So where did Ha Na Jang’s “Samurai Lasso” celebration come from?
Her swing coach saw her try it out for the first time in a practice round two weeks ago, but Kevin Kim never expected to see Jang do it after her winning putt fell Saturday at the Coates Golf Championship.
“I’ve never seen a man or woman on the Korean Tour celebrate like that,” said the Korean born Kim. “It’s just not Korean style. She’s one of a kind. I’m surprised by some of the things she does.”
Like when Jang kneeled on the eighth green at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island at the season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic, bowed with her head to the ground and kissed the turf after becoming the first LPGA player to make a hole-in-one on a par 4.