PHOENIX – Se Ri Pak picked a fitting setting to announce her retirement in the United States.
After finishing Thursday’s opening round of the JTBC Founders Cup, Pak, 38, told Golf Channel in the live telecast that she plans to retire at season’s end.
“Basically, 2016 is my final season, full time,” Pak said. “I’m going to retire. It’s pretty hard to make the decision.”
The Founders Cup was created six years ago to honor the pioneers of the women’s game, and Pak qualifies as the pioneer of South Korean golf, as the spark who ignited the popularity of the game among a generation of girls there who would grow up to dominate the world’s stage.