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input2025-08-18 14:41:02
(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kang Kang -hoon) ‘Namdala’ Park Sung -hyun (32, Inspire Resort), who swings at the vast fairway, made a wings of recovery. It is the top 10 in six years.
Park Sung -hyun reduced seven strokes in the final round of the US Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour Standard Portland Classic ($ 2 million in total) held at the Portland Columbia Edge Water Country Club (par 72 · 6497 yards) on the 18th (Korea Time).
It was tied for seventh with 16 under par 272 strokes. Park Sung -hyun’s top 10 on the LPGA Tour has been six years since the opening of the AIG Women’s in August 2019.
The confidence obtained from the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour in Jeju Seogwipo earlier this month seems to have become a driving force. Park Sung -hyun was tied for 11th with 14 under par 274 strokes. He showed off his exciting shots, including recording under par for four consecutive days.
At that time, Park Sung -hyun smiled brightly and brightly. He also ruled over chronic pain, such as his wrist waist, and took some impatience. Above all, it is known that it was a great force to play without worrying about miss shots thanks to the overwhelming fairway compared to the LPGA tour.
Last year, the LPGA Tour qualifications ended, so there were also voices that raised the possibility of returning to KLPGA Tour. However, Park Sung -hyun said, “The more you play the game, the more confidence is like to do it. We still have power, so we will choose to survive on the LPGA tour.”
As he said, he wielded a bite every day in the Portland Classic. In the first and fourth rounds, he was able to win the world rankings, including seven underwaves side by side. “In the beginning, the game was solved as well. I missed a short putt in the second half, but I tried to do my best to do every hole rather than batting.”
Park Sung -hyun moves to Canada and competes in the CPKC Women’s Open. To secure seeds next year, you must listen to the 80th largest CME global ranking. The ranking, which was 147th before the tournament, was ranked 111st thanks to the top 10 entry.
If you continue to enter the top 10 entry in six years, it’s not an impossible challenge. ‘Namdala’ began in the second half of the season. zzang@sportsseoul.com