Rolex Ranking 1위인 박인비 선수가 LPGA Walmart NW Arkansas Championship에서
유소연 선수와 연장전까지 가는 접전끝에 금년 5승(2 Majors)을 일구어 내었다.

이로서 LPGA 통산 8승을 했다. 금년 LPGA 14경기중 박인비 선수 혼자 1/3이 넘는
5승을 이루어낸것은 실로 놀라운 일이며 이로서 금년 경기중 반인 7승을 한인 낭자
들이 해냈다. 이번 Walmart Arkansas Championship은 총상금 2백만달라,우승상금
30만 달라등 준 major급( 6th major?)이라서 더 뜻이 있다.

University of Arkansa Razorbacks였던 local favorite 세계랭킹 2위인 Stacy Lewis는
fan들의 일방적인 응원에도 -10로 공동 4위에 그쳤다.

IK Kim과 16살에 벌서 푸로대회 3승그리고 지금까지 14번의 푸로게임 모두 컷을
통과한 super amateur Lydia Ko도 공동 4위를 했다.

이렇게 간다면  춘추 전국시대를 방불케 했던 LPGA를 다시 Sorenstam과 Ochoa
시대같이 박인비 여제시대가 되지 않을까 생각해본다.

한국인의 긍지를 가져다 주고있는 박인비 선수에게 큰박수를 보내며 그동안 슬럼프에
빠져있던 유소연선수에게도 이번 준우승을 계기로 다시 일어설수있게 격려박수를
아울러 보낸다.   규정

Probably I watched 박인비 personally (face to face in real time) more than anyone else in this website.
She stays "Poker Face" about 99% of the time.
She shows slight smile on the way to the next tee when she's happy after making a birdie,
then that's all... and back to her poker face again.
If you watched her at the sudden death playoff today at her third shot (chip shot possibly 40 yards near the green) to the pin,
she remained as a poker face and simply did what needed to be done. That was it !! Nothing to it !!
I have never seen her showing emotions of frustration, anger, unhappiness, fear, and being upset
even after a bad shot/putt or in very difficult situations.
She seems to have her emotion under total control.
I think that is her greatness. That's what brings her all those trophies.

As I watched her, as a spectator, even in a difficult situation, I found peace in my own mind
because she stays so peaceful and emotionless. That's what I mean "a poker face."
Even she wins the championship, she seemed to take it quietly with just a quiet smile.

I sort of wished So-Yeon Ryu to "recover and win" (after her four putts and good recovery).
But the last bad tee-shot into the rough brought her dream down.
Well, after all, she was against Inbee Park.
Anyway, it didn't really matter when two Korean girls are playing the play-off for the championship.
I will take such things any time.

For the last, I do control my emotion as well as or better than In-Bee Park.
I never  (or seldom) shows emotion of unhappiness or distress while playing golf.
But, somehow, I don't win as often as she does, even in our stupid tournaments in a small golf club.
Why is that? For God's sake, does anyone know??

Dear WM,

This is not advice for you, but just to remind myself of golf game these days.

1. No Win for the past several years. Why? No passion to win, just thinking
another day out to the golf course and love to chit-chat with golf buddies, not
concentrating on the basics of golf - which are a) Stance b) Grip, and c) Ball
Position and whack the ball without any practice swing.

2. Poor eyesight - can't see my ball flight, can't see where it lands, can't see
breaks on the green.

3. Golf clubs - antique; I don't know how long I carry my clubs. Should be
in the museum. And stopped changing Grips every year which might save
4 to 5 strokes off my score.

But all in all, I love to be out there on the course, enjoying Nature & it's
change day by day, season by season with friends I love. What else do I
want, or need? None.

PS;
And this the most famous chip shot of the century I want to share with you;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NAf1E69l2Q

저도 작년 7월에 우리집에서 차로 2시간 반가량 걸리는 카나다 Waterloo에서
거행되었던 LPGA, Manulife Financial LPGA Classic에 집사람과 가본적이 있었는데
박인비 선수에대한 나의 인상도 운영자님과 같습니다.

비록 최나연 선수같은 정통 수윙은 아니라도 정확한 drive에 trouble shooting에서의
탁월한 능력 그리고 무었보다도 안정된 superb putting! 그때의 박인비 선수는 US
Open 승리후의 슬럼프에서 빠져 나오는듯 비록 playoff에서 Brittny Lang에게 패배
했어도(other playoff members were Chella Choi,Na Yeon Choi) 그 이후 에비앙에서
우승함으로 오늘의 승승 장구를 이루어 낸것입니다.

Poker face에 대해서는 비록 표면에는 그렇게 보여도 실제로 nervous 하기는 다른
사람과 다른것 없다고 인터뷰에서 실토하는것을 여러번 들었습니다.  규정

Here are stats of LPGA as of 06-24-13   KJ

Rolex World Ranking

1 Inbee Park              12.04
2 Stacy Lewis              8.52
3 Suzann Pettersen     8.17
4 Na Yeon Choi            7.71
5 So Yeon Ryu             7.04
6 Shanshan Feng          6.30
7 Yani Tseng                6.15
8 Karrie Webb              6.12
9 Jiyai Shin                  5.99
10 Ai Miyazato             5.63

Official Money List

1.Inbee Park               1,521,827
2.Stacy Lewis                838,666
3.Suzann Pettersen       828,898
4.So Yeon Ryu               592,924
5.Beatriz Recari              589,023

Rolex Player of the Year

1.Inbee Park               221
2.Stacy Lewis               92
3.Suzann Pettersen      91
4.Jiyai Shin                   57
5.So Yeon Ryu              55

Scoring Average

1.Inbee Park              69.64
2.Stacy Lewis             69.70
3.Na Yeon Choi           70.12
4.Suzann Pettersen    70.13
5.Jiyai Shin                 70.30

Putting Average

1.Danah Bordner         28.33
2.Inbee Park               28.43
3.Jennifer Gleason      28.61
4.Esther Choe            28.67
5.Morgan Pressel       28.70