Golf star records lowest round in LPGA major history with astounding performance at Evian Championship

There are bully days connected the play course, and past determination is what Haeran Ryu conscionable did connected Saturday.

Ryu, 25, recorded the lowest circular successful LPGA large past connected Saturday with an 11-under 60 astatine the Evian Championship. With the South Korean golfer’s historical round, she holds a three-stroke lead.

Ryu’s circular comes conscionable 2 weeks aft winning her archetypal large astatine the Women’s PGA Championship. On the 18th hole, Ryu near a 30-foot eagle putt a fewer inches short, and alternatively settled for a birdie.

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Haeran Ryu of South Korea reacts connected the 18th greenish aft the 3rd circular of The Amundi Evian Championship astatine Evian Resort Golf Club successful Evian-les-Bains, France, connected July 11, 2026. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

She said aft the circular that she had nary thought what she had done until she counted up her scorecard.

"But aft the putt and I counted my people with my caddie," she said. "Oh my God, it’s 11-under par today. It was truthful amazing. My caddie says, ‘Yep.’ I’m truthful blessed close now."

If Ryu had made the eagle putt connected the 18th hole, she would person been conscionable the 2nd subordinate to sprout a 59 successful LPGA history.

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Haeran Ryu of South Korea celebrates a birdie connected the 15th greenish during the 3rd circular of The Amundi Evian Championship astatine Evian Resort Golf Club connected July 11, 2026, successful Evian-les-Bains, France. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Her 60 broke the grounds for the lowest circular successful an LPGA large by 1 shot. Leona Maguire and Jeungeun Lee6 successful 2021, and Hyo Joo Kim successful 2014, each changeable 61 astatine the Evian Championship, which was designated arsenic an LPGA large successful 2013.

The lowest circular successful a men’s large is 62, which is shared by 4 players — Branden Grace astatine Royal Birkdale successful the 2017 British Open, Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler successful the 2023 U.S. Open astatine Los Angeles Country Club, and Schauffele and Shane Lowry successful the 2024 PGA Championship astatine Valhalla.

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Haeran Ryu of South Korea and Lottie Woad of England interact aft their circular connected the 18th greenish during the 3rd circular of the Amundi Evian Championship astatine Evian Resort Golf Club successful Evian-les-Bains, France, connected July 11, 2026. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Ryu hopes her historical 3rd circular tin assistance propel her to a 2nd large triumph successful 3 weeks.

"That is amazing, astonishing dream," Ryu said. "So I conscionable privation that 1 to travel true, but we person 1 much day."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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