Ji-Yai Shin to play at 2008 LPGA season opener
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Bill Jempty | Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
The South Korean sensation will be playing at the SBS Open Feb 14-16. Shin is in the field on a sponsor’s exemption. Ji-Yai has already finished second at the 2008 Australian Open.
Shin isn’t a LPGA player yet but reports say she will go to qualifying school late in 2008. It wouldn’t surprise me if Ji-Yai bypasses qualifying school by winning a LPGA event this year. If there is another Korean out there to make the HOF one day, I’d be putting bets on Shin.
She won 9 times on the KLPGA tour last year. Repeat she won NINE TIMES. The KLPGA aka Korean LPGA can be likened to the LPGA’s AAA minor league. The best players not playing the American circuit can often be found here. The competition is fierce and Shin won nine times in 2007.
Has she played the LPGA? Shin finished third at the Evian Masters last year, and 6th at the US Open. This year Ji-Yai is likely to get a half dozen or more shots at winning an LPGA event. The majors, The SBS, the year-end LPGA event in South Korea, and one or two others. If Ji-Yai wins one of these tournaments, it won’t come as any surprise to knowledgable golf fans.
I will be posting a 2008 LPGA preview tomorrow. Are you ready for some ladies professional golf?
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- Ji-Yai Shin wins the Mizuno Classic
- Ji Yai Shin wins the ADT Championship
- The LPGA in South Korea or where in the world is Carolyn Bivens?
- In-Kyung Kim wins the Longs Drugs Challenge
- Bo Bae Song wins the Mizuno Classic
- Ji-Yai Shin wins HSBC Women’s Champions
- Jiyai Shin wins her 3rd LPGA event of 2009
- The 2009 LPGA season begins today
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- The Dirty Dozen- Milwaukee Bucks beat New Jersey 99-85
- Outdueled- Florida Panthers beat Buffalo 6-2
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- The 2010 LPGA Schedule is out
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