2019.07.28 06:43
[LPGA] Jin Young Ko Wins Evian Championship Evian-Les-Bains was appropriately named on this soggy Sunday. The spectacular little resort town snuggled between Lake Geneva and the foothills of the French Alps, awoke bathed in a steady rain for the final round of the Evian Championship, nature providing another element to a true major championship test that was passed with flying colors by Jin Young Ko.
With the win, the 24-year-old South Korean moves back to No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings and ends a streak of 10 consecutive different winners in the majors. She also has a leg up on the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award and Rolex Player of the Year with her third win of the year. With the ANA Inspiration in April, Ko is the first multiple-major winner in a season since Inbee Park in 2015. “They are my friends, Hyo Joo, and Sung Hyun,” Ko said about her comfortable final-round pairing with Hyo Joo Kim and Sung Hyun Park. “So I thought last night I can do. If play really good I can win. So I will try to focus on my game. I never saw other players shots or scores. It's good for me, so I got to win.”
Ko had reached No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings after winning the ANA Inspiration but surrendered it to Sung Hyun Park on June 30. She may not give it up so quickly this time. “I don't know, I don't know,” she said when asked how she will handle the attention of being No. 1 this time. “I just try the same thing as this week. I will find the motivation of my golf on the course. So it will be hopefully getting better.” A 20-foot birdie putt on No. 17 gave Ko a comfortable two-stroke lead going to the par-5 18th and she played it conservatively for a two-putt par that sealed the win.
Jennifer Kupcho may have gotten the attention of Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster with a tie for second at 271 with Kim and Shanshan Feng after a bogey-free 66, an impressive effort for a rookie in the final round of a major making just her eighth LPGA start, punctuating it with a birdie-birdie finish. “It's crazy,” Kupcho said. “I definitely played really well this week, and it's exciting to see that I can compete where my game is right now. Excited for the rest of the season.”
The composure she displayed on Sunday under major championship pressure might throw her into consideration for one of the two captain’s picks for the U.S. Solheim Cup team. “Yeah, it was fine,” Kupcho said about handling the pressure. “I was just out there having fun. Coming into the day obviously I was a long ways back, and I was just like, I'm going to go play well. I play really well in the rain so I wasn't worried about it. Came out and played really well.” Ariya Jutanugarn eagled the 18th hole to finish at 273, one stroke better than her sister Moriya, who was celebrating her 25thbirthday, and Sung Hyun Park.
At 275 were Inbee Park and Megan Khang followed by Carlota Ciganda at 276, In-Kyung Kim and Ally McDonald at 277 and Lizette Salas, Mirim Lee and Mi Jung Hur at 278. Kim led all the way in the final round until she got a horrible break on the 187-yard par-3 14th hole when her tee shot plugged in the bunker up against the lip. She blasted out but the ball rolled back in and landed in her footprint. The next shot took her to the fringe and, now frazzled, she three-putted for a triple bogey to give Ko the lead by two. “On the teeing ground I heard a loud noise and thought maybe I should have backed off or switched my target,” Kim said about the shot she pulled into the left bunker. “It was a really difficult round.
There were a lot of things that didn’t work out today, so that’s disappointing. There were a lot of chances that came up today and I think I learned a lot from today.” A week that started in blistering heat near 100 degrees ended swaddled in waterproofs with the one constant being the quality of the golf, which matched the exquisite presentation of the tournament. As play began in a steady drizzle, Kim led by one stroke over Park with Ko four back. This was a day at Evian Resort Golf Club that explored every element of the players, testing not just shot-making but also preparation, patience and the ability to adjust on the fly to the challenging conditions.
The first adjustment was needed when starting times were pushed back two hours to ready the course, which handled all the rain magnificently. After a tentative first five holes in which neither Kim nor Ko made a birdie, a wild roller coaster ride of the run began on No. 6. Over the next eight holes, Ko made four birdies and Kim made two but never both on the same hole as the lead bounced around between one and two strokes. Then came the disaster on No. 14. In the end, however, it was a tournament won by Ko. She hit fairways, she hit greens – missing only one of each on Sunday – and she made putts. Now it’s onto the AIG Women’s British Open where Ko has a chance to do something last done by Inbee Park in 2013 – win three majors in a season.
Written By: Ron Sirak
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2019.07.28 07:24
2019.07.28 10:16
It was fun to watch “Korean dominance of the tournament”. Even commentators could not
deny it. 김효주, 박성현, 고진영 have the best swing in the world. Their physiques are best
fit for the sports. They look sporty and modern. What difference it can make, when they are
nurtured by good foods and environment! It shows nation’s strength.
2019.07.28 23:36
Inbee Park had a legitimate chance of achieving career golden super-grand slam,
but she ruined that chance due to her slow start on Sunday.
Jin Young Ko is probably top female golfer in LPGA at this moment
regarding golfing ability from tee to putting on the green and golf course management.
Also, I was impressed by her courage to having a post-game interview
without a translator and she was getting improved a lot.
No doubt
Sung Hyun Park and Jin Young Ko are 2 best players
in LPGA at this time and they will lead 태극 낭자군
for the time being.
I feel bad to dejected Hyo Joo Kim, who missed a golden
chance to win Major due to one very unlucky mishap.
태극낭자군 have my life enjoyable in these days by sure
and I certainly thank them for this! KJ
2019.07.29 00:44
Ko’s patience payed off. The rainy wet condition made the course a lot longer
than usual. The drivers hit to the left of the fairway that’s sloped left to right
did not bring the ball to the middle of the fairway. The draw became difficult
because of the wet lie and the fade was exaggerated. On the 14th hole, H.j. Kim faced
the ball with buried lie very close to the edge of the steep and tall bunker and the
pin is tucked to the bunker. And the sand got some moisture in it, too. She could not
get the ball on the green. Perhaps the ball landed one inch short of the green and rolled
back to the trap. But it is not end of her carrier. She can do it some other time when her
luck comes back.
2019.07.29 04:03
As Judy Rankins, commentator mentioned, the shot that required her ball to get out of the bunker
was that her blade should be staying in the bunker without a following through "up and out"
and hitting as hard as she could.
Maybe she did not hit hard enough to get out of the bunker.
It was a matter of luck sometimes even at the pro-level to get the right result.
Who knows? Golf God might raise her hand next time! KJ
2019.07.29 04:22
New Ko on the block!
2019.07.29 23:13
Fortunate to be a witness
I’m sitting here on a Monday with a bit of exhaustion, having been glued to the TV over the weekend by thrilling golf. Brooks Koepka was amazing.
But given some of the comments in this space of late, I would simply say that if one has not seen Jin Young Ko play, then a treat has been missed (“Keeping score,” July 29). Her swing is simple and beautiful. Her cool under pressure is Koepka-like. And her record this season is dominating. I simply felt lucky to be able to see it.
Robin Dea
Vancouver, Wash.
(from "Morning Read, Golfing at a Glance,
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It was a fun game to watch especially for Korean fans.
Again dominance of LPGA Majors by 태극낭자군 has been
shown throughout the tournament.
After 54 holes, top 4 players were Korean players
and it was tough to beat 4 Korean players to become Champion.
Golf is again a very cruel game! Hyo Joo Kim had led until 14th hole
and the roof was fallen to Hyo Joo making triple bogey
and that plus Jin Young's game-clinching birdie at 17th hole made the difference.
With this win, Jin Young Ko became Rolex World Ranking No.1 again
and leads most of all stats including Player of the year and Annika major Award etc.
Jin Young's steady tee to green plays and total relaxation
throughout the tournament was key to win to me.
태극낭자군 won 3 out of 4 Majors this year thus far and 11 wins out of last 20 tournaments!
Let's give big hands to Champion Jin Young Ko and 태극낭자군! KJ