2020 Bob Jones Award: Celebrating Se Ri Pak
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Photos: Celebrating the Career of Se Ri Pak
Se Ri Pak became one of game's great ambassadors, especially in her native Korea, after her 1998 U.S. Women's Open triumph. (USGA/J.D. Cuban)
Se Ri Pak had to endure a 20-hole playoff with amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn to win the 1998 U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak searches for her ball in a water hazard during the Monday playoff in the 1998 U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak's 1998 U.S. Women's Open victory inspired a generation of young girls in her native Korea, several of whom later became U.S. Women's Open champions. (USGA/John Mummert)
Women's professional golf today is dominated by Korean players in large part due to Se Ri Pak's 1998 U.S. Women's Open victory at Blackwolf Run. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak owns 39 worldwide victories, including five major championships. (USGA/Sam Greenwood)
In 18 U.S. Women's Open starts, Se Ri Pak has six top-10 finishes, including the 1998 playoff win at Blackwolf Run. Pak, 38, is retiring after this season. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak tied for fourth in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles Resort & Lodge in Southern Pines, N.C. She will play in her 19th and final Women's Open in July. (USGA/Fred Vuich)
Se Ri Pak was the runner-up to Karrie Webb in the 2001 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles Resort & Lodge. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak tees off on the 16th hole of The Broadmoor's East Course during the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, which was won by countrywoman So Yeon Ryu, one of many Koreans inspired by Pak's 1998 victory. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Se Ri Pak tees off on the second hole during the final round of the 2007 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles Resort & Lodge. Pak tied for fourth, one of six top-10 finishes in the championship. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak, the 1998 champion who is retiring at the end of the season, received a special exemption from the USGA to play in her 19th U.S. Women's Open this July at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif. (USGA/Hunter Martin)
Se Ri Pak's last top-10 U.S. Women's Open finish came in 2012 at Blackwolf Run, where she tied for ninth at the venue where she claimed the 1998 title and created a women's golf revolution in Korea. (USGA/John Mummert)
Se Ri Pak watches her drive on the seventh hole at Pinehurst No. 2 during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open. The 1998 champion will compete in her 19th and final Women's Open in July at CordeValle on a special exemption granted by the USGA. (USGA/Darren Carroll)
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Photos: Celebrating the Career of Se Ri Pak