Golf Channel · Apr 19, 2015
S.Y. Kim shocks Park in Lotte playoff
Sei Young Kim rocked the golf world Saturday night with one of the most improbable finishes you’ll ever see.
The South Korean rookie beat one of her idols, closing out the Lotte Championship in Hawaii in jaw-dropping fashion.
After hitting her tee shot in the water at the 18th hole at the end of regulation, Kim chipped in for an all-world par to force a playoff with Inbee Park. She then holed out an 8-iron from 154 yards for eagle to win at the first sudden-death hole.
“I still can’t believe what just happened,” Kim said through a translator in her post-tournament news conference.
Neither could Park.
“She’s a great player,” Park said. “I think she’s a great fighter.”