The “Sexy Queen” companion won for the first time! The true face of the “New Heroine of Korean Golf” showing her innocent smile.
A “late-blooming rising star” was born in the Korean women’s golf world: 22-year-old Lee Yul-ring, who won for the first time at the Korean Women’s PGA Tour’s “Sangsangin Hallyeong Wahnet Open,” held from October 16 to 19. ‘ It was a moment of joy that she had finally grasped since her debut on the regular tour in 2011.
The birth of a new heroine was a great success for the Korean media,
The Birth of a Star! Lee Yoo-Rin won her first tournament after five overtimes, the longest overtime match of the season.
Lee Yoo-ryun, seeded 74th for two years, wins first place in her 81st appearance.
(Mania Times) reported the first win in a big way with headlines such as, “Lee Yul-rim wins for the first time in 81st appearance.
On the final day of the tournament, Lee shot a 71 with five birdies and four bogeys to hole out at 12-under par. The playoff with Park Ji-young, a veteran with 10 wins on the tour, who was tied for the lead, was a deadly five-hole battle, as reported by the Sports Times. In the end, she sank an 8-meter birdie putt to win the match, and she was in tears, saying, “It’s like I’m dreaming.
There is a reason why he shed tears. This season has been extremely poor with 13 failures to qualify since the start of the season. He ranked 101st in fairway percentage at 61.88%, 73rd in par on-putt percentage at 67.39%, and his driver and iron shots were not consistent.
In this tournament, she was in such a situation, and she won the tournament with a 90% fairway keeping rate on par 4s throughout the 4 days, almost not missing a fairway, and a par-on rate of 79%, as if she was a different player.
Teammate with the “Sexy Queen
As reported by the golf media “Mania Times” prior to the tournament, Lee Yoo-Rin was ranked 74th and was in danger of losing her seeding (only the 60th place on the money list will be seeded for the following year). However, with this win, he was seeded for the next two years, and his prize money ranking rose rapidly to 28th place. At the victory press conference, he opened his speech with the following words: “I am so very happy!
I can’t find any other way to express how happy I am! I can’t find any other way to describe it. I am so happy and I will never forget this moment.
and showed a carefree smile.
The Korean media paid attention to her because of the story of her victory after all her hard work, but also because she had played for the national team (Korean national team) as an amateur in 2008 and 2009, and was expected to play an active role after turning pro. Her high potential is recognized by everyone around her. She is also popular for her lovely smile, and was selected to join the “Doosan We’ve Golf Team” this year. This famous golf team has many popular female players, and Yoo Hyun-joo (31), nicknamed the “next generation sexy queen,” is a member of the team.
Doosan Corporation, the sponsor of the team, was looking at her potential and decided to acquire her, and it paid off handsomely as she won the tournament this time. If she continues to improve the accuracy of her iron shots, her weapon of choice, and her solid course management, and continues to win two or three more times, her popularity is sure to increase even further.







PHOTO: KLPGA, MHN Sports
