Korda and Ryu hunting the treble in the season's final major

The AIG Women's Open, golf's final major of the season, tees off Thursday in England, with world No. 1 Nelly Korda and South Korea's Haeran Ryu aiming for a historic third major championship victory this year. Both Korda and Ryu have already secured two major titles in the current season, setting the stage for a compelling contest.

The last golfer to achieve three major wins in a single season was South Korea's Inbee Park in 2013, who won the Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship, and the U.S. Women's Open consecutively. Park's feat was matched only by Babe Zaharias in 1950. Ryu has a chance to join this elite group after winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in late June and The Evian Championship two weeks ago, where she recorded a low round of 60 (-11).

Beyond Zaharias and Park, only Mickey Wright (1961) and Pat Bradley (1986) have won three majors in one campaign. The strong performances from Korda and Ryu elevate the significance of this year's Women's British Open, which is the fifth major on the calendar, one more than the men's schedule.

The tournament will be held at Royal Lytham & St Annes in northwest England, featuring 144 players. Among them is the defending champion, Japan's Miyu Yamashita, currently ranked sixth in the world. Korda, 27, daughter of former tennis player Petr Korda, has also won two other LPGA Tour titles this season and recently reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking from Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul.