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Sunday 28 June 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Ryu wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2026 · Haeran Ryu’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $13,000,000 USD · KPMG
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/14°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 31 km/h SE, gusts 56 · 9.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Ina Yoon KOR · 277Opened with a record-tying 63 and led by five after 36 holes, but a third-round 75 dropped her to third; closed with 70 to finish two back. 2026 Women's PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +1, 69 made it
Same week
Women's major
KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ina Yoon
From the papers
GolfMagic
28 June 2026
It feels like a dream come true, I came close before, but today I got it,
GolfMagic
28 June 2026
I just worked so hard with my coach and everybody. I trusted that my game was good enough.
KPMG Women's PGA Championship (official site)
28 June 2026
He [Coach] tell me like just trust yourself and that's it. You don't have another problem so just trust your shot and trust your caddie,
KPMG Women's PGA Championship (official site)
28 June 2026
Little disappointed yesterday and today, but I think I did [a] pretty good job being under pressure and it's just part of golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haeran Ryu | 73 · 64 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Ina Yoon | 63 · 69 · 75 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Dewi Weber | 70 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Brooke Henderson | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Allisen Corpuz | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Auston Kim | 71 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Alison Lee | 69 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Jeeno Thitikul | 69 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | A Lim Kim | 67 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Nelly Korda | 70 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Sei Young Kim | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 2001-03-23, Geumjeong-myeon, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-06-22 (published by LPGA.com), row: 12 ‐‐ +1 Ryu, Haeran ‐ 6925 KOR 45 181.2903 4.0287).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D LS 8°, Fujikura Ventus Blue 5 S
- Mini Driver TaylorMade R7 Quad 11.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 S
- Hybrid TaylorMade Qi4D Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 8 S
- Irons TaylorMade P770 4-iron
- Irons TaylorMade P7MC 5-PW
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5
- Putter Scotty Cameron Phantom 11R OC
- Ball TaylorMade TP5