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Sports Counting Down LPGA Tour's 14 top stories in 2014: No. 13
2014.12.22 10:53
 LPGA.com counts down to the end of 2014 with the LPGA Tour's top 14 stories of the year. Join us as we look back at the year's most memorable milestones. Read about Webb's legacy in Story No. 13. Webb’s Still Got It The 2014 LPGA Tour season was full of headlines highlighting the youth movement of the Tour. Players capturing titles were getting younger and younger and age records were being broken left and right. But through it all Tour veteran and 39-year old Karrie Webb managed to make noise of her own and showed the young guns that she’s still a force on Tour. The LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame member started her year off strong capturing the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open in just the second week of the season. Webb carried her hot streak into the following tournaments finishing third at the HSBC Women’s Champions and then clinching her second title of the season and 41st of her career at the JTBC Founders Cup. She fired a 9-under 63 during the final round to overcome a six-shot deficit for the one-shot victory. Webb received a call from LPGA Founder Louise Suggs on Saturday night before the final round in Phoenix and believes it gave her extra motivation. It was Webb’s second time winning the Founders Cup, and she knows the importance of history behind the tournament. “You know, generations to come aren’t going to be as lucky as we are that have been around when the Founders were still alive.” Webb said. “It’s been fun to get to know Louise over the years and for us to call each other friends.” Throughout the season Webb continued to extend her legacy on the course, racking up four additional top-10 finishes and finishing eighth on the official money list. Even though Webb is often idolized by the young players on Tour, she is not afraid to let them know that she is still a threat. Webb finished No. 9 in the season-long Race to the CME Globe, and enters the 2015 ranked second all-time on the LPGA Career Money List. |
1998년 박세리선수가 LPGA 신인선수로 전설적인 맨발투혼으로 이루어낸 US Open 우승을
비롯 4승(2 Major)으로 LPGA 에 입문함으로서 Annika Sorenstam,Karrie Webb에
join LPGA 전성기로 생각되는 3 superstar system으로 구축되었었다.
이선수들은 기량이나 실적면으로 super star이어서 한세대를 풍미할만한데 불행?이도 같은
세대에 LPGA 선수생활을해서 서로 견제함으로서 제실력을 충분히 반영하지 못한것도 사실이다.
그래도 스포츠의Hall of fame중 MLB를 빼놓고는 가장 어렵다는 LPGA Hall of
Fame에각각 당당히 입성했다.Annika Sornstam 72승(10 majors),Karrie
Webb 41승(7),박세리 25승(5)이 이것을 증명해준다.
박세리 선수도 마찬가지 이지만 Karrie Webb도 'argueablly LPGA best ever'
로 여겨지는 Annika Sorenstam선수와 다른세대에 태어나 경기를 했다면 dominant
number 1 player로 군림할것에 의심의 여지가 없다.
Sorenstam은 벌서 은퇴했고 박세리 선수도 내년에 은퇴를 생각한다는데 Karrie Webb
선수는 금년에도 2승을 해내는 저력을 아직도 보이고있다. 규정