Ryu Hae-ran (born 23 March 2001), also known as Hae Ran Ryu, is a South Korean

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and

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player. She has five wins on the

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Amateur career

Ryu was a top amateur in Korea and won the 2018 Korean Women's Amateur. She qualified for the 2016 U.S. Women's Open, but missed the cut. She won silver with the Korean team at the World Junior Girls Championship in 2016 and 2017, and at the

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. She represented Asia/Pacific in the 2018 Patsy Hankins Trophy.

Professional career

Ryu turned professional in mid-2019 and joined the

after success on the development tour. She won the 2019 Jeju Samdasoo Masters and successfully defended her title in 2020, her official rookie season, where she earned the Rookie of the Year title after earning over 628 million won, second on the money list behind only

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. Ryu played in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, and finished in a tie for 13th. She rose to 17th in the

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on the back of this result. In 2021, she won two more KLPGA titles and in 2022, notched her fifth title, and was second in Player of the Year points and second in scoring average with 70.57. Ryu won the 2022 LPGA Q-Series to join the

in 2023. She became the third player from Korea to take medalist honors at LPGA Q-Series, joining Lee Jeong-eun (2018) and An Na-rin (2021). She finished tied 7th in her debut, at the LPGA Drive On Championship. Ryu was in contention at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open and finished in 8th place. After carding two bogeys on the front-nine, Ryu went on to shoot 6-under (29) on the back-nine to win the

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for her first LPGA Tour title. She won the 2023 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

Amateur wins

*2018 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, Korean Women's Amateur – KangMinKoo Cup Source:

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

(1) Jeju Samdasoo Masters *

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

(1) Jeju Samdasoo Masters *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

(2) ELCRU-TV Chosun Pro Celebrity, SK Shieldus-SK Telecom Championship *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

(1) Nexen Saint Nine Masters

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
NT = no tournament

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2023 U.S. Women's Open – 2025 U.S. Women's Open, current) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2024 Women's PGA – 2024 Evian)

World ranking

Position in

at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur * World Junior Girls Championship (representing South Korea): 2016, 2017 *

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(representing South Korea):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2018 (winners) Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryu, Hae-ran South Korean female golfers LPGA of Korea Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Asian Games medalists in golf Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Golfers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games People from Yeongam County 2001 births Living people 21st-century South Korean sportswomen