Ryu Hae-ran chasing 3rd straight LPGA major title in England

Having won the past two LPGA major tournaments, Ryu Hae-ran can turn her memorable season into a historic one this week in England.

Ryu will try to become the fifth golfer in LPGA history to win three major titles in one year as she prepares to tee off at the 50th AIG Women's Open on Thursday at Royal Lytham & St.

Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

The winner will take home $1.5 million.

Ryu, world No.

3, won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for her maiden major title at the end of June and then won the very next major tournament, the Amundi Evian Championship, two weeks later.

Only four LPGA players have previously won three major championships in one season: Babe Zaharias in 1950, Mickey Wright in 1961, Pat Bradley in 1986 and Korea's Park In-bee in 2013.

There were only three majors contested in 1950.

Wright won three straight majors in a four-major era, while Park captured the first three out of the five majors 13 years ago.

This year, Ryu and world No.

1 Nelly Korda have split the first four majors.

Korda is the leader in the Annika Major Award, established in 2014 to reco ...