Half Korean Japanese Haru Nomura(23) won Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
4 strokes over 2nd place South African Lee-Anne Pace.

The final day of this tournament was survival game due to high wind up to 35mph.
Whoever has had less mistakes had advantages to win.

70ft long birdie making putt at 12th after 4 bogies out of 5 holes between 7th and
11th and her excellent scrambling ability on brutal condition were the reasons to prevail.

Her mother is Korean and her Korean name is 문민경. She had been raised in Korea
from elementary school till high school year. She was Korean player during amateur
year and she decided to get Japanese citizenship,when she became pro.

This is her 2nd win this year thus far just like Hana Jang and Lydia Ko did.

Let us give big hands to Champion Nomura(문민경)!     KJ

언젠가 골프 전문가들이 LPGA에서의 한국선수들의 우수성의 이유에
대해 의견들을 이야기한 기사를 읽은적이 있는데 그때 중론의 결과는
(2)parental support와 (3)mental strength위에 Basic sound swing을
으뜸으로 치더라고요.

Korean blood에다 피나는 노력의 결과(근성)가 아닐런지요. GC의
해설가들도 한국에서 오는 선수 하나나가 다 거의 완벽한 수윙을
구사하는것을 보고 한국에는 좋은 골프 선생들이 많지 않을까?
하더라고요.  댓글에 감사드립니다.    규정

This is new list of Rolex World Rankings(4-25).

Haru Nomura with this win moved up from 36th to
23rd.Top 4 Korean players are same as last week.

So Yeon Ryu and Na Yeon Choi have moved up some.
Watch out Sunghyun Park of Korea.

It is interesting to see any American player moving
up to top 15th on time.  KJ

1 — Lydia Ko               NZL  13.95 
2 — Inbee Park             KOR   9.42  
3 — Lexi Thompson          USA   7.41  
4 — Stacy Lewis            USA   6.31
5 +2 Brooke M. Henderson   CAN   6.16  
6 — In Gee Chun            KOR   6.03  
7 −2 Sei Young Kim         KOR   6.00  
8 — Ha-Na Jang             KOR   5.76 
9 — Amy Yang               KOR   5.55 
10 +1 So Yeon Ryu          KOR   5.06  
11 −1 Shanshan Feng        CHN   4.84  
12 — Minjee Lee            AUS   4.77  
13 — Hyo-Joo Kim           KOR   4.58  
14 — Suzann Pettersen      NOR   4.21  
15 — Bo-Mee Lee            KOR   4.04
16 — Cristie Kerr          USA   3.92  
17 — Anna Nordqvist        SWE   3.86  
18 +2 Na Yeon Choi         KOR   3.70  
19 — Sung Hyun Park        KOR   3.67  
20 +2 Gerina Piller        USA   3.48  
21 −3 Brittany Lincicome   USA   3.32  
22 −1 Teresa Lu            TPE   3.31  
23 +13 Harukyo Nomura      JPN   3.18  
24 −1 Jessica Korda        USA   3.03
25 — Charley Hull          ENG   3.02 

It's amazing that she is carrying a Korean flag in front of the Japanese flag on her golf bag.
As I watched the last round of the game, I wished Nayun Choi to overtake or, at least, get closer to Haru.
Nayun Choi never came close as she was struggling with her own putting.

I did not know she was a half Korean.
As her mother was a Korean, she is more of a Korean than a Japanese.
I should have felt much better if I knew it !!
You could have told me at least before the second nine.

The main reason that Korean lady golfers are invincibly good
is that they are our granddaughters. QED !!
We have lived our life against the ill winds and that's why she was good in the winds !!
No more Yankee BS please.

I think she is 51% Korean to me,because she was raised in Korea
and she speaks Korean more fluently than Japanese, I understand.KJ