RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun is making her first start since a mishap on an escalator in Singapore knocked her out of three LPGA events.
Her appearance at this week’s ANA Inspiration is also her first in the United States since she was hurt after Ha Na Jang’s father lost control of a 15-pound travel bag that went crashing down the moving staircase and struck Chun in the tailbone. Chun withdrew from that week’s HSBC Women’s Champions and later the JTBC Founders Cup and the Kia Classic while being treated for injuries to her lumbar muscles, sacroiliac joint and pelvis.