18-Hole Scoring Record in Women's Major Championships

The lowest, 18-hole score yet recorded in one of the major championships of women's professional golf is 60, and only golfer so far has gone that low.

The record-holder is Haeran Ryu, who scored 60 in the third round of the 2026 Evian Championship. (As a reminder, the five LPGA majors are the U.S. Women's Open, Women's British Open, Women's PGA Championship, Chevron Champion, and Evian Championship.)

Ryu's score was 11-under par on the par-71 Evian Resort Golf Club course. Ryu went into that third round three strokes off the lead. Following her 60, she took a three-stroke lead. She wound up winning the tournament in a playoff.

She had a shot at 59 when she reached the par-5 closing hole in two. But Ryu two-putted for birdie to record 60. That was one of nine birdies she made during the round, which also included an eagle. At the time of Ryu's 60, the 18-hole scoring record in men's majors was 62.

List: Lowest Rounds in a Women's Golf Major

  • 60 — Haeran Ryu, 2026 Evian Championship, third round, 11-under, Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, won tournament
  • 61 — Hyo Joo Kim, 2014 Evian Championship, first round, 10-under, Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, won tournament
  • 61 — Jeongeun Lee6, 2021 Evian Championship, second round, 10-under, Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, finished second (lost playoff)
  • 61 — Leona Maguire, 2021 Evian Championship, fourth round, 10-under, Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, finished tied sixth
  • 62 — Minea Blomqvist, 2004 Women's British Open, third round, 10-under, Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England, finished tied eighth
  • 62 — Lorena Ochoa, 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship, first round, 10-under, Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course) in Rancho Mirage, California, finished second (lost playoff)
  • 62 — Mirim Lee, 2016 Women's British Open, first round, 10-under, Woburn Golf & Country Club (Marquess' Course) in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, finished tied second
  • 62 — Lydia Ko, 2021 ANA Inspiration, fourth round, 10-under, Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course) in Rancho Mirage, California, finished second
In additon to Ryu, one other golfer on the list also won the tournament: Hyo Joo Kim, who scored the first 61 in any LPGA major during the 2014 Evian Championship.

Two golfers on the list above recorded their remarkable scores during the final round. Leona Maguire's 61 in the 2021 Evian happened in the final round, bringing her from well back into a tie for sixth place. And Lydia Ko's 62 in the 2021 ANA Inspiration propelled her to a second-place finish. All of the golfers on the list finished in the Top 10 in their respective majors.

So Ryu scored the first 60 in any LPGA major and Kim the first 61. The first 62 was scored by Minea Blomqvist in the 2004 Women's British Open. That is the earliest score on the list above, and broke the record at the time for lowest score in an LPGA major. There had still, to that point, been only four scores of 63 in LPGA majors. (The first 63 was scored by Patty Sheehan in the 1984 LPGA Championship.)

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Sources:
ESPN.com. "Haeran Ryu sets LPGA major record with 60 at Evian Championship," Associated Press, July 11, 2026, https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/49334255/haeran-ryu-sets-lpga-major-record-60-evian-championship.
LPGA Tour. LPGA All-Time Records 2012, Miscellaneous Scoring Recirds, Lowest Round in a Major.
LPGA Tour. 2004 LPGA Media Guide, All-Time Records, Scoring.

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