2023 Espirito Santo Trophy

Awesome job!



L to R: Hyo Song Lee (14) aka 'The second Inbee Park'; Min Sol Kim (16) aka 'The next Korean superstar'; and Kyo Rim Seo (17) aka 'The third one' (hey, she was also on the Queen Sirikit winning team earlier this year, she's great, too!).

Article about the win:

World No. 4 Minsol Kim’s 4 under 68 and a 71 from Kyrorim Seo led South Korea to the gold medal in the 30th edition of the 72-hole World Amateur Team Championship (WATC) at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

It is Korea’s fourth Espirito Santo Trophy victory in the last seven competitions and their fifth all time.

“I’m very honored that we won this tournament,” said Seo. “I’m very grateful for my teammates doing well all four days. Our teamwork and effort helped win today.”

Korea jumped out to a solo lead early in the round and never surrendered it. Kim, who was the runner-up in the 2023 Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific, made back-to-back birdies on the par 5 second and par 4 third holes and again on the eighth and ninth.

“I was focused on my play,” said Kim. “I didn’t putt as aggressively as the first three rounds. I was more relaxed and just tried to make par and some became birdies.”

Korea's 72-hole score of 22-under-par 554 was four strokes better than silver-medal winning Chinese Taipei and five better than the bronze medal winners Spain.



And in the previous round:

Fourteen-year-old Hyosong Lee posted a 5 under 67 on Friday to propel the Republic of Korea into a share of the lead with Spain after Round 3 of the 30th Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

The Koreans, who started the day two shots off the lead, and the Spaniards stand at 17 under-par 415. Thailand are one stroke back in solo third place.

Lee, the winner of the last two Korean Women’s Amateurs, rode a hot putter with six birdies against one bogey while besting the field with 10 one-putts.

Korea, which is seeking its fourth Espirito Santo Trophy in the last seven competitions, added a 71 from Minsol Kim, No. 4 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, to bring the team’s third round tally to a 6 under 138.

Kyorim Seo carded a non-counting 71 as only two of each team’s best three scores count toward the day’s total.

Min Sol Kim

It's thrilling to win the Championship (article)

Kyo Rim Seo was the heroine of the event, although all three had important contributions.



"The results were good, but the process was arduous. This is because the maximum temperature reached 35 degrees Celsius, and even if you stayed still, you would sweat profusely, and you had to complete four rounds without a caddie."

Maybe don't have these events in insanely hot desert countries?

"After spending time with players her age from all over the world, Seo revealed that she now has a new goal. They will meet again on the LPGA Tour and compete for titles."

Can't wait.