Ryu Hae-ran falls short of 4th career LPGA win after futile comeback attempt

Ryu Hae-ran has come up shy of her fourth career LPGA title, with her final round comeback effort leaving her alone in second place. Ryu finished as the runner-up at the Kroger Queen City Championship at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday (local time), with a four-round total of 10-under 270. The South Korean, who was chasing her fourth career title, ended up two strokes behind Lottie Woad of England, who was caught but never passed by Ryu during the final round. Ryu, who began the final round four strokes behind Woad, shot three-under 67 on Sunday. She had a blistering front nine with five birdies that took her to 12-under, before giving back a shot with a bogey on the 10th. Ryu then three-putted from about two feet for a disastrous double bogey on the par-4 16th. It dropped Ryu three shots behind Woad. But the deficit was cut to one after Woad bogeyed the 13th and Ryu bounced back with a birdie on the 14th. But it ended up being Ryu's last birdie of the day, as she made pars on her remaining four holes. Woad, who had three birdies and a double bogey on the front nine,