Grace Park rediscovering path to personal freedom

IceCat · 03-25-2010, 12:07 AM

Excellent article on Grace's life journey to this point, with some highs and many lows. Let us all pray that she has found the magic formula not just in her profession but more importantly in her life.

http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/ma...sonal-freedom/

Kevin

greentee · 03-25-2010, 02:54 AM

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Ice - the link 'article' did not work for me.... but that just may be my comp.... not sure if others have a prob with the link. Your dirty water link sure does though. :-)

Buzzer · 03-25-2010, 11:11 AM

Doesn't work for me, either.....

Viva Annika

IceCat · 03-25-2010, 11:42 AM

...fixed.

LoJo · 03-25-2010, 01:03 PM

Apart from Grace's terrible injuries that have plagued her career, the article points out what we already know about the pressure put upon Korean players by their parents.

I know...I know...it's the culture, blah, blah, blah. But it's wrong and I'm glad Grace "cleared the air" with her parents. I wish her success...she was/is a definite crowd favorite on the LPGA tour.

I saw her play in an Am event in Florida when she was ?? 16 or 17. No one knew who she was, but she was undeniably a star in the making. She was so long off the tee....geez.

Ricearoni · 03-25-2010, 10:53 PM

Nice to see her back at it today. And, thanks to TGC for the post round interview. I wish her luck. She seemed so delighted to be back.

cougar · 03-26-2010, 12:22 AM

I finally caught up with Grace as she finished on 18 today. She looked very trim and in good condition. Her caddie Brian said that she played better in the practice rounds, but that is to be expected. It is just good to have her back. She was interviewed for quite a while behind the scoring area.

When I saw Beth Ann, I told her what a nice article that was. She was pleased to hear that, and probalby will do a follow-up.

Blue · 03-26-2010, 09:33 AM

Grace looked really good in her interview on TV. A lot of fans will be happy to see her back.

It was good to see Sherri Steinhauer back as well after having surgery on both hips last year. A first-round 75 is not a bad score for her first LPGA round since 2008.

Whistling Straight · 03-26-2010, 10:34 PM

Someone else came to mind when I read about an Asian golfer respecting her parents but enough on that...

I was expecting to read even more on the pressure coming from sponsorship and the pressure to succeed. Grace was very visible on various sponsor tv commercials.

The Vulcan · 03-27-2010, 04:44 PM

Wonderful article. Thanks so much for sharing. So nice to have Grace competing again.

03-25-2010, 12:07 AM	#1
IceCat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northborough, MA Posts: 240 Images: 156	Grace Park rediscovering path to personal freedom Excellent article on Grace's life journey to this point, with some highs and many lows. Let us all pray that she has found the magic formula not just in her profession but more importantly in her life. http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/ma...sonal-freedom/ Kevin __________________ Citizen of Red Sox Nation Loyal member of Team PJE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WImLU31G2o8 Last edited by IceCat; 03-25-2010 at 11:41 AM. Reason: corrected link

03-25-2010, 02:54 AM	#2
greentee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,484 Images: 4	. Ice - the link 'article' did not work for me.... but that just may be my comp.... not sure if others have a prob with the link. Your dirty water link sure does though. :-) __________________ ... I am not a tree, I am a tee... hit me, ah... wait a minute... Last edited by greentee; 03-25-2010 at 02:57 AM.

03-25-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
IceCat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northborough, MA Posts: 240 Images: 156	...fixed. __________________ Citizen of Red Sox Nation Loyal member of Team PJE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WImLU31G2o8

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03-25-2010, 11:11 AM	#3
Buzzer Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hilton Head, SC Posts: 2,831 Images: 13	Doesn't work for me, either..... Viva Annika

03-25-2010, 01:03 PM	#5
LoJo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Golf Course Posts: 2,217 Images: 1	Apart from Grace's terrible injuries that have plagued her career, the article points out what we already know about the pressure put upon Korean players by their parents. I know...I know...it's the culture, blah, blah, blah. But it's wrong and I'm glad Grace "cleared the air" with her parents. I wish her success...she was/is a definite crowd favorite on the LPGA tour. I saw her play in an Am event in Florida when she was ?? 16 or 17. No one knew who she was, but she was undeniably a star in the making. She was so long off the tee....geez.

03-25-2010, 10:53 PM	#6
Ricearoni Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 277 Images: 1	Nice to see her back at it today. And, thanks to TGC for the post round interview. I wish her luck. She seemed so delighted to be back.

03-26-2010, 12:22 AM	#7
cougar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 734 Images: 20	I finally caught up with Grace as she finished on 18 today. She looked very trim and in good condition. Her caddie Brian said that she played better in the practice rounds, but that is to be expected. It is just good to have her back. She was interviewed for quite a while behind the scoring area. When I saw Beth Ann, I told her what a nice article that was. She was pleased to hear that, and probalby will do a follow-up.

03-26-2010, 09:33 AM	#8
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	Grace looked really good in her interview on TV. A lot of fans will be happy to see her back. It was good to see Sherri Steinhauer back as well after having surgery on both hips last year. A first-round 75 is not a bad score for her first LPGA round since 2008.

03-26-2010, 10:34 PM	#9
Whistling Straight Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 450	Someone else came to mind when I read about an Asian golfer respecting her parents but enough on that... I was expecting to read even more on the pressure coming from sponsorship and the pressure to succeed. Grace was very visible on various sponsor tv commercials.

03-27-2010, 04:44 PM	#10
The Vulcan Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 31	Wonderful article. Thanks so much for sharing. So nice to have Grace competing again.