So Yeon Ryu was as surprised as anyone to discover she had a chance to win the ANA Inspiration.
''I just cannot believe the situation,'' Ryu said after defeating Lexi Thompson with a birdie on the first hole of their sudden-death playoff. ''I didn't even check the leaderboard. I thought Lexi played really, really well. I didn't expect what happened to Lexi.
''It's a very unfortunate situation. I didn't expect it. I thought I'm well behind, so all I wanted to do was play my game.''
Ryu, who also won the 2011 U.