Jin Young Ko’s victory at the 2021 BMW Ladies Championship brought about a number of individual successes, but it represented so much more.
Ko’s 11th career victory is the 200th for South Korean players on the LPGA.
That she accomplished the feat on South Korean soil made it all the more special. She joins Ok-Hee ku (the first), Ju Mi Kim (50th), So Yeon Ryu (100th) and Amy Yang (150th) as South Koreans to enjoy milestone victories for their country.
Here are the winningest South Korean players in LPGA history, beginning with Se Ri Pak, the most legendary of them all.
“There isn’t a player on tour – both the men’s and women’s tour – that has not been effected, at least indirectly, by Se Ri,” said Christina Kim on the day Pak retired.
“She changed the world.”