One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

This week, there is an LPGA tournament I have been looking forward to. It is the 2026 BMW Ladies Championship , held in Korea. I always enjoy watching world-class golfers compete, but there is something special about being able to watch them play in Korea. This year, players from the KLPGA Tour will also join the field, making the competition even more interesting. Tournament Schedule and Venue Tournament: 2026 BMW Ladies Championship Dates: October 22–25, 2026 Venue: Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam, South Korea Total prize money: $2.35 million Winner’s share: $352,500 Format: 72-hole stroke play The tournament brings together top LPGA players and leading golfers from the KLPGA Tour. With no cut, the players will have four full rounds to show what they can do. I am looking forward to seeing how the competition unfolds. Sei Young Kim — Defending Her Title The first player who catches my attention is Sei Young Kim. She won last year’s tournament wire to wire, leading from the first r...

The BMW Ladies Championship will take place in South Korea from October 22 to 25, 2026. For golf fans, it will be a wonderful opportunity to watch some of the world's best players, including Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, Jin Young Ko, and Hyo Joo Kim. But there is one player I especially hope to see at this tournament. Sung Hyun Park. As a golf fan, I am interested not only in players' scores but also in their journeys. Returning to the top after reaching the highest level is never easy. There must be many challenges that we cannot see from the outside. That is why I hope Sung Hyun Park will have the opportunity to play her own game and show us what she can do. Of course, a great result would make me very happy. But more than anything, I hope she stays healthy, enjoys the competition, and finishes each round feeling that she gave it her best. Golf is a sport in which players compete against one another. At the same time, they must learn to trust their own swings and overcome their own...

Yesterday, I wrote a little post wishing Sung Hyun Park a good week at the Aramco Korea Championship. And today, she gave me a very good reason to smile. She finished the first round at 4-under, 68 , with four birdies and no bogeys, putting her in tied 5th place . I was hoping for a Top 10 finish. Now, I am quietly hoping for a little more. 😊 There are still three rounds to go, so anything can happen. I just hope Sung Hyun Park keeps playing her own game, one shot at a time. One more good round tomorrow. That is all I am wishing for. Go, Sung Hyun Park! ⛳️❤️ KR Version 어제 저녁, 아람코 코리아 챔피언십을 앞두고 박성현 선수가 이번 대회에서 좋은 경기를 했으면 좋겠다는 응원 글을 하나 썼다. 그리고 오늘, 박성현 선수가 나를 기분 좋게 해주었다. 1라운드에서 4언더파 68타, 공동 5위. 버디 4개를 잡았고, 보기 하나 없는 깔끔한 라운드였다. 나는 사실 이번 대회에서 박성현 선수가 Top 10에 들어가면 좋겠다고 생각했다. 그런데 오늘 공동 5위라니. 이제는 조용히 조금 더 욕심을 내보고 싶다.  아직 세 라운드가 남아 있으니 골프에서는 무슨 일이든 일어날 수 있다. 그저 박성현 선수가 자신의 골프를 믿고 내일도 한 샷, 한 샷 편안하게 쳤으면 좋겠다. 내일도 좋은 한 라운드. 그것만 바란다. 박성현 선수, 화이팅! ⛳️❤️😃 "Welcome! Here, you'll find easy golf...

The 2026 Aramco Korea Championship begins today, October 8, at New Korea Country Club in Korea. This year feels a little different. The tournament has changed to a 72-hole individual stroke-play format , so there is no team competition this time. The 108-player field will compete over four days, with a $2 million prize fund. But for me, there are two Korean players I will be watching especially closely. Hyo Joo Kim and Sung Hyun Park. Sung Hyun Park — 7:44 a.m. Sung Hyun Park starts her first round at 7:44 a.m. from the 10th hole . She will play alongside Miyu Yamashita of Japan and Casandra Alexander , who is currently one of the leading players in the LET season. That is already an interesting group. Park is a former world No. 1 and a major champion. She is also one of those players who can make me stop what I am doing and watch golf. There is something about her presence on the course. Her powerful swing, confidence, and unmistakable style make her fun to watch even befo...

I have always thought Sung Hyun Park was a special golfer. There is something about her that is hard to explain. Maybe it is her powerful swing. Maybe it is the way she walks onto the tee. Or maybe it is simply the quiet confidence she carries with her. She has a kind of charisma that naturally draws people in. There was a time when Sung Hyun Park seemed almost unstoppable. She won seven times on the KLPGA Tour in 2016. Then, in her first full LPGA season in 2017, she won the U.S. Women's Open, became Rookie of the Year, and shared the Player of the Year award. She went on to win another major championship at the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and reached World No. 1. That was the Sung Hyun Park I remember. Powerful. Fearless. And somehow, very cool. Golf, however, is a long journey. Even great players go through difficult stretches. Sometimes the swing disappears. Sometimes confidence becomes quiet. And sometimes a golfer simply has to find her way back. Now she is playing...

These days, I keep discovering new golf stories while watching professional golf. This time, I found myself wondering about something I had heard many times before: What exactly is LET? LET stands for the Ladies European Tour . I knew the name, but I had never really stopped to learn much about it. Then I noticed that the PIF Global Series is bringing the Aramco Korea Championship to Korea, and I became curious. So I decided to find out more. What Is the Ladies European Tour? The Ladies European Tour, or LET, is a professional women's golf tour that was founded in Europe. But today, LET is not limited to Europe. Its tournaments are held in different parts of the world, making it a truly international women's golf tour. It is a separate tour from the LPGA Tour, but the two tours are closely connected. Many players compete on both tours, and some major tournaments are shared between them. So when you watch women's professional golf, you may sometimes see a player on the LPG...

Today, I played nine holes with my golf band. The weather was beautiful, the course was green, and the sky was almost too blue to be real. And yes, I had a good day on the course. I even broke my personal best. But golf still made me struggle. For a while, I had been wondering why my backswing felt blocked. Today, during the round, I finally noticed something small in my left-hand grip. I had been holding the club with one finger more than I should have. It sounds like such a small thing. But in golf, a small thing can change everything. The club cannot move naturally. The hands change. The wrists change. The backswing changes. And before you know it, the whole swing feels different. I haven't completely fixed it yet. But now I know what I need to work on. That is one reason I still love golf. Golf can frustrate me, confuse me, and sometimes even make me want to cry. But it also keeps me curious. I watch great players like Hyo Joo Kim, Jin Young Ko, and Sung Hyun...