CHASKA, Minn. — Haeran Ryu’s win probability after the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA was 0.2 percent. An opening round of 73 put her 10 strokes back of leader Ina Yoon and in danger of missing the cut.
But then Ryu changed her putter, and well, everything changed with it.
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On Sunday at Hazeltine, Ryu marched to her first major championship title, winning by 2 strokes over Yoon on a soggy Sunday in suburban Minneapolis. It had been six weeks since Ryu hit a golf shot
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