Playing with a lead in the final round finally suited Haeran Ryu. Ryu has played with the 54-hole lead five times in her young career and this time converted with a dominant Sunday performance. She made six birdies and one eagle—and played bogey free—to win wire-to-wire in the inaugural Black Desert Championship with an eight-under 64 in Ivins,

Haeran Ryu made an 8-foot eagle putt during a flawless back nine that allowed her to pull away Sunday with an 8-under 64, giving her a five-shot victory at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in the LPGA Tour's return to Utah after a 61-year absence.

Haeran Ryu chipped in for eagle on the 72nd hole of the Chevron Championship, her first of the season. It foreshadowed things to come.