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NBC Sports
3 days ago
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- NBC Sports
Watch Esther Henseleit make double bogey after driving par-4 green
It's not a U.S. Open without putts ending up 30 yards off the green. That's what happened to Esther Henseleit on Saturday at Erin Hills' 260-yard, par-4 15th hole. Henseleit was even par and six shots off the U.S. Women's Open lead when she drove the green at No. 15, leaving herself about 55 feet for eagle. However, Henseleit's eagle putt had to navigate a crest in the green, and when her ball came down the ridge toward the hole, it had way too much pace. Next thing Henseleit knew, her putt had traveled 145 feet and ended up in the rough some 30 yards from the hole. Golf is impossible. Esther Henseleit drove the green on the 260-yard Par-4... and ended up making double bogey 😩@Ally The nightmare wasn't over either. Henseleit couldn't get her chip onto the putting surface as the ball rolled back down into the thick stuff. She took her fourth shot over the bunker and onto the original front portion of the green, then putted from 48 feet to 4 feet to set up her double-bogey make. The surprising 6 knocked her back to 2 over.
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Haeran Ryu rides new putter to victory at stunning LPGA Black Desert Championship
Haeran Ryu rides new putter to victory at stunning LPGA Black Desert Championship Haeran Ryu chipped in for eagle on the 72nd hole of the Chevron Championship, her first of the season. It was the lone highlight of a dreadful 76, but it foreshadowed things to come. Ryu recorded an eagle in each of her last three rounds at the inaugural Black Desert Championship, boosting her to a commanding five-shot victory in stunning Ivins, Utah. It marks the third career victory for South Korea's Ryu, who put a new putter – the Spider ZT Proto – in the bag ahead of the Chevron Championship. "I think I'm little crazy because I switch the putter on the major week," said Ryu, "but my feel was so good at there. I can just more trust for my putt and I change my putter. That's good." This victory marks the first time that Ryu has converted a 54-hole lead in her fifth attempt. Ryu held the 54-hole lead in each of the last two Chevrons, carding a 74 and 76. "Last week on final round my shot is so bad there, so I just call my Korean coach every day. I ask him, what's the problem? What's it mean? What's the problem for me?" said Ryu. "He said, no problem, Haeran. Just keep focus and keep calm and more trust your golf." The vote of confidence helped Ryu, one of the best ball-strikers on tour, go on to become the second wire-to-wire winner with no ties of the season. The $450,000 winner's check gives Ryu more than $5 million in career earnings. "Every holes I always just pray for God, please go straight and no rock," said Ryu of the striking but punishing scenery. "Please keep in fairway." Ryu didn't miss a fairway on Sunday and took 27 putts. Germany's Esther Henseleit came out of the gates strong on Sunday morning, recording five birdies in a front-nine 31. She couldn't keep up the pace, however, as she didn't make another birdie on the back nine until the 18th. Henseleit finished in a share of second with Ruoning Yin at 21 under. Yin, who lost in a five-way playoff at last week's Chevron, recorded six birdies on the back nine Sunday but hit a speed bump with a double on the par-4 16th. Henseleit, 26, has yet to win on the LPGA but did collect a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After making double bogey on the 18th hole both Friday and Saturday after wayward tee shots, her fiancé/coach showed her videos of her clutch shots off the tee in Paris ahead of Sunday's final round in Utah. "I think he is always a bit more nervous than I am," said Henseleit with a laugh, "so I think he was a bit nervous this morning. I was actually pretty calm." After a tough loss at the Chevron last week that included a near whiff, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn took a share of sixth.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Albatross for Aussie, but Korean golfer rules in Utah
Aussie golfer Steph Kyriacou closed with an incredible albatross to finish in a tie for sixth place as Korea's Haeran Ryu claimed a five-shot victory at the LPGA's inaugural Black Desert Championship in Utah. Kyriacou finished with the shot of the day, a fairway metal on the par-5 18th that rolled in for an albatross, giving her a 67 to tie for sixth place at 16 under, 10 shots behind the winner. The Australian's closing 67 followed rounds of 71, 68 and 66. STEPH KYRIACOU WITH AN ALBATROSS ON 18 🤯🤯🤯 — LPGA (@LPGA) May 4, 2025 Compatriot Grace Kim also finished in the top 10, taking out ninth place at 15 under after rounds of 67, 70, 72 and 66. Another Australian, Robyn Choi, tied for 20th, carding rounds of 71, 70, 70 and a brilliant 65 to be at 12 under. Ryu closed with an eight-under 64 to finish at 26 under. She became the second player to go wire-to-wire on the LPGA Tour this year. It was also her second time winning a new event, after taking out the FM Championship at the TPC Boston last year. She was coming off a rough finish at the Chevron Championship last week, sharing the 54-hole lead at the first major of the year until closing with a 76. This one was closer than the five-shot margin indicated. Ryu was clinging to a one-shot lead over Germany's Esther Henseleit going to the back nine. She missed a six-foot birdie putt on the 10th - her third straight miss from short range for birdie. But then she made a 15-foot birdie putt at the 11th, and an eagle at the 13th put her ahead by four shots. "Incredible day," said Ryu, who now has won in each of the past seven years dating back to her first win as an 18-year-old on the Korea LPGA. Henseleit, who started three shots behind, went out in 31 to get within one shot. She cooled on the back nine, not making another birdie until the 18th hole for a 66. She tied for second with China's Ruoning Yin (67). "Started out great on the front nine and then couldn't quite keep up on the back," Henseleit said. "Haeran played amazing and she really deserved to win it today." Yin, who got back into the mix with a 62 in the third round, was four shots behind at the turn. She ran off four straight birdies starting at the 11th, all of them inside eight feet. The last one got her to within three shots of Ryu. The South Korean responded with an approach into three feet on the 15th for a birdie to restore her lead to four shots, and Yin fell back with a double-bogey from the bunker on the 16th. Another Chinese player, Yan Liu, closed with a 65 to finish alone in fourth. Ryu is the 10th winner in 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour this season.
Perth Now
04-05-2025
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- Perth Now
Albatross for Aussie, but Korean golfer rules in Utah
Aussie golfer Steph Kyriacou closed with an incredible albatross to finish in a tie for sixth place as Korea's Haeran Ryu claimed a five-shot victory at the LPGA's inaugural Black Desert Championship in Utah. Kyriacou finished with the shot of the day, a fairway metal on the par-5 18th that rolled in for an albatross, giving her a 67 to tie for sixth place at 16 under, 10 shots behind the winner. The Australian's closing 67 followed rounds of 71, 68 and 66. Compatriot Grace Kim also finished in the top 10, taking out ninth place at 15 under after rounds of 67, 70, 72 and 66. Another Australian, Robyn Choi, tied for 20th, carding rounds of 71, 70, 70 and a brilliant 65 to be at 12 under. Ryu closed with an eight-under 64 to finish at 26 under. She became the second player to go wire-to-wire on the LPGA Tour this year. It was also her second time winning a new event, after taking out the FM Championship at the TPC Boston last year. She was coming off a rough finish at the Chevron Championship last week, sharing the 54-hole lead at the first major of the year until closing with a 76. This one was closer than the five-shot margin indicated. Ryu was clinging to a one-shot lead over Germany's Esther Henseleit going to the back nine. She missed a six-foot birdie putt on the 10th - her third straight miss from short range for birdie. But then she made a 15-foot birdie putt at the 11th, and an eagle at the 13th put her ahead by four shots. "Incredible day," said Ryu, who now has won in each of the past seven years dating back to her first win as an 18-year-old on the Korea LPGA. Henseleit, who started three shots behind, went out in 31 to get within one shot. She cooled on the back nine, not making another birdie until the 18th hole for a 66. She tied for second with China's Ruoning Yin (67). "Started out great on the front nine and then couldn't quite keep up on the back," Henseleit said. "Haeran played amazing and she really deserved to win it today." Yin, who got back into the mix with a 62 in the third round, was four shots behind at the turn. She ran off four straight birdies starting at the 11th, all of them inside eight feet. The last one got her to within three shots of Ryu. The South Korean responded with an approach into three feet on the 15th for a birdie to restore her lead to four shots, and Yin fell back with a double-bogey from the bunker on the 16th. Another Chinese player, Yan Liu, closed with a 65 to finish alone in fourth. Ryu is the 10th winner in 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour this season.
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.
