Running Blog: Pak More Impactful Than Tiger

Running Blog: Pak More Impactful Than Tiger - 07/02/2008 By GOLFCHANNEL.com Team The Pak Factor by: Mercer Baggs Tiger Woods changed the game. He popularized it with the masses. Made TOUR players rich beyond their dreams. Se Ri Pak has 24 career LPGA Tour wins and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. (Getty Images) But no one, not even Tiger, has had the kind of impact as has Se Ri Pak. Ten years ago there were no Kims or Parks on the LPGA. Just a Pak, a lone South Korean with full exempt status. This year, 43 South Korean-born players began the season with some form of status on tour. Seventeen of them now have official victories. In 1998, Pak won the McDonald’s LPGA and the U.S. Women’s Open to become the first major champion from South Korea. Those wins, particularly the latter, inspired countless girls from her... [read full story]