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The LPGA Edge
Kent Paisley
The Major No One Saw Coming: Hae Ran Ryu's Wire-to-Wire-From-Behind Win
54 minutes Posted Jul 6, 2026 at 8:10 am.
— Show Open1:55 — Major Poker recap: a week nobody picked the winner8:37 — Nelly Korda's record-setting climb up the career money list12:25 — The final-round leaderboard chaos & the runner-up's raw reaction15:56 — Brooke Henderson's 10-year major anniversary18:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: Europe's eligibility crisis29:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: the American points battle38:33 — The Golfweek debate: purses vs. fan experience49:58 — What the LPGA could learn from the Savannah Bananas54:10 — Looking ahead to EvianLinks:The Edge WebsiteThe Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshowSubscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard recap the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, where Hae Ran Ryu closed the deal on her first major — trailing by 10 shots after an opening 73, then going back to the putter that had worked for her before. The hosts break down a wild final round with the lead changing hands repeatedly on the front nine, a 36-hole record-setter who led by as many as seven strokes before fading to second, and a major-poker week that neither host actually won outright for the first time all season. Along the way: Nelly Korda's relentless climb up the all-time career-earnings list, a ten-year-anniversary nod to Brooke Henderson's maiden major (with a new family name to go with it), and a full Solheim Cup Stock Watch — Europe's stock running into an LET-membership eligibility snag despite a career week, and the American points race tightening behind the tour's seventh-and-final automatic qualifying spot. The back half digs into a Golfweek column on the LPGA's purse-vs-fan-experience tension, with the hosts debating ticket prices, on-site activations, and what the tour could learn from the Savannah Bananas — before setting their sights on Evian.0:00 — Show Open1:55 — Major Poker recap: a week nobody picked the winner8:37 — Nelly Korda's record-setting climb up the career money list12:25 — The final-round leaderboard chaos & the runner-up's raw reaction15:56 — Brooke Henderson's 10-year major anniversary18:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: Europe's eligibility crisis29:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: the American points battle38:33 — The Golfweek debate: purses vs. fan experience49:58 — What the LPGA could learn from the Savannah Bananas54:10 — Looking ahead to EvianLinks:The Edge WebsiteThe Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshowSubscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.