Korea's Ryu Hae-ran competes during the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, central-eastern France, Saturday. AFP-Yonhap
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 beat Brooke Henderson of Canada on the first playoff hole to win the Amundi Evian Championship at Evia 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 and is now the first Korean player to grab back-to-back major titles since Hall of Famer Park In-bee won three in a row in 2013.
The Evian Championship was elevated to a major championship status in 2013, and Ryu is the third Korean since then to win at least two majors in a season.
