Other Notes from Sylvania

Hee-Won Han does it again
It's almost getting to be like a broken record. Hee-Won Han has once again put together a great tournament. The Farr was her fourth great tournament in the past five. In those five she had her maiden win (at the Sybase), a second at the Evian, a 19th at the British Open, her second win last week at the Wendy's, and a second place at the Farr. She was already possibly the hottest player in golf even before this latest second place finish. The tie for second moved her up to almost $900,000 in earnings on the year; still in fifth place, but much closer to fourth place Juli Inkster. If Hee-Won were to break 1 million in season earnings (which looks quite likely), she would be the fourth Korean player to do so in her career. To put this in perspective, only eight players have currently ever done this, and three are Korean. It was also Hee-Won's 9th top ten of the year, a new personal record for her. Congratulations!

Hee-Won was dejected after narrowly losing the
Farr to Se Ri Pak
Reuters/Tim Aubry

Mi Hyun treats a lucky fan to an autograph
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Mi Hyun comes back with a bang
Mi Hyun Kim has a habit of making changes to her game at the drop of a hat when she thinks it will benefit her. One of the oddest changes she has made this year was adopting a 'stubby' putter for use in tournaments. The stubby is a putter with a tiny face that is usually only used for practice drills. Peanut believed that this would help her with her putting, which, while usually one of her strongest suits, has been very deficient this year. Alas, the stubby didn't help much, and a couple of weeks ago she returned to a more conventional putter. It worked, and this week she managed her best finish in quite a while, fourth place. This means that three of the top four players on the leader board were Seoul Sisters: Se Ri (1st), Hee-Won (tied 2nd) and Mi Hyun (4th). A dream leaderboard for the Seoul Sister aficionado!

Almost for Jung Yeon
The most surprising presence on the leaderboard was probably Jung Yeon Lee. Jung Yeon has been a solid but unspectacular player since joining the tour full time in 2002. Yet after three rounds, she was only a couple of shots out of the lead, and was one of the few players who had a legitimate shot at winning. Alas, her final round was terrible, a 4 over 75 that knocked her all the way down to 12th from the tied for third spot she had started the round at. Well, perhaps the experience of being in one of the final groups of the day will help her to avoid that happening next time. And she is still young and relatively new at this, so as long as she keeps her chin up, she will hopefully learn the correct lessons for the future.

Jung Yeon Lee shot a career best 64 on Saturday
Reuters/Tim Aubry