Kim Se-young. yunhap news
Korean women’s golf has not won a major championship in 11 years.
Kim Se-young (28) made the final without reducing the number of strokes in the final round of the AIG Women’s Open, the last major tournament of the LPGA Tour season, held at Kunusty Golf Links (par 72, 6722 yards) in Scotland on the 23rd (Korea time). He finished tied for 13th at 6-under.
This is the best score among Korean players. Hyeji Kang (31) was tied for 26th at 2-under par, and Eunhee Ji (35) and Ji-eun Shin (29) were tied for 42nd at 1-over par.
As a result, Korean women’s golf has not won a single of these five major tournaments this year. It is the first time in 11 years since 2010 that Korean women’s golf has not won a major championship. Last year, despite the fact that only four major tournaments were held due to COVID-19, he won three times.
Also, it is the first time in 18 years since the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship (now ANA Inspiration) that no one has made it to the top 10 in a major event.
The title was won by Anna Nordqvist (Sweden), who finished 12-under. It is Nordqvist’s nine career wins and his third major win. She is also the first Swedish player to win the AIG Women’s Open since Annika Sorenstam in 2003.
Along with Nordqvist’s victory, the five major tournaments this year were Patti Tawatanabat (Thailand, ANA Inspiration), Yuka Sasso (Philippines, US Women’s Open), Nelly Corda (USA, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), and Australian Korean Lee Min-ji ( Evian Championship) and Nordqvist respectively.
In the major tournaments held earlier this year, starting with ANA Inspiration Patti Tawatanabat (Thailand) in April, U.S. Women’s Open Yuka Sasso (Philippines) in June, Nelly Koda (USA) at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and Lee Min-ji (Australia) at the Evian Championship in July. has risen to the top
Meanwhile, the Annika Major Award went to Tawatanapin.
The Annika Major Award is given to the player with the best performance in a major event in the year. In the previous four competitions, Tawatanapin had 74 points and Koda 76 points, but at the AIG Women’s Open, Tawatanapin tied for 7th and took 6 points and overturned it. Coda was tied for 13th and failed to add points.
