MANILA, Philippines — Rising golfer Ina Yoon pushed aspiring Filipina golfers to maintain engaged on their craft and “observe their coronary heart,” as they attempt to swing for the celebrities and make it to the large leagues.
Yoon, ranked forty third on the planet, is at the moment in her rookie yr within the Women Skilled Golf Affiliation.
She made her debut in February of this yr and completed inside the prime 25 of a contest 4 instances so far.
Her most up-to-date event is the AIG Ladies’s Open.
Yoon, who’s within the Philippines to guide the launch of a brand new golf simulator on the Solaire Sports activities Membership in Paranaque Metropolis, stated that she is pleased to listen to that there are younger Filipinas who’re all in favour of golf.
“[I] wished them to apply not as a result of their dad and mom need them to play however they should apply as a result of they prefer it they usually like to play,” Yoon stated by means of a translator.
“And in the event that they apply and observe their coronary heart, finally they are going to have a superb consequence,” she added.
“[I like] to listen to that there are numerous Philippine ladies like to play and ready for them to make it on the tour as effectively.”
Golf is getting more and more in style among the many youth right here within the Philippines.
There are at the moment 22 Asians within the prime 50 of the LPGA rankings.
The 22-year-old gained two LPGA of Korea Tour titles again within the 2022 EverCollagen Queens Crown and the 2024 Jeju Samdasoo Masters. She additionally gained a KLPGA Dream Tour in 2021.
And now that she is showcasing her abilities in opposition to prime golfers on the planet, the training by no means stops for Yoon.
“At first, when [I] first joined the tour this yr, it was very thrilling additionally, as a result of all the celebrities are proper in entrance of [me]. However nowadays, I’m attempting to focus extra on their swings and their optimistic components and the issues that I can study,” she said.
“So, [I’m] attempting to study so much from the celebrities like Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, and everybody else.”
And for Yoon, those that are simply starting to play golf could sharpen their abilities within the indoor simulation golf.
“[I] assume expertise is admittedly good and superior. That is why each time [I] apply right here, it is at all times higher to apply right here indoors and each time [I go] out to the course, it is very useful,” she stated.
“It’s extremely comparable as a result of again then, the expertise wasn’t superior sufficient. Nowadays, it is so much higher, so she stated it is very useful to apply indoors.”
Aspiring golfers will have the ability to work on their swing indoors in comparison with outside, because the climate won’t have an effect on the ball.
“Each time [I] apply indoors, as a result of we’ve a really technological machine in there, we’re undoubtedly going to trace the driving distance and the ball spin and every little thing. That is going to be useful to her to make it higher on her golf. All of the numbers that may be tracked with the machine are very useful.”