2016 ESPN W Lifetime Achievement Award was given to South Korean Golf pinoneer Seri Pak.

It was right timing most appropriate award. I don't have to reiterate about Seri Pak's golf career

in LPGA and her impact on Korean Golf,especially women's golf as well as LPGA.

She retired from LPGA after LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea,
in October 2016.

God Bless! Seri Pak!   KJ

Here are few remarks for Seri Pak. KJ




"I didn't come to the LPGA until 2010. I knew about Se Ri as a fan.
When we were sitting in Korea at the HanaBank Championship in October,
we were having a tribute to her. We were up on a podium.

I looked out to 3,000 people, but the first hundred were young Korean
tour players and their brothers and sisters and moms and dads.
They were crying. I remember sitting there thinking, 'This is Michael
Jordan of Korea.' I guess I knew that as a fan, but it was amazing to
see that. Chella Choi was sideways. In Gee Chun. Inbee Park.

It was really a gripping moment. I told Se Ri later that all of us are
trying to make a meaningful, lasting impact on the game and none of us
know if we're doing it. She has done that forever, and not just in women's
golf. I think she changed golf in Korea. In Korea, they ask her about the
impact she made in Korean golf, but she made an impact in Asian golf.

It's really unbelievable, she just put it on the map. It's kind of like
what they said was going to happen with the U.S. women's soccer team,
with the big win. But it didn't have the same kind of instant impact that
she had. And the lasting impact Se Ri has had is unbelievable."

-- Mike Whan, LPGA commissioner





"Se Ri is a trailblazer from South Korea who became one of the most important
players in the history of the LPGA. She had a quick impact by winning two major
championships in her rookie year. She was one of the best players in the world
for several years and inspired an entire generation of players who are currently
dominating the LPGA. Se Ri is such a nice person, and she has a great smile.
I really enjoyed my time competing against her. She is a wonderful role model
for all players."

-- Annika Sorenstam, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 72-time LPGA winner





"She inspired so many young Korean players. She's just such a class act, a great,
great player with a beautiful swing -- everything you would want in a player.

We'll miss her. She opened the door for all of the little Korean girls who were
looking for somebody to follow. She has become their idol. They're out here trying
to accomplish what she has.

Players like Se Ri feel a lot of pressure from their country. She's a rock star."

-- Nancy Lopez, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 48-time LPGA winner





"She is the one who opened the door for all the Korea players. I get asked a lot about
why there are so many Korean players playing so well. There are many reasons, but one
of the important ones is that we always had a really good role model. Se Ri was that role
model. She played well, then Inbee Park started to play well. We are able to continue to
have a good model. But Se Ri was the first.

When I first started to play on the tour, she told me that having a good balance in her
life is the most important thing. To me, she was a great inspiration and great adviser.
I played with Se Ri this year for the first two rounds at the U.S. Open, which was the
retirement tournament for her. I saw her tear up in her eyes. It was very emotional.

I didn't expect I was going to cry when she said goodbye, but I cried a lot. It is a sad
loss, but I know she is going to have a great life, and I am rooting for her."

-- So Yeon Ryu, 2011 U.S. Women's Open champion