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\u25b2 The U.S. Women\u2019s Open \u2014 long a hallmark of South Korea\u2019s golden era in women\u2019s golf \u2014 is back. Power hitter Yun Ina and world No. 3 Kim Hyo-joo headline a Korean contingent aiming to reclaim the crown after 6 years. <\/p>\n
[SPOTV News \u2014 Reporter Jo Yong-woon] On the LPGA\u2019s biggest stage, who will restart South Korea\u2019s stalled championship clock?<\/p>\n
Golf Digest picked 10 players to watch at the 81st U.S. Women\u2019s Open (LPGA), which opens June 4 (Korea time) with a 12 million USD (approximately 16 billion KRW) purse. The list includes elite names such as world No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 2 Gino Tittikun \u2014 and it also features No. 39 Yun Ina.<\/p>\n
Yun\u2019s rapid rise on the U.S. circuit makes the pre-tournament buzz surprising, but there\u2019s a clear reason: her length. She averaged 263.45 yards on the Korean tour and has added distance since moving stateside, posting a 272.94-yard average last year that ranked 13th.<\/p>\n
This season she\u2019s pushed that even further, up to 279 yards (9th). Her longer drives haven\u2019t come at the expense of ball-striking: Yun posts an impressive 72.5% greens-in-regulation. U.S. analysts have praised her ability to aggressively flight the ball out of the rough for scoring chances and her sharp iron play.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open stage at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, is a brutal assignment even for top players. Organizers have stretched the course to 6,699 yards this year \u2014 well above the average women\u2019s setup. A notoriously penal rough swallows anything that veers off the fairway, while small greens with quick breaks punish mistakes.<\/p>\n
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\u25b2 The U.S. Women\u2019s Open \u2014 long a hallmark of South Korea\u2019s golden era in women\u2019s golf \u2014 is back. Power hitter Yun Ina and world No. 3 Kim Hyo-joo headline a Korean contingent aiming to reclaim the crown after 6 years. <\/p>\n
The Riviera test demands both power and precision. Players who can drive it long and still attack the pin with their second shot will have an edge \u2014 which makes Yun\u2019s length and iron accuracy among the event\u2019s most dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n
Her results back the talk. Yun has made the cut in all 9 starts this season and recorded 3 top-10s. Her T4 at April\u2019s Chevron Championship, the season\u2019s first major, showed she\u2019s adapted to the U.S. game.<\/p>\n
Another major threat from Korea is world No. 3 Kim Hyo-joo. She owns 9 tour wins but hasn\u2019t added a major since the 2014 Evian Championship. That decade-plus-long hunger has become a powerful motivator.<\/p>\n
After winning last month\u2019s NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship at home, Kim dialed back other official events to focus on this Open. The organizers paired her with Nelly Korda and fifth-ranked Hannah Green \u2014 a grouping that promises early fireworks. Korda, who has 3 wins this season including a major, against a major-starved Kim is one of the matchup\u2019s main storylines.<\/p>\n
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\u25b2 The U.S. Women\u2019s Open \u2014 long a hallmark of South Korea\u2019s golden era in women\u2019s golf \u2014 is back. Power hitter Yun Ina and world No. 3 Kim Hyo-joo headline a Korean contingent aiming to reclaim the crown after 6 years. <\/p>\n
The field features 156 of the world\u2019s best, and 23 Koreans entered. The lineup spans generations: Ko Jin-young, Choi Hye-min, Kim Sei-young, Shin Ji-ae, Yang Hee-young, plus Hwang Yu-min, Yoo Hyun-jo, Hong Jeong-min and amateur national team member Oh Su-min.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open is where Korean women\u2019s golf has shined brightest. Since Se-ri Pak\u2019s legendary barefoot win in 1998, stars like Inbee Park, Jeon In-ji, Park Sung-hyun and Lee Jeong-eun have followed, combining for 11 U.S. Open titles. Yet it\u2019s been 5 years since A-rim Kim\u2019s 2020 triumph \u2014 and Korea is eager for another run at the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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