Haeran Ryu, of South Korea, tosses the ball to her caddie on the first hole during the final round of the Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Sunday, in Chaska, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ryu captures

Women’s PGA

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title, winning the Women’s PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon on a windy Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Ryu shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13-under 275 and become the sixth South Korean to win the event over the last 12 editions. The 2023 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year was also the first major champion in at least the last 60 years to rally from a 10-plus-shot deficit after the first round.

Ryu opened Thursday with a 73 in a tie for 70th place, as Yoon shot a tournament-record 63. Nelly Korda tied for eighth after winning the first two majors of the year.

Hornets send

Bridges to Suns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets are trading forward Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round draft pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Grayson Allen, forward Royce O’Neale and a 2033 first-round pick.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the trade still needs to be approved by the league. The Hornets last week traded star point guard LaMelo Ball to Minnesota as part of a larger deal setting off a major restructuring in Charlotte just months after the team improved its win total by 24 games from last season. The Hornets lost in the play-in game to Orlando.

Williams to

play Tuesday

LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams had to talk herself into accepting Wimbledon’s offer to play singles. The All England club was holding one last wild card entry and the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion had a decision to make.

The 44-year-old Williams says “I was like, ‘What’s wrong with me, Serena? What are you thinking? Are you nuts? Like you really should do this.'”

Williams’ first match at the grass-court Grand Slam since 2022 will take place on Centre Court on Tuesday evening when she faces 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia as part of her evolving tennis comeback.

Walsh breaks

freestyle mark

ROME (AP) — American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has broken the world record in the women’s 50 meter freestyle, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance.

Walsh clocked 23.55 seconds at the Sette Colli meet in Rome to shave 0.04 seconds off the record Douglass set in Indianapolis on June 19. Walsh and Douglass are former teammates at the University of Virginia and still train together.

After seeing her mark bested so quickly, Douglass posted a photo of Walsh on Instagram with the text “was fun while it lasted” and a handshake emoji. Walsh also holds the short-course world record over 50 meters and the long-course mark in the 100 butterfly.