Inbee Park Verifies Number One Status with Win at LPGA Taiwan Championship

Inbee Park Verifies Number One Status with Win at LPGA Taiwan Championship
Yesterday Inbee Park proved she really is number one, winning the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, 2-strokes ahead of American golfer Stacy Lewis.

Just one week ago Park overtook Lewis as the top ranked female golfer in the world.  It’s been 21 weeks since the South Korean held the number one spot, a position she sustained for an incredible 59 weeks in 2013 and 2014.

Now the 26 year-old is out to prove she’s worthy of the rank she’s reclaimed.

Capturing her third LPGA victory of the season at the Miramar Golf and Country Club, Park was able to fend off Lewis’ challenge during the final round.  Finishing with an impressive 22-under total.

“Stacy was really tough,” Park told reporters afterwards. “In the middle of the round I was only one ahead of her, and I was lucky to be one ahead of her, so it was a really good day but it wasn’t an easy day for me.”

It has been a busy time for Park, who last month married her swing coach, Gi Hyeob Nam. With this latest win in Taipei the young golfer has scored her 12th career victory, a feat she is incredibly proud of.

“I think this will be my wedding gift for myself,” said Park. “It’s a good feeling and maybe people who said, ‘she’s not going to play as well as when she was not married’ I think we can prove them wrong.  My husband is a big help for me and huge supporter and I’m really happy to have him here.”

With the top-three ranked golfers in world finishing in exact formation at Miramar (Park, Lewis and Lydia Ko) it’s clear the LPGA Tour is heating up just in time to make the end of season even more interesting.

“I don’t think this is the last time we’ll be battling at the end of a tournament,” Lewis said of her and Park. “I think we’re both playing some really good golf right now, and it’s unfortunate I guess for the fans, it’s the end of the season, but we have a few tournaments left and hopefully we’ll do it again.”

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