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Post by HappyFan on Sept 6, 2020 17:03:49 GMT
Here's a treat: Someone posted a Korean amateur tournament from 2007.
Want to see some faves when they were amateurs? Included in this are teenage So Yeon Ryu, Shin Ae Ahn, Sei Young Kim, Yoon Kyung Heo and Su Yeon Jang. Enjoy!
[Edit]: also Ha Na Jang and Soo Jin Yang pre-crazy outfits!
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 6, 2020 17:27:34 GMT
Here's another one from August, 2011. This one features In Gee Chun, Hyo Joo Kim and Gyeol Park:
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 6, 2020 22:21:37 GMT
So Yeon, Sei Young and Ha Na act the same today as they did as Amateurs. I did not recognize Shin Ae Ahn.
Kyu Baek was also on the 2011 Amateur video. Looks like Chae Yoon Park was there as well.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 8, 2020 17:18:12 GMT
For those wondering, Shin Ae Ahn has the yellow hat and outfit. She's playing with Soo Jin Yang, who has the blue shorts and red (?) top. Two years later, those two would finish 1-2 in the KLPGA 2009 Rookie of the Year race. We also have the top two 2008 KLPGA rookies in the field, He Yong Choi and So Yeon Ryu.
Sei Young has a red top and khaki pants. She's fairly recognizable. So Yeon, with the striped shorts, is mere months away from turning pro. She's the big star in the field; she won the Asian Games Gold Medal the previous year.
Yoon Kyung Heo, the (spoiler!) winner, has the red striped top.
One of the interesting figures in the 2007 event is Jeong Eun Han. Han soon became, along with Hyo Joo Kim, the dominant amateur of her day. But once she turned pro, she completely bombed out. I think she still plays on the Dream Tour. Han has scraggly hair and the extremely baggy cream colored (?) outfit (her top looks light green to me).
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 8, 2020 19:50:48 GMT
Watched part of it again, still I wouldn't have recognized Shin Ae if I didn't know her shirt. Soo Jin I recognized her right away because she pretty much looked the same. I knew Yoon Kyung Heo last name in Korean, that's how I recognized her. Most of the others I had no problem recognizing.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 9, 2020 11:02:45 GMT
Soo Jin had a little more baby fat in 2007, but yeah, she looks pretty much the same. The only thing I recognize about Ahn is that half-smile of hers, which she still has.
I think it's interesting how much uglier the outfits were in 2007 than in 2011. By 2011, they are starting to wear fashions that would not appear out of place on the KLPGA today. But no one wears those 2007 oversized cargo shorts these days.
For those watching the 2011 event: Q Baek is dressed in black. The gal in long blue pants and Nike cap is not In Gee; that's Jung Soo Kim (from the side she looks a lot like In Gee, but her face is nothing like Dumbo's). In Gee of course has the blue shirt and Korea cap. Gyeol Park has the gray shirt with the white pocket.
Hyo Joo has a pony tail(!) I don't think I've ever seen her with long hair...
Right around this time, Dumbo contended at and nearly won the KLPGA's Hite Cup. Only a triple bogey on one of the last holes knocked her back, allowing Ha Neul Kim to sneak in for the win. Two years later, Chun would win the Korea Women's Open as a rookie.
(Spoiler): Hyo Joo slaughters the field. In Gee soaks her in water, then gives her a big hug and smile. Some things never change!
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Post by philknj on Sept 9, 2020 14:41:28 GMT
These are great finds, keep them coming. I'm annoyed that the poster unnecessarily stretched the 2007 video to 16:9 from the original 4:3. We're not dummies, everyone looks fat and the ball looks like an egg. I wish YouTube had a button to view it in the original format.
It's the same tournament each year, The Song-am Cup Amateur Golf Championship in Daegu. A few scores outside the top-10, courtesy of the KGA website:
2007 -
Do Yeon Kim T-11, +4, 220
Seung Hyeon Lee T-13, +5, 221
BadA$$ T-13, +5, 221
Ju Young Park 17th, +6, 222
Jungmin Lee T-18, +7, 223
J. Song T-22, +8, 224
Yeon Ju Jeong T-24, +9, 225
2011 -
SW Bae T-15, +5, 293
MHL T-32, +9, 297 Ji Hyun Oh T-37, +11, 299
So Young Lee 48th, +20, 308
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 9, 2020 15:06:48 GMT
I don't think anybody could have confused In Gee. Her face looks exactly the same today. The 2011 group were easier to recognize than the 2007.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 9, 2020 18:32:37 GMT
These are great finds, keep them coming. I'm annoyed that the poster unnecessarily stretched the 2007 video to 16:9 from the original 4:3. We're not dummies, everyone looks fat and the ball looks like an egg. I wish YouTube had a button to view it in the original format. Yeah, it's annoying. I hope everyone realized that the ladies were not that squat when they were teens!
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