South Korea Churning Out Star Women Golfers
You would never think that a small little country like South Korea could turn out so many good women golfers. Have you noticed that not a LPGA tournament goes by these days without a South Korean up high on the leader board?
Despite the ridiculously high greens fees in South Korea, the golf stars keep coming. One of them is this year’s Women’s British Open winner Jang Jeong, probably the shortest player on the tour.
South Korean Pak Se-ri became the most famous female golfer in her native country by capturing two majors in her rookie season of 1998, sparking a golf boom among Korean women. No doubt that the announcement of Michelle Wie turning pro will keep the Korean girls practicing for many years to come.