Only four players have won three majors in one season; Ryu has 120 points in the Annika Major Award race
Ryu Hae-ran chases third straight LPGA major title in England
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In another major category, Ryu sits second behind Korda in the scoring average with 69.40, 0.35 back of the American star. Players earn 30 points for a win at a regular event and 60 points for a major win. Jenny Shin is the latest South Korean winner on the tour, having ended her 10-year drought with a Women's Scottish Open victory Sunday.
Furthermore, Ryu Hae-ran of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France, on July 12, 2026, in this Associated Press photo. (Yonhap) Only four LPGA players have previously won three major championships in one season: Babe Zaharias in 1950, Mickey Wright in 1961, Pat Bradley in 1986 and South Korea's Park In-bee in 2013. Ryu has 120 points from her two wins, but she did not earn points at the other two majors. Korda, in addition to her wins at the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open, tied for eighth at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for 126 points in the Annika Major Award race.
In addition, Wright won three straight majors in a four-major era, while Park captured the first three out of the five majors 13 years ago. There were only three majors contested in 1950.
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In another major category, Ryu sits second behind Korda in the scoring average with 69.40, 0.35 back of the American star.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPlayers earn 30 points for a win at a regular event and 60 points for a major win.
reliability low1/2 sourcesJenny Shin is the latest South Korean winner on the tour, having ended her 10-year drought with a Women's Scottish Open victory Sunday.
reliability low1/2 sourcesRyu Hae-ran of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France, on July 12, 2026, in this Associated Press photo. (Yonhap) Only four LPGA players have previously won three major championships in one season: Babe Zaharias in 1950, Mickey Wright in 1961, Pat Bradley in 1986 and South Korea's Park In-bee in 2013.
reliability low1/2 sourcesRyu has 120 points from her two wins, but she did not earn points at the other two majors.
reliability low1/2 sourcesKorda, in addition to her wins at the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open, tied for eighth at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for 126 points in the Annika Major Award race.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWright won three straight majors in a four-major era, while Park captured the first three out of the five majors 13 years ago.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThere were only three majors contested in 1950.
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