Jiyai Shin Wins P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship

MarinePaul · 09-15-2009, 02:36 PM

Nice article, if a bit inaccurate regarding the standing on the money list. I also thought it was a great finish, and a very good win for Jiyai.

ctmurray · 09-15-2009, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by bangkokbobby

Yeah...I think they need to check those stats! Also, something bothered me about the article...I know it seems innocuous...but the part about her father buying her a sports car if she finished on top of the money list...maybe it was tongue in cheek...but my experience following Korean, and for that matter Korean American golfers like Wie, is that the dad has a lot of control over what their daughters are allowed to do...Ji Yai is 21 years old and making her own money...if she wants a sports car, it should be up to her to buy it, since her dad is not really "buying it"...he's using the money Ji Yai earned...I realize it's a different culture...but sometimes I worry when parents exert too much control on the Korean players...Ji Yai seems ok...especially since her mother tragically died perhaps she welcomes such a relationship...but I think the pressure might get to some players and I think bad decisions, like about the hire and firing of experienced caddies, are made by some of those parents...

I recall watching the Natalie Gulbis reality show when her father bought her a sports call. Or she bought one for her self possibly. Either way when she went to drive the car she was pretty bad at it. I can't recall why exactly, either it had a stick shift or possibly she did not have hardly any experience driving a car. I wonder about Jiya and some others who might be traveling with parents - do they even have any driving skills? They might have been so focused on golf and so controlled that they lack the skills required for a sports car in particular?

But I agree - if Jiya is winning the money, she buys her own vehicles.

bangkokbobby · 09-16-2009, 12:22 AM

I never thought of that...I hope Ji Yai knows how to drive, especially if she buys a high end sports car...Ferraris, for example, are wonderful cars...but you better be a good driver...

...you know, I love love love seeing all the praise raining down on Ji Yai right now, and this article by Ron Sirak is great...I think Ji Yai could be the next #1...however, I can't help but be cautious...all it takes is Lorena winning Samsung decisively to bring everybody down to earth...

...but for now, I'm drinking the Kool-Aid...

original link: Golf: Sirak: Above The Fray, Jiyai Shin: Golf Digest Magazine

doublestar · 09-16-2009, 03:02 PM

Another great exiting finish on the LPGA. Congrats to Shin. As for some not appreciating the outcome, as they say: You can lead a horse (or donkey) to water, but you can't make them drink.

09-15-2009, 02:36 PM	#11
MarinePaul Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Warren, Ohio Posts: 8,003	Nice article, if a bit inaccurate regarding the standing on the money list. I also thought it was a great finish, and a very good win for Jiyai. __________________ Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you have.

09-15-2009, 11:40 PM	#12
ctmurray Donating Member Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2010. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,176	Originally Posted by bangkokbobby Yeah...I think they need to check those stats! Also, something bothered me about the article...I know it seems innocuous...but the part about her father buying her a sports car if she finished on top of the money list...maybe it was tongue in cheek...but my experience following Korean, and for that matter Korean American golfers like Wie, is that the dad has a lot of control over what their daughters are allowed to do...Ji Yai is 21 years old and making her own money...if she wants a sports car, it should be up to her to buy it, since her dad is not really "buying it"...he's using the money Ji Yai earned...I realize it's a different culture...but sometimes I worry when parents exert too much control on the Korean players...Ji Yai seems ok...especially since her mother tragically died perhaps she welcomes such a relationship...but I think the pressure might get to some players and I think bad decisions, like about the hire and firing of experienced caddies, are made by some of those parents... I recall watching the Natalie Gulbis reality show when her father bought her a sports call. Or she bought one for her self possibly. Either way when she went to drive the car she was pretty bad at it. I can't recall why exactly, either it had a stick shift or possibly she did not have hardly any experience driving a car. I wonder about Jiya and some others who might be traveling with parents - do they even have any driving skills? They might have been so focused on golf and so controlled that they lack the skills required for a sports car in particular? But I agree - if Jiya is winning the money, she buys her own vehicles.

09-16-2009, 12:22 AM	#13
bangkokbobby Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 2,896	I never thought of that...I hope Ji Yai knows how to drive, especially if she buys a high end sports car...Ferraris, for example, are wonderful cars...but you better be a good driver... ...you know, I love love love seeing all the praise raining down on Ji Yai right now, and this article by Ron Sirak is great...I think Ji Yai could be the next #1...however, I can't help but be cautious...all it takes is Lorena winning Samsung decisively to bring everybody down to earth... ...but for now, I'm drinking the Kool-Aid... original link: Golf: Sirak: Above The Fray, Jiyai Shin: Golf Digest Magazine __________________ Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. ---Bruce Lee http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/ Last edited by bangkokbobby; 09-16-2009 at 12:25 AM.

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09-16-2009, 03:02 PM	#14
doublestar Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 45	Another great exiting finish on the LPGA. Congrats to Shin. As for some not appreciating the outcome, as they say: You can lead a horse (or donkey) to water, but you can't make them drink.