# Ryu Hae-ran

Ryu Hae-ran (born 23 March 2001), also known as Hae Ran Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She has five wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour.

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

## Professional career

Ryu turned professional in mid-2019 and joined the LPGA of Korea Tour 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 Kim Hyo-joo.
Ryu played in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, and finished in a tie for 13th. She rose to 17th in the Women's World Golf Rankings 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 LPGA Tour 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 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship 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
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## Professional wins (7)
### LPGA Tour wins (2)

* Legend
* LPGA Tour major championships (0)
* Other LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 1 | 1 Oct 2023 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 64-64-66=194 | −19 | 3 strokes | Linnea Strom | 345,000 |
| 2 | 1 Sep 2024 | FM Championship | 69-62-78-64=273 | −15 | Playoff | Ko Jin-young | 570,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2024 | FM Championship | Ko Jin-young | Won with par on first extra hole |

### LPGA of Korea Tour wins (5)

* 2019 (1) Jeju Samdasoo Masters
* 2020 (1) Jeju Samdasoo Masters
* 2021 (2) ELCRU-TV Chosun Pro Celebrity, SK Shieldus-SK Telecom Championship
* 2022 (1) Nexen Saint Nine Masters

## Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | | | | | T56 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | | T13 | CUT | 8 | T51 |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | | | CUT | T9 |
| The Evian Championship | | CUT | NT | | T42 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | | | | | T21 | T49 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied NT = no tournament

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2023 U.S. Women's Open – 2024 Women's Open, current)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2024 Women's PGA – 2024 Evian)

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking |
| 2016 | 644 |
| 2017 | 489 |
| 2018 | 747 |
| 2019 | 122 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 |

## Team appearances

Amateur
* World Junior Girls Championship (representing South Korea): 2016, 2017
* Asian Games (representing South Korea): 2018
* Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2018 (winners)
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