm hitting it really good and really good putting from that middle distance, kind of makable range." American Jennifer Kupcho recorded her third career ace with an eight-iron from 148 yards at the third hole.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ryu clings to two-shot lead at LPGA Black Desert Championship
Ryu Hae-ran of South Korea fired a four-under par 68 to grab a two-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Black Desert Championship (Sean M. Haffey) South Korea's Ryu Hae-ran held off China's Yin Ruoning and Germany's Esther Henseleit to maintain a two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Black Desert Championship. Ryu endured a roller-coaster round with three bogeys, five birdies and an eagle to fire a four-under par 68 and stand on 18-under 198 after 54 holes at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. Advertisement "Today was such a long day because the wind is more strong than yesterday, so was too tough for keeping on the fairway because the fairway is much firmer," Ryu said. "Just hard today, but I made an incredible eagle." Holing out from the fairway at the par-four 11th helped keep Ryu with the same margin she enjoyed after 36 holes but only after a last-hole double bogey by Henseleit left the German on 201 and Yin's record round left her second on 200. Yin fired an LPGA career-low 62 and broke the tournament's 18-hole scoring record set by Ryu on Thursday, making 10 birdies in a bogey-free round. Advertisement "I think basically my putting is very good. It's on spot. And then also my approach shot gives me a lot of chances to make birdies," Yin said. "Honestly did not see that coming. But after the first day here and shooting pretty low I was like, OK that's doable." Ryu has bounced back after a disappointing finish in last week's first major of the year, sharing the 54-hole lead at the Chevron Championship before a final-round fade that saw her miss a five-woman playoff won by Japan's Mao Saigo. Ryu seeks her third career LPGA title after the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Championship and 2024 FM Championship. "Tomorrow again I'm in the champion's (final) group, so I'm so excited," Ryu said. "I just want to keep enjoying." Advertisement After a bogey-birdie start, Ryu charged ahead with back-to-back birdies at the sixth and par-five seventh holes and another at the par-five ninth. She stumbled with a bogey to start the back nine but answered with her eagle at the par-four 11th, then added a birdie at the par-five 13th before another bogey at 14 and four closing pars. Henseleit sandwiched birdies at the par-three third and par-four fifth holes around a bogey at the fourth, then birdied the par-five seventh and reeled off four birdies in a row to begin the back nine. She answered a bogey at the par-three 15th with a birdie at the par-three 17th but a double bogey seven on the par-five 18th dropped her back. Advertisement "Yeah, 18 wasn't the finish I imagined, but still another day to go," Henseleit said. "I'm hitting it really good and really good putting from that middle distance, kind of makable range." American Jennifer Kupcho recorded her third career ace with an eight-iron from 148 yards at the third hole. js/bb
