Kang Wins LPGA Safeway Classic
Korean female golfers continue their recent surge of success with Kang Soo-yun bringing another LPGA title home to Korea:
Five years after debuting, South Korea’s Kang Soo-yun finally claimed her first LPGA title, also marking the 15th Korean _ South Korean or of Korean descent _ winner in the tour, at the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore., Sunday.
Kang scored a 3-under 69 in the final round, to a three-round total of 15-under 201, four strokes ahead of compatriot and British Open winner Jang Jeong to earn the fifth Korean title of the season. With $210,000 in prize money, Kang jumped to 13th place on the Tour’s money list at $633,417.
It marked a memorable tournament in Korean LPGA history as the top five spots of the leaderboard were all occupied by Koreans for the first time. Gloria Park followed Kang and Jang in third at 10-under 206, leading Kim Joo-mi by two strokes. Yim Sung-ah shared fifth place with Beth Daniel of the United States at 7-under.
Of course, Nomad has plenty of good pics of the latest sexy Korean female golfer.
