Post by 18majors on Feb 2, 2019 22:00:28 GMT
Of all articles dealing with the subject of Korea's dominance; this one is the most insightful.
Secrets to South Korea’s Dominance of Women’s Golf
Firstly, Korea has the best professional golf development program on the planet, and secondly, there were three shining stars (Se Ri Pak, Jiyai Shin, and So Yeon Ryu, who showed young girls across South Korea what was possible.
Veteran caddie, Dean Herden, has looped for some of the games’ best players. Most notably, he worked with Jiyai Shin during her ascension to World Number One (she took over the top spot in 2010). Herden was also on the bag for So Yeon Ryu during her 2011 US Women’s Open victory, as well as In Gee Chun during her groundbreaking victory at the 2015 US Women’s Open. He makes his home in Korea and witnessed first hand the meteoric rise of women’s golf in the country.
Secrets to South Korea’s Dominance of Women’s Golf
Firstly, Korea has the best professional golf development program on the planet, and secondly, there were three shining stars (Se Ri Pak, Jiyai Shin, and So Yeon Ryu, who showed young girls across South Korea what was possible.
Veteran caddie, Dean Herden, has looped for some of the games’ best players. Most notably, he worked with Jiyai Shin during her ascension to World Number One (she took over the top spot in 2010). Herden was also on the bag for So Yeon Ryu during her 2011 US Women’s Open victory, as well as In Gee Chun during her groundbreaking victory at the 2015 US Women’s Open. He makes his home in Korea and witnessed first hand the meteoric rise of women’s golf in the country.
