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Post by SoYeonFan on Jun 18, 2023 15:59:12 GMT
I never paid any attention before, they had 1,300.000 I assume won beside Min Sol Kim name.
Do the KGA pay Amateurs some money for expenses.
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Post by philknj on Jun 18, 2023 18:24:15 GMT
It pays to watch the LIVE unedited SBS Golf broadcast when Min Ji Park is out there ... on Sunday, she rolled in a birdie putt at #4 and an army of fanboys off-camera bellowed three coordinated roars for her. I think Eee Ga Young is the only other player who generates the same amount of volume after her birdies. I don't think they do this on the JLPGA and don't even bother asking about the LPGA. Earlier in the week, Lim made a birdie but I only heard women roaring for her.🤔😁
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Post by HappyFan on Jun 18, 2023 18:49:26 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Jun 18, 2023 18:50:51 GMT
It pays to watch the LIVE unedited SBS Golf broadcast when Min Ji Park is out there ... on Sunday, she rolled in a birdie putt at #4 and an army of fanboys off-camera bellowed three coordinated roars for her. They showed a shot of her gallery after one birdie, which looked to be about twenty people each holding up identical signs which they shook in unison as they cheered. |
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Post by HappyFan on Jun 18, 2023 18:55:28 GMT
As I mentioned before, they moved the hole position between playoff holes, making it a lot more accessible, in the back portion of the green away from the water. What a big break for Hong. From where her tee shot had landed she NEVER would have gotten close to the old position, which was guarded by the water. But she was able to hit to the new position even from the left rough near the weeds.
I don't think I've ever seen them move a hole position between playoff holes.
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Post by klpgaenglish on Jun 19, 2023 1:53:00 GMT
As I mentioned before, they moved the hole position between playoff holes, making it a lot more accessible, in the back portion of the green away from the water. What a big break for Hong. From where her tee shot had landed she NEVER would have gotten close to the old position, which was guarded by the water. But she was able to hit to the new position even from the left rough near the weeds. I don't think I've ever seen them move a hole position between playoff holes. I saw previously they would move the pin position after the third time. I had never seen them move it so quickly. |
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Post by HappyFan on Jun 19, 2023 17:03:34 GMT
Ji Won Hong's win is really freakish in the history of this event, which is usually won by top stars, players who will go on to be top stars, or great players in the last throes of the careers. History will show whether Ji Won Hong will join them as a great, but so far, other than this win, there has been little evidence that she is a superstar in the making.
Here are the past ten winners. Players who later would win (or previously had won) LPGA Majors are bolded. Of the ones not bolded, every one of them was a major star on the KLPGA tour at the time they won.
36th 2022 16–19 Jun Lim Hee-jeong South Korea 68-66-66-69=269 300,000,000 1,200,000,000
35th 2021 17–20 Jun Park Min-ji South Korea 68-69-64-70=271 300,000,000 1,200,000,000
34th 2020 18–21 Jun Ryu So-yeon South Korea 66-67-71-72=276 250,000,000 1,000,000,000
33rd 2019 13–16 Jun Lee Da-yeon South Korea 72-65-77-70=284 250,000,000 1,000,000,000
32nd 2018 14–17 Jun Oh Ji-hyun South Korea 69-68-68-66=271 250,000,000 1,000,000,000
31st 2017 15–18 Jun Kim Ji-hyun South Korea 74-68-72-69=283 250,000,000 1,000,000,000
30th 2016 16–19 Jun Ahn Shi-hyun South Korea 71-74-74-69=288 250,000,000 1,000,000,000
29th 2015 18–21 Jun Park Sung-hyun South Korea 73-69-70-77=289 200,000,000 700,000,000
28th 2014 19–22 Jun Kim Hyo-joo South Korea 71-71-69-74=285 200,000,000 700,000,000
27th 2013 20–23 Jun Chun In-gee South Korea 68-69-70-68=275 130,000,000 600,000,000
Every one of those players, even Shi Hyun Ahn, was a far more accomplished player than Hong at the time she won the tournament. Except In Gee, for whom this was her first win; but she soon showed what she could do. Shi Hyun Ahn was well past her best days, but she still had an LPGA win and ROY award to her credit.
Go back ten more years and the trend continues. I've bolded players who would later win at least once on the LPGA tour.
26th 2012 23–26 Aug Mirim Lee South Korea 70-72-71-68=281 130,000,000 600,000,000
25th 2011 12–15 May Jung Yeon-ju South Korea 69-75-71-70=285 130,000,000 500,000,000
24th 2010 14–16 May Yang Soo-jin South Korea 70-70-72=212 130,000,000 500,000,000
23rd 2009 1–3 May Seo Hee-Kyung South Korea 70-71-66=207 130,000,000 500,000,000
22nd 2008 16–18 May Jiyai Shin South Korea 75-69-69=213 130,000,000 500,000,000
21st 2007 18–20 May Ahn Sun-ju South Korea 73-69-70=212 100,000,000 400,000,000
20th 2006 19–21 May Jiyai Shin South Korea 67-73-65=205 100,000,000 400,000,000
19th 2005 13–15 May Lee Jee-young South Korea 71-70-73=214 60,000,000 300,000,000
18th 2004 18–20 Jun Song Bo-bae South Korea 70-70-68=208 36,000,000 200,000,000
17th 2003 4–6 Sep Song Bo-bae South Korea 72-69-69=210 – 200,000,000
Bo Bae Song and Sun Ju Ahn never joined the LPGA, but both won LPGA events. Mirim and Jiyai also became LPGA Major winners. Soo Jin Yang was a multiple winner on tour. The name that might stand out as not belonging is Yeon Ju Jung, but she was in the midst of a strong year when she finished top five on the money list and was Rookie of the Year. Her win is like if Min Byeol Kim had won this year.
Even back in the days of the original Seoul Sisters, the winners were big names. Every one of these ladies ended up on the LPGA, and Mi Hyun Kim and Jeong Jang were big stars.
16th 2002 26–28 Apr Chung Il-mi South Korea 69-67-72=208 36,000,000 200,000,000
15th 2001 11–13 May Kang Soo-yun South Korea 71-67-67=205 36,000,000 200,000,000
14th 2000 12–14 May Kang Soo-yun South Korea 69-70-68=207 39,384,000
13th 1999 29–31 Oct Kim Young South Korea 73-72-74=219 42,408,000
12th 1998
11th 1997 24–26 Oct Jang Jeong South Korea 72-72-76=220 – 120,000,000
10th 1996 23–25 Oct Kim Mi-hyun South Korea 70-74-72=216 18,000,000 100,000,000
9th 1995 13–15 Jul Kim Mi-hyun South Korea 71-71-68=210 – 70,000,000
Again, this post is not meant to knock Hong, but to ask if the Korea Women's Open has its first Hilary Lunke, or if Hong is about to show herself to be an unexpected star in the making. Good luck to her!
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