Kim A-rim lifted the US Women’s Open championship trophy. [AP=연합뉴스]
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Kim A-rim (25) won a thrilling reversal at the 75th US Women’s Open, the last major tournament of the women’s golf season. It was the summit who rose while setting various records.
In the final round of the tournament held at the Champions Golf Club Cypress Creek Course in Houston, Texas on the 15th (Korea time), Kim Alim reduced 4 strokes to 6 birdies and 2 bogies to record a total of 3 under par. Kim A-rim, who was 5 shots behind Hinako Shibuno (Japan), with a total of 1 over par up to the 3rd round, reversed the rankings with a magical 3 consecutive birdies at the last minute and beat Jin-young Ko (25) and Amy Olsen (2 under par in the US) by 1 stroke. Beat. He raised the championship trophy at the US Women’s Open for the first time in his life, and he received a prize of $1 million (about 1.09 billion won).
The US Women’s Open, which started in 1946, has the longest history in women’s golf. As of the 15th, Alim Kim, 94th in the world of women’s golf, participated in the US Women’s Open for the first time in her life according to the competition rules that qualify players within the top 75 in the world ranking as of March 16th this year. Having won the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour twice, he did not win this season. However, he had a big accident while winning the US Women’s Open.
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Kim Ah-rim teeing off at the 14th hole of the final round of the US Women’s Open. [AP=연합뉴스]
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Patty Berg (1946), Kathy Cornelias (1956), Kim Joo-yeon (2005), and Jeon In-ji (2015) were four examples of winning the US Women’s Open right away. This time, Kim A-lim became the 5th player to follow this history. The new lineage of the US Women’s Open, which has a deep relationship with Korean players, also continued. Korean Player Theory After Se-ri Park in 1998, she became the 11th winner of this competition. Park In-bi (32) was also the 10th Korean player to win this tournament because he won twice in 2008 and 2013. Among the Korean players, Yoo So-yeon in 2011 and Kim A-rim were the third to win as non-members in 2015.
As Kim A-rim won the last major tournament of the season of the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour, Korean players took 3 tournaments in 4 major tournaments this year. Sofia Popov (Germany) won the first major tournament of the season, the AIG Women’s Open, and all three major tournaments held in the United States were won by Korean players. Mirim Lee reached the top at ANA Inspiration, and Seyoung Kim won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Following this, Kim A-rim conquered the US Women’s Open.
Reporter Kim Jihan [email protected]
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