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Sunday 4 May 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Ryu wins Black Desert Championship
Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Ivins, Utah · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 2025 · Haeran Ryu’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/16°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 47 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Esther Henseleit GER · 267Went out in 31 to get within one but made no birdie on the back nine until the 18th; closed 66, tied second. AP via theScore
- Ruoning Yin CHN · 267Four straight birdies from the 11th got within three, then a double bogey from the bunker on 16; closed 67, tied second. AP via theScore
144 started · cut -3, 68 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Black Desert Championship
Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Ivins, Utah
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Haeran Ryu
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via theScore
4 May 2025
Incredible day,
AP via theScore
4 May 2025
Started out great on the front nine and then couldn't quite keep up on the back. Haeran played amazing and she really deserved to win it today.
AP via theScore
4 May 2025
I play 70 good holes. I made a triple on the first day and then a double on 16 today. But overall, I think my game is really solid.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haeran Ryu | 63 · 67 · 68 · 64 | 262 | −26 |
| T2 | Esther Henseleit | 65 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Ruoning Yin | 71 · 67 · 62 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 4 | Yan Liu | 72 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 5 | Rio Takeda | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 71 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Chanettee Wannasaen | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 64 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 9 | Grace Kim | 65 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Auston Kim | 67 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Andrea Lee | 66 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 2001-03-23, Geumjeong-myeon, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2019; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-04-28 (published by LPGA.com), row: 12 ‐‐ ‐5 Ryu, Haeran ‐ 6925 KOR 52 221.1888 4.2536).
What’s in the bag
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