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her second win at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on July
14, 2013, led to lose her tour card as a result of finishing 110th
in the money list last year and qualified for the LPGA Tour in
November through Q-Series(qualifying tournament) as Top 2.
Park Hee-young, who made a dramatic comeback with her first
win in six years, six months and 26 days, also won $165,000 in
prize money.
Park Hee-young, who was born on May 24, 1987, won the cham-
pionship at the age of 32 years 8 months 16 days to break the
previous oldest Korean to winner set by Ji Eun-hee (34), who was
32 years old, 8 months and 7 days old.
Park Hee-young went back and forth in the round, but she
jumped into extra time with a birdie on the last 18th hole, which
was nothing short of experience.
"I had the worst season last year, but I believed in myself," Park
said. She explained the key for the victory again. pean tour title with a 19-under 269 total.
If Choi Hye-jin, not a member of the LPGA Tour, had won, she Lee Min-ji, who won the tournament twice, in 2014 and 2018,
could have achieved her dream of entering the U.S. by qualifying congratulated her brother on finishing his championship putt.
for the LPGA Tour, but she lost because she missed her tee shot
due to excessive greed. 소 천사 박희영이 최혜진,유소연과 연장 접전 끝에 약
Meanwhile, the ISPS Vic Open is held in a unique way, with a 미 7년 만의 미국여자프로골프(LPGA) 투어 우승을 거머
total of 288 players, 144 men and women, playing at the same 쥐었다.
time to select two winners. 박희영은 9일 호주 빅토리아주 서틴스 비치 골프 링크스의 비
At the ISPS Vic Open, the men's competition, Lee Min-woo (21, 치 코스(파72)에서 열린 LPGA 투어 ISPS 한다 빅 오픈(총상
Australia), the younger brother of Lee Min-ji, won his first Euro-

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