Overcoming weather delays and ferocious, 30mph wind gusts, Haeran Ryu won the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club.
This is Ryu’s first ever Major Championship win. She’s been on the LPGA tour for four year and has won at least once per year. She’s the first golfer in 60 years to win a major after trailing by 10 shots after the first round.
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Ryu had a few clutch shots at Hazeltine: a 28-foot eagle putt on No. 7 during Round 3…
…and a par save during the Final Round on No. 16.
Ryu, during her first week back on the tour after undergoing minor surgery in South Korea, is taking home $1,950,000 as a part of a historic $13 million purse — the largest in women’s golf history.
Weather delays cloud the Final Round:
The story of the final round was centered around weather delays, with heavy storms in Chaska, MN responsible for a three and a half hour delay in the morning. Soggy greens and gusty winds plagued the golfers as play started, with a few bad bounces into the rough and bunkers.
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Plenty of climbs and leaderboard falls:
Along with inclement weather, the final round saw plenty of shuffling around the top of the leaderboard.
Ina Yoon, who had a stunning par 63 start to Round 1, was slightly behind heading into the Final Round and never seemed to regain her momentum. She finished at 11 under.
Brooke Henderson was searching for her second PGA Championship in 10 years but finished in a two-way tie for third with Dewi Weber, both at 10 under.
Weber, ranked 210th in the world, held the lead for a few holes during the Final Round before finishing tied for third at 10 under 277 — her best finish in a major.
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After Round 3, Weber said that she felt like she’s had a recent mindset shift on the course. She recently announced that she and her wife are expecting their first child.
“I think maybe, A, motherhood; B, turning 30 has something to do with that,” Weber said. “I said on Thursday, I’ve been evaluating my life and my choices a bit more. It’s something that I’ve been working towards, and I think honestly not even this week but last week something in me kind of clicked. I think it’s through a lot of talking with friends, with professionals and kind of getting me to see it from the other side that now I’m able to do it.”
Nelly Korda was looking for her third consecutive Major win this season, but struggled with her putting throughout the week, finishing under 6. She’ll have to wait until the Amundi Evian Championship in July for another chances to secure her place in the LPGA Hall of Fame, as she’s just one Major title win away.
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