South Korea’s Ji Yai Shin might not have been a household name when she arrived this week at Sunningdale but that is about to change now that she has emulated her more celebrated compatriot Se Ri Pak and won the Ricoh Women’s British Open title.
It was a victory worth £160,000 to the diminutive 20 year-old and it also allows her take out membership of the US LPGA Tour. However, much more important than that it has also transformed her into a Major champion and means that for the rest of her life her countrymen will fete her wherever she goes.
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