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special,” and expressed her excitement about the remarkable
location of Pebble Beach.
A graduate of Punahou School, the same high school as
Michelle Wie, Curpuz became the second Hawaiian-born
player to win the U.S. Women’s Open. Following her victory,
former President Barack Obama, also an alumnus of Puna-
hou School, congratulated her on Twitter, saying, “Congratu-
lations to Alison, a fellow Hawaiian, on her victory. You make
us all proud.”
Furthermore, superstar Shin Ji-ae, who tied for second
place in the same group for two days, said, “While playing
golf together, I didn’t know she was a Korean mother, but I
thought she was a good player. I’m even happier now that I
know her mother is Korean.” Alison’s manager, a Korean law-
yer with a long history in sports management, also joined in
the celebration of her victory along with her Korean mother
and fans.

블비치 골프링크스에서 개최된 제78회 US 여자 오픈
페은 새로운 스타 탄생의 산실이 되었다.
이대회 우승자 앨리슨 코푸즈(25)는 하와이 출신으로 USC
를 졸업해 지난 시즌 LPGA 투어에 루키로 데뷔해 5차례 톱10
에 올랐고 작년 8월 ISPS 한다 월드 인비테이셔널 준우승이
Alison Corpuz

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