Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a wet Sunday on the TPC Boston.
4 strokes behind Jin Younger Ko coming into play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at 15-under 273, then beat the guy South Korean participant with a par on the primary gap of a playoff.
On the additional gap in fading mild, Ryu hit her 120-yard third shot to 12 toes on the par-5 18th, then watched Ko hearth her 111-yard strategy over the again of the inexperienced. Ko chipped to about 30 toes and made bogey, with Ryu then lagging her birdie putt to a foot and tapping in for her second LPGA Tour victory.
“I used to be so nervous on the playoff, however possibly Jin Younger Ko is similar as me,” Ryu mentioned. “I believe simply thank for God. I can’t imagine it right here now.”
Ryu shot a career-best 62 on Friday to take the six-stroke lead into the weekend, then had a 78 on Saturday.
“My caddie and my different teammates mentioned to me, `Only for in the present day it’s dangerous, and tomorrow all of it comes by means of. Simply belief your self,’” Ryu mentioned.
On Sunday, the 23-year-old birdied the primary 4 holes and 6 of the primary eight. She added birdies on Nos. 10, 12 and 15, dropped a stroke on the par-3 sixteenth, then — after a rain delay of a little bit over two hours — parred the ultimate two holes.
Ko, the previous world No. 1 who hasn’t received on the LPGA Tour since Might 2023, missed an 8-foot birdie attempt for the victory on 18 in regulation. She shot 68.
“I performed actually, actually good this week,” Ko mentioned. “Sadly, simply the final shot wasn’t good and I lose. However general, I performed actually stable, and congrats to Hae Ran.”
Ko additionally was 4 beneath after her first 4 holes, making eagles on Nos. 2 and 4. The 15-time LPGA Tour winner was even par the remainder of the best way, closing with 4 straight pars.
Ryu earned $570,000 within the $3.8 million occasion. She received the NW Arkansas Championship final yr as an LPGA Tour rookie and has 5 victories on the Korean tour.
“Actually joyful as a result of first win is so arduous, however second is difficult once more,” Ryu mentioned.
Ruixin Liu of China was a stoke again after her second straight 64, the bottom scores of her LPGA Tour profession. She birdied the primary seven holes Sunday — three days after making a quadruple bogey on her opening gap of the match.
“I can’t imagine it’s true as a result of beginning with a 9 off the bat, I didn’t actually even suppose I could make the minimize,” Liu mentioned. “So, I’m very grateful to have even had a tee time on Saturday, and to have the perfect rating of my profession two instances in a row is simply superb.”
Allisen Corpuz and AJeeno Thitikul every shot 67 to tie for fourth at 13 beneath. Jennifer Kupcho (65) was 11 beneath together with Celine Borge (63), Ariya Jutanugarn (65) and Arpichaya Yubol (66).
Corpuz and Kuphco had been the highest U.S. finishers within the final occasion earlier than the Solheim Cup matches in opposition to Europe on Sept. 13-15 in Virginia.
“The most important factor is seeing some putts fall, seeing some progress there,” Kupcho mentioned. “Clearly, that’s crucial half. I really feel like clutch putts at Solheim particularly throughout match play, it is going to assist having that momentum.”
The tour and occasion organizers mentioned Sunday that the first-year match will return to the TPC Boston subsequent yr.