Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club two years ago. She burst onto the American scene winning the U.S. She hits a lot of fairways and greens, and she’s one of the tour’s best putters. “Other players have the same problems,” Chun said.Ĭhun has a game built for U.S. “It’s like second-place finishes aren’t good enough.”Ĭhun acknowledges feeling intense pressure to succeed, but she said it isn’t unique to her among Korean players. “In Gee is a superstar in Korea, but people have such high expectations,” Park said. With four second-place finishes this year, Park said the near misses have only escalated expectations. He said it’s creating stress that may have contributed to Chun’s illness. With Chun’s major championship success, Park said there’s increasing pressure on her back in Korea to win more. She has a chance this week to make history by becoming the first player to win three majors as her first three LPGA titles. When Chun won the Evian Championship last year, she joined Se Ri Pak as the only players to win major championships as their first two LPGA titles. Women’s Open: Articles, photos and videos 5 in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings, is enormously popular in Korean sports, and she has won over a lot of American fans with a strong following here. “I’m getting better.”Ĭhun, 22, lost weight, including muscle mass, through the ordeal and is still working to regain her former strength.Ĭhun, No. “I don’t feel 100 percent yet, but I can eat anything again,” Chun said. She went 10 days eating only baby food, but she says she is rebounding. “Her windpipe was tightening, and she couldn’t swallow food.”Ĭhun required an esophageal dilation to stretch her esophagus. “I was really worried about her,” said her coach, Won Park. Women’s Open champion, is on the rebound from a mysterious esophageal malady that knocked her out of the Meijer Classic last month and put her in a hospital for two days in Grand Rapids, Mich. – In Gee Chun’s 10,000-watt smile is returning.Ĭhun, the 2015 U.S.
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