Lost In the Park

by Mulligan Stu on Jun 30, 2008 9:06 AM EDT Comment 7 comments

A couple notes from Sunday that got lost in the U.S. Women's Open fervor:

Kenny Perry won for the second time this year. I suppose his place on the Ryder Cup team that he so desperately wants to make (because it's played at Valhalla in Perry's old Kentucky home) is secure.

Perry has won 11 times now in his PGA Tour career. That's good stuff. If one of those had been a major - or if he somehow manages to win a major at the age of 48 or older - he might someday even gain Hall of Fame consideration. Think about it. Justin Leonard and David Toms will get some Hall consideration. Jim Furyk certainly will. No, Perry's not as good as Furyk and is probably a notch below Leonard and Toms. Which explains the use of the word "if" a couple sentences ago.
And Vicky Hurst did it again, coming from behind on the last day to win on the Futures Tour. If my memory is correct, in both cases she shot 5-under in her final round while most others were struggling to get to par. It's certainly a sign that Hurst can turn it on and charge when the pressure is on. She's going to be a star once she gets established on the LPGA.

There are a lot of young golfers these days about whom we can say (and I have said), "She's going to be a star." They won't all turn out to be stars, of course. Some will wind up hitting, some will wind up missing. But as noted yesterday, it's a good time to be a fan of women's golf.

Speaking of which, it's a great time to be a fan of women golfers named Park, what with Inbee winning yesterday. So, which Park has the greatest future on the LPGA Tour?

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Over the long run, which LPGA golfer named "Park" will be the best from this point forward?

Angela Park

9 votes

Gloria Park

1 votes

Grace Park

1 votes

Hee Young Park

3 votes

Inbee Park

7 votes

Jane Park

9 votes

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good question !

I may have voted for Jane Park with my head – but GRACE Park will be #1 in my heart !! :-)

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 30, 2008 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Vicky Hurst

She has three wins in seven starts – if the Duramed Futures Tour had the same rules as the Nationwide Tour, she would be packing her Tam for the LPGA…but they don’t. Too bad.

Still, she’s a lock to have her card next year. There’s almost no chance for her to fall out of the top 10. It’s time for the LPGA tournament directors to step up with some invitations to play with the big girls the second half of the season.

I’m sure there are a few Futures Tour players who are thinking the same thing. “Come on Vicky – leave a few bucks for the rest of us !”

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 30, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

top 10 means nothing

Only the TOP FIVE Futures Tour players get exempt cards on the LPGA. I remember reading the top 25 Nationwide players get exempt PGA Tour cards. Not really fair, is it?

by dianemarie on Jun 30, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

wondering...

if there’s ever been another surname shared by so many pro golfers at the same time? For the record, SeRi Pak is also a member of this group, someone in her family (perhaps SeRi herself) chose to spell it differently- but in Korean, it’s the same last name…

by breaking100 on Jun 30, 2008 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the Kims

by Mulligan Stu on Jun 30, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

really ?

Pak and Park are the same in Korean ?? How about that.

Thanks D – I thought they bumped the number up to 10. Ok – so she spends a couple more weeks on the Futures Tour, racks up another win and THEN heads for the big time.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 30, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Se Ri Park

What I recall hearing – someone (Hound Dog) correct me if I’m wrong – is that Se Ri always went with Park. “Park” was the family name. Then she came to America, it was misspelled by someone as “Pak,” and being too shy and not yet able to communicate well in English – Se Ri just adopted the spelling without the “r.”

by Mulligan Stu on Jun 30, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs