“The Home of Golf” Awaits Inbee Park

I love to play golf. I love to play bridge. While I have made grand slams in bridge I will never have a chance to do it in golf. But Inbee Park will have that opportunity August 1-4 at the Women’s British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews.

Inbee Park is a 24-year old South Korean who has made history by winning the first three major LPGA tournaments in a row this year. The only other golfer to win the first three majors in a season was Babe Zaharias in 1950. At that time there were only three women’s major tournaments.

Park won the Kraft Nabisco and the LPGA Championship for her first two major titles of the year and the U.S. Women’s Open for her third win. If Inbee wins the Women’s Open she will be the first golfer in history to have completed the Grand Slam of golf, winning all four major events.

The LPGA has scheduled a new major this year, The Evian Championship Sept. 12-15. There is now a debate about whether Park will have to win all five majors instead of the previous four majors to complete her Grand Slam. Inbee did win the French Alps event last year before it became a major championship.

Regardless of the debate, Inbee Park has brought attention to her winning style of play that we could all learn from. She is first on the money list and has won $2,106,827 since she began her pro career six years ago.

1. She stays within herself.  Inbee was raised with family’s values centered around respect and keeping calm. She is famous for her lack of showing emotion. Park described her demeanor as: “You’re excited inside, but you can’t be too excited because you’ve got to play the next shot.”
2. She trusts her individualistic swing. She has a uniquely slow swing that allows her to consistently return the club accurately through the ball. Watching Inbee it is apparent that she can repeat the same motion over and over. She holds the number one scoring ranking at 69.674.
3. She is a phenomenal putter. Although she is not one of the longer hitters (average 247 yards per drive) she is the number one putter on tour averaging 28.43 putts per round. Inbee is ranked second in the number of birdies this year; 202.

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