Career Grand Slam Golfer Park In-bee Selected as Finalist for World Golf Hall of Fame

Park In-bee, the South Korean women's golf star who achieved a career Grand Slam, has been named as a finalist for the World Golf Hall of Fame class of 2027.

AFP reported on the 29th (KST) that Park, a seven-time major champion, was included in the final ballot alongside other global golf stars such as Cristie Kerr (USA), Dottie Pepper (USA), Justin Rose (England), and Adam Scott (Australia).

Park completed her career Grand Slam by winning four different major championships: the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship (now The Chevron Championship), the LPGA Championship (now KPMG Women's PGA Championship) from 2013 to 2015, the U.S. Women's Open in 2008 and 2013, and the Women's British Open (now AIG Women's Open) in 2015.

Notably, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, where golf returned to the Olympic program after 116 years, becoming the owner of a "golden career Grand Slam."

To be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, Park must receive at least 75% approval from the 24-member selection committee.

The final selection results for the Hall of Fame will be announced in December, and the induction ceremony will take place on July 12 of next year (local time) in St. Andrews, Scotland.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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