Rising Kim Hyo-joo... 女Shim Seo-yeon, a former national soccer team manager
Rising Kim Hyo-joo... 女Shim Seo-yeon, a former national soccer team manager
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"She's an excellent sports senior and she's helping me a lot. She tells me a lot of good things and cooks for me."
Kim Hyo-joo, 30, ranked eighth in the world, said at a press conference of the European Ladies Professional Golf Tour (LET) Aramco Korea Championship held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday that her manager was one of the reasons for her recent upturn. Kim achieved seven wins in a year and five months at the Ford Championship of the U.S. LPGA in March, and was the runner-up at the Chevron Championship, the first major tournament of the season, last month.
Shim Seo-yeon, 36, is a former defender of the Korean women's national soccer team. Shim has played in 92 international matches since 2008. Shim, who retired at the end of last year, has been managing Kim Hyo-joo since the Ford Championship. The two have become close friends through the same sponsorship company. "I feel good when I hear that they are a good match," said Shim, who collaborated to win the first competition with Kim.
It is unusual for a star athlete who has previously played for the national team to serve as manager for other sports athletes. Shim said, "I went to the U.S. last year to see (Kim) Hyo-joo play. "When I saw Hyo-joo, who seemed to be bright, doing a tour alone, I wanted to be supportive, so I volunteered to be a manager," he said.
"If you get annoyed because the ball doesn't hit you well, your sister will give you advice based on your experiences as a player," said Kim Hyo-joo, who had no manager in charge of the team in recent years. Shim Seo-yeon, who used to wear the captain's armband for the Korean national soccer team, said, "She often tells me to have fun and be confident and try it without any regrets. I used to say this a lot to my juniors when I was a player."
When Kim Hyo-joo tees off early in the morning, Shim Seo-yeon wakes up early in the morning to prepare meals. "She loves Korean food and makes kimchi stew and braised spicy chicken for me," he said. Shim Seo-yeon's "handy taste" is already popular among tour players. "Seoyeon's kimchi stew was delicious. I'm also learning how to manage stress," said Daniel Kang (33), a Korean American who attended the press conference.
Kim is aiming for her second consecutive win at the Aramco Korea Championship, which kicks off on Friday. 카지노 The championship is sponsored by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, and the prize money is 225,000 U.S. dollars. "As I came to the championship as a defending champion, I want to produce good results," Kim said. "Last year, I visited the golf course for the first time to see this championship. I was so proud of Hyo-joo to win the championship. I hope there will be good results again this year," Shim said.