BMW Ladies Championship leaderboard https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/bmw-lpga-international/leaderboard
While Brooke Henderson shot 70 to move up T27 -5 and Alena Sharp 71 T33 -4 the story at this inaugural BMW Ladies Championship in Busan, South Korea is that there are an astonishing 15 of the top 17 players on the leaderboard from Korea.
Imagine the headlines if there were 15 Canadians atop the leaderboard at the CP Women's Open! !
Hank Haney was once criticized after he was asked who was leading an LPGA event for saying " it's probably a Korean, probably named Lee"..
Well, he's exactly right this week, it is a Korean, in fact it's two in the lead and they are both called Lee, as are 10 others !
Somi Lee and Seung Yeon Lee are both at -13, while So Young Lee is at -9, Jeongeun Lee is at -8, Minjee Lee -7, Mirim Lee -6, Jung Min Lee -4, Gayoung Lee -1, Mi Hyang Lee +3 and finally Da Yeon Lee had to withdraw.
Note that while Minjee Lee is of Korean descent her family moved to Australia.
Whether South Korean dominance is good for the LPGA or not considering it is an American based Tour televised by American companies, is a debate for another time, however the dedication, talent and commitment of these diminutive South Korean women is staggering.
Bryan Angus
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