Korean Shin on Rise in Women’s Golf; Nearly Captures Player Of Year Award

Houston, TX (AHN) – Taking the LPGA by storm is Korean rising star Shin Ji-yai, who has just missed taking Player of the Year awards by a single point.

Lorena Ochoa claimed the honor in a tight race, 160 to 159, after finishing second at the LPGA Tour Championship.

Despite the setback, Shin won three LPGA events this season, and brought home $1.7 million in prize money.

Shin turned professional in the end of the 2005 season and spent three years playing for the Korean Tour before joining the LPGA.

While she just missed the Player of the Year, she did win rookie of the year honors, and was a leading money winner.

In her first year in the LPGA, she has claimed a total of six LPGA victories, including the Women’s British Open event in 2008.

Shin, a budding role model, has said numerous times she hopes her golfing abilities inspire young girls around the globe to chase their dreams as she did hers.