“I was actually on the verge of tears at the start of the first round….”
Ko Jin-young, 29, who has 15 career wins in seven years on the LPGA Tour, said she had to hold back tears. It was a normal first round, but the determination to represent her country with the Korean flag on her back made it extraordinary.
“It was hard to hold back my tears when I started the first round,” Ko said to reporters after the first round of the women’s golf tournament at Le Golf National (Par 72, 6374 yards) outside Paris, France, on July 7 (local time). I was wearing a uniform with a flag on it, not my usual clothes, and I was almost in tears when I was introduced,” she said.
Ko’s tears were mentioned in the context of a surprise fever attack by junior Kim Joo-hyung (22) after the men’s golf tournament. Kim burst into tears as soon as he finished his final round, and was unable to control his emotions during the Mixzone interview.
Go Jin-young, who usually trains with Kim Joo-hyung and is close to him off the field, was also surprised. “On the last day, I saw him from a distance, and he seemed to be crying,” said Go, who had never seen him cry before. “I had dinner with the men’s 토토사이트 순위 team that night. I wanted to comfort him, but he didn’t cry in front of me. Instead, he ate well,” he laughed.
Ko, who returned to the national team after the Tokyo 2020 Games three years ago, had a hot and cold first round. With four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey, she was one stroke off the pace and in the top 20 as of 4 p.m. when afternoon play got underway.
“I’m really grateful that I played better in the second half than the first,” said Ko, who lost three strokes in the first half of the round, “People say that the back nine is harder, but it’s not easy overall. The rough is so long and the fairway shape itself is tricky, so you need to be focused.”
We also revealed the story behind the story. The equipment change. He lowered the strength of his iron shafts before the tournament and switched to a putter he used in high school.
“One day, my dad told me that I looked like I was struggling with my irons, so I had a fitting and switched to a lighter shaft. The change definitely improved my ball power and trajectory,” said Ko.
“I also brought my old putter from high school (a Scotty Cameron blade). I’ve used a lot of different putters since I turned pro, but suddenly I was drawn to that one. The new putter has really come into its own.”
