Yoo Hae-ran Claims Come-from-Behind Victory at Women's PGA Championship, Wins 3 Billion Won

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South Korean golfer Yoo Hae-ran has won the Women's PGA Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA Tour. With this victory, Yoo secured her fourth career LPGA title and her first major championship, earning a prize of 3 billion won.

Reporter Seo Dae-won has the story.

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Starting the final round as the sole leader, Yoo Hae-ran lost two strokes by the 6th hole and briefly gave up the top spot.

However, she regained a share of the lead with a birdie on the 7th hole. She then pulled ahead by one stroke after sinking another birdie on the 9th hole, where she had been tied with Canada's Brooke Henderson.

She then seized control of the match by sinking a birdie putt of over 4 meters on the 12th hole, extending her lead to two strokes.

Maintaining her composure, Yoo parred the remaining holes to finish two strokes ahead of Yoon Ina, who was competing in the same group, and claimed the championship.

With this win, her fourth on the LPGA Tour and her first major title, Yoo received a prize of 1.95 million dollars, equivalent to 3 billion won.

[Yoo Hae-ran: It feels like a dream come true. I have been close to winning a major a couple of times before but couldn't quite reach it, so I am really happy to have done it today.]

Yoo, who debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2023 and won Rookie of the Year along with her first victory, has added one win each year since. This year, she decorated her first win of the season with a major championship.

This marks the first major victory by a South Korean player in two years, following Amy Yang's win at this tournament in 2024.

Yoon Ina finished in sole second place, her best performance since moving to the U.S. last year, as South Korean players swept the top two spots.

(Video Editing: Chae Chul-ho)
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