Se Ri Pak Captures 5th Major

The LPGA had its 2nd major tournament of the year this past weekend as most of us are aware cuz Michelle Wie contended till the very end. Even with all the Koreans in contention, I was rooting for Michelle to win cuz she's a local girl (as well as Korean American ^^). But her putting and wedge game betrayed her. All except 1 of her bogeys came after terrible wedge shots that missed the green. From those missed shots, she was unable to get up and down for par. I read or heard somewhere that she doesn't rely on her caddie to help her read putts. Well Michelle, after 35 putts on Sunday it might be a good idea to start listening to your veteran caddie perhaps? Even Michelle said that she hit each putt where she wanted to hit it, meaning she missed due to misreads. But gotta give her credit, only 16 and has fallen one shot short of a playoff in her 3 LPGA tournaments this year, 2 of them majors. Well done.

As for Se Ri Pak, at this time last year she was battling injuries and lost all love for the game. The woman responsible for bringing the current South Korean wave of lady golfers to the LPGA was seemingly headed down the David Duval path of destruction: A former #1 player becoming a footnote. Glad to see Pak, who's already qualified for the Hall of Fame, get her passion and game back. And that was an absolutely fabulous shot to the 18th green in sudden death. One of the best clutch shots I've ever seen.