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| Meet Sei Young Kim - Winner of the JTBC Founders Cup |
23-year-old Sei Young Kim ended up matching Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour scoring mark of 27 under, closing with a 10-under 62 at Desert Ridge for a five-stroke victory in the JTBC Founders Cup on Sunday.
"I didn't think about that," Kim said about Sorenstam's record. "But I thought, 'If I win, I have to score low.' It's a dream come true. I scored 10 under. It's my best score ever, ever."
Sorenstam set the mark in 2001 at nearby Moon Valley, shooting a record 59 in the second round.
"Before I begin this tournament, I read a book about Annika Sorenstam," Kim said. "I got a lot of inspiration from that story. She's still my idol. When I was young, I watch her play on TV."
Kim also matched the tournament record of 62 set Thursday by Mi Hyang Lee, missing a chance to break the marks when her 18-foot birdie try on the par-4 18th slid left.
"Congratulations to Sei Young on her outstanding play this week. I thought she was going to make that last putt. It's hard to believe it's only her second year on the LPGA," said Sorenstam from Tahoe, Nevada.
Parts of this story appeared on Yahoo sports.
"I didn't think about that," Kim said about Sorenstam's record. "But I thought, 'If I win, I have to score low.' It's a dream come true. I scored 10 under. It's my best score ever, ever."
Sorenstam set the mark in 2001 at nearby Moon Valley, shooting a record 59 in the second round.
"Before I begin this tournament, I read a book about Annika Sorenstam," Kim said. "I got a lot of inspiration from that story. She's still my idol. When I was young, I watch her play on TV."
Kim also matched the tournament record of 62 set Thursday by Mi Hyang Lee, missing a chance to break the marks when her 18-foot birdie try on the par-4 18th slid left.
"Congratulations to Sei Young on her outstanding play this week. I thought she was going to make that last putt. It's hard to believe it's only her second year on the LPGA," said Sorenstam from Tahoe, Nevada.
Parts of this story appeared on Yahoo sports.
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