Post by philknj on Sept 23, 2024 0:56:31 GMT
There will be no press conference in Korea, but I Google mushed the Japanese article below for her reasons:
The shocking confession came suddenly... "Sexy Queen" Ahn Shin-ae announces her retirement in tears, "I'm full of gratitude"
"Sexy Queen" Ahn Shin-ae suddenly announced her retirement. What was the reason? What are her future plans?
Ahn Shin-ae (Korea), nicknamed "Sexy Queen", will be competing in the Japanese tour for the first time in five years. After the final round, she announced her shocking retirement, saying, "This match marks the end of my active career."
Shine was born in 1990 and is 33 years old. She made her Japanese tour debut in the 2017 "World Ladies Salonpas Cup", and has since moved her main battlefield from Korea to Japan. In 2019, she passed the pro test and officially became a member of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA).
However, since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been impossible to enter Japan freely. "I was unable to return to Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and I felt a bit regretful for a while. I wanted to play in Japan one more time." Last year, she took the final qualifying test and qualified for the first half of this season with a 16th place finish.
In March, she tied for 10th place at the "AXA Ladies Miyazaki" and passed the first re-ranking with a 26th place finish. However, she returned to Korea in the summer. This month, she returned to the Japan Tour for the first time in two months at the domestic major "Sony Japan Women's Professional Golf Championship" held in Okinawa Prefecture. She tied for 64th place at the championship and withdrew before the start of the second round at last week's "Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic".
Meanwhile, the second re-ranking was held after the end of this tournament, and the participation priority order for the final part of the season was decided. The top re-ranked players can participate in the remaining six tournaments of this season (excluding the Japan Women's Open, TOTO Japan Classic, and JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup). It was a crucial moment for players without seeds.
Shinae was ranked 43rd in the provisional ranking before the tournament, and needed to finish at least 3rd in this tournament, but she ended up 1 over par, tied for 28th. She ended up 41st in the reranking, and was unable to qualify for the final round. "I tried my best to be in the top 3, but I ended up with this result, so I guess my ability is limited."
After finishing the hole, she was overcome with emotion and cried. "I told the other players that today might be my last. Kawamoto Yui was in tears, so I started crying too." She is sad to leave her friends.
With her father still fighting an illness in her home country, she will cherish the time she spends with her family from now on. "I'm at the age where I'm thinking about my second career. I want to take the next step. I've had so much support from so many people up until now. I'm so grateful." One Korean player who greatly enlivened the Japanese tour has said goodbye to her active career. (Text by Kamiyoshi Takamasa)
"Sexy Queen" Ahn Shin-ae suddenly announced her retirement. What was the reason? What are her future plans?
Ahn Shin-ae (Korea), nicknamed "Sexy Queen", will be competing in the Japanese tour for the first time in five years. After the final round, she announced her shocking retirement, saying, "This match marks the end of my active career."
Shine was born in 1990 and is 33 years old. She made her Japanese tour debut in the 2017 "World Ladies Salonpas Cup", and has since moved her main battlefield from Korea to Japan. In 2019, she passed the pro test and officially became a member of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA).
However, since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been impossible to enter Japan freely. "I was unable to return to Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and I felt a bit regretful for a while. I wanted to play in Japan one more time." Last year, she took the final qualifying test and qualified for the first half of this season with a 16th place finish.
In March, she tied for 10th place at the "AXA Ladies Miyazaki" and passed the first re-ranking with a 26th place finish. However, she returned to Korea in the summer. This month, she returned to the Japan Tour for the first time in two months at the domestic major "Sony Japan Women's Professional Golf Championship" held in Okinawa Prefecture. She tied for 64th place at the championship and withdrew before the start of the second round at last week's "Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic".
Meanwhile, the second re-ranking was held after the end of this tournament, and the participation priority order for the final part of the season was decided. The top re-ranked players can participate in the remaining six tournaments of this season (excluding the Japan Women's Open, TOTO Japan Classic, and JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup). It was a crucial moment for players without seeds.
Shinae was ranked 43rd in the provisional ranking before the tournament, and needed to finish at least 3rd in this tournament, but she ended up 1 over par, tied for 28th. She ended up 41st in the reranking, and was unable to qualify for the final round. "I tried my best to be in the top 3, but I ended up with this result, so I guess my ability is limited."
After finishing the hole, she was overcome with emotion and cried. "I told the other players that today might be my last. Kawamoto Yui was in tears, so I started crying too." She is sad to leave her friends.
With her father still fighting an illness in her home country, she will cherish the time she spends with her family from now on. "I'm at the age where I'm thinking about my second career. I want to take the next step. I've had so much support from so many people up until now. I'm so grateful." One Korean player who greatly enlivened the Japanese tour has said goodbye to her active career. (Text by Kamiyoshi Takamasa)