1 in April, won the first two majors and Ryu won the next two. Jeeno Thitikul, of Thailand, chips onto the 14th green during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championship in Lytham St Annes, England, Thursday, July 30, 2026. “I was so amazed, and I asked my caddie why I’m playing well this week,” Ryu said. She got the best of Royal Lytham & St. Annes by avoiding so many of the pot bunkers that dot the landscape. Also at 69 was Spain’s Paula Martin Sampedro, a senior at Stanford who last year won the Women’s British Amateur.