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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 12, 2021 17:36:31 GMT
Obviously don't need to tell you all a thing about Asian golf. Was just speaking rhetorically, and maybe a little too fired up over the significance of an Asian winning the big title, in the "Kung flu" era, in the US, in the antebellum south, in Georgia etc.
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Post by jlpgafan on Apr 12, 2021 22:57:26 GMT
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Post by legitimategolf on May 16, 2021 22:21:43 GMT
Boom. 29-year old Kyoung-Hoon "K.H." Lee won the Byron Nelson in his 80th PGA Tour start. 2nd Seoul brothers win of the year.
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Post by philknj on May 22, 2021 21:43:10 GMT
Boom. 29-year old Kyoung-Hoon "K.H." Lee won the Byron Nelson in his 80th PGA Tour start. 2nd Seoul brothers win of the year.
I'm not a super religious follower of the PGA Tour, but I honestly never heard of this guy before until last week. I looked him up and he had a 2nd at the Waste Management ... I guess I wasn't paying attention that week. His victory was under LPGA joke conditions on that Texas golf course, but at this week's meat grinder at Kiawah, he got killed, 78-77. It's too soon to see if this guy has any real staying power in the U.S. .... he could be like Satoshi Kodaira, who got a two-year tour exemption for winning at Hilton Head, but where is he now? He not even playing this week.
Speaking of the men's tour, if you don't care for CBS, the PGA Championship is on TV Toyko -
aqstream.com/jp/tvt/TV-Tokyo
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Post by IceCat on May 24, 2021 3:29:54 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 12, 2021 15:57:17 GMT
Min Woo Lee is picking up the slack for his sister, who is in a bit of a slump right now. Congrats on the win!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Jul 12, 2021 19:24:42 GMT
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Post by IceCat on Jul 13, 2021 1:22:27 GMT
The Korean men's Olympic golf team, Sungjae Im and Siwoo Kim, have chosen not to play The Open Championship at Royal St. George's this week so as to be better prepared for the Olympics. An odd choice, until you realize that Korean men between 18 and 28 are subject to mandatory military service, but should they win an Olympic medal or an Asian Games gold medal they are exempt. That explains why Son Heung Min of Tottenham Hotspur was added to the 2018 Korean men's soccer team for the 2018 Asian Games, greatly increasing their chances of winning gold and thus exempting the entire team from conscription.
Kevin
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Post by philknj on Jul 28, 2021 14:05:47 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Aug 13, 2021 9:52:19 GMT
Si Woo Kim had a Tin Cup moment recently: In other news, it is definitely the case that he and Ji Hyun Oh are an item. In fact, they have announced they are planning on getting married, although it doesn't sound like there's been a formal engagement just yet.  |
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Post by IceCat on Oct 11, 2021 14:19:45 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3ozKtpgQT Historic day for Korean golf as Sungjae Im wins his 2nd career PGA Tour title in his 100th start 19 months after capturing his maiden title in his 50th start, completing the first ever Korean sweep of one week's LPGA and PGA Tour events.Kevin |
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 9, 2022 18:48:36 GMT
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Post by legitimategolf on May 15, 2022 22:17:52 GMT
Wow, Kyoung-Hoon Lee defended his title in Texas. Impressive final round 63 to hold off crowd favorite Jordan Spieth.
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Post by legitimategolf on Aug 6, 2022 18:28:12 GMT
Brothers are making a charge on the PGAT this week, led by the tour's newest sensation, baby face 21 year old Joohyung "Tom" Kim. Hey this is news to me too. The kid made some news last week or two by securing a PGAT card via some strong finishes. I know nothing about him but saw in an interview that he speaks perfect western English.
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Post by philknj on Aug 11, 2022 17:30:22 GMT
Brothers are making a charge on the PGAT this week, led by the tour's newest sensation, baby face 21 year old Joohyung "Tom" Kim. Hey this is news to me too. The kid made some news last week or two by securing a PGAT card via some strong finishes. I know nothing about him but saw in an interview that he speaks perfect western English.
Slight correction ... he's 20-years-old! Fascinating profile (above) ... turned pro one month before his 16th birthday ... has numerous wins on various Asian scrub tours.
*****
As the Welfare Queens join The Shark's harem, the Brothers are trying to fill up a few of those spots. The season's last Korn Ferry event is on GC now ... past PGA Tour winner Michael Kim is on track to get his PGAT card back if he doesn't screw it up. I didn't even know that Ben An was stuck on the KFT this year, but he won't be in 2022-23. Seonghyeon Kim is a lock for the PGAT in 2023. Yank Justin Suh (played four years at SoCal) will also make The Show in 2023. Sangmoon Bae and Wee Kim are under-par today, but will remain in the minor leagues next season.
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