"There is no dark history of my life...日First Grand Slammer Challenge"

"There is no dark history of my life...日First Grand Slammer Challenge"

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With her short height of 155 centimeters, she has achieved 66 wins (including one amateur) in major competitions around the world. She became the first Korean to rank No. 1 in the world and became the top earner in both Korea and the U.S. for this reason. This is why Shin Ji-ae (37) is praised as a "small giant."

Shin Ji-ae, who recently met with the Korea Economic Daily, said, "I've never regretted it on the road I've walked on," but added, "I hope my juniors will break my record." He then vowed, "I will show 'more professional' toward the first grand slammer of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour and 70 wins in total."
"Paris Olympics didn't happen. I have no regrets"

Shin is a living legend of Korean women's golf. She led the golden age of Korean women's golf along with her peers born in 1988, including Park In-bee, Choi Na-yeon and Lee Bo-mi. Most of her friends stopped performing, but Shin is still running fast. She showed off her strong performance by winning the AIG Women's Open, a major competition, last year, and set a new record of 65 wins in December by winning the Australian Women's Open.

"I'm having time to recharge by watching performances and sports games," she said with a big smile. "When I'm always on the stage in golf and see the stage as an audience, I can feel how passionate I must have lived for that moment. It broadens my horizons and reflects on my passion."

Shin Ji-ae, who is known as a record maker, has not always had success. Last year, Shin aimed to win No. 1 prize in her lifetime at the Paris Olympics and the Japanese tour. However, she failed to qualify for the Olympics due to her failure to cut the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, a major competition, and failed to focus on the Japanese tour, thus missing the top prize in her lifetime by a mere 596,977 yen (about 5.6 million won).
"I have no regrets about my decision," Shin said flatly. "I did my best, but the result was a little short. I could easily shake off the disappointment because I put everything I could into it." This is why he is confident that "I have no dark history. It's just my history."
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Shin is also famous for her love for juniors. World No. 1 Ko Jin-young (30) and last year's KLPGA tour's top star Yoon In-na (22) all visited Shin whenever they had a hard time. She also brought Lim Hee-jung (25) to Australia to cheer for her after suffering a long slump. "As a person who has experienced various things first, my role is to let people know what I have experienced," Shin said. "I don't practice before the game, but when my juniors ask me to go around nine holes together and say, 'Pick what you can pick from me as much as possible.'

What she regrets most about her juniors is the spirit of challenge. She got the impression that Korea's improved tour environment has significantly reduced her overseas expansion and that younger golfers' golf has become monotonous. "The growing number of Japanese players in the LPGA tour is also the result of their outspoken challenges," Shin said. "Japan's players are much thicker than Korea's. That's why they are strong in competition, and they are increasingly showing signs of 'vicious nature'. There is also a virtuous cycle in which the entire Japanese players' base is getting thicker as more and more players leave Japan, which is a good enough environment to play for their bigger dreams. Japanese players will continue to strengthen in the LPGA tour."

In her 20th year as a pro, Shin said, "I still have many dreams to achieve." This year, she plans to focus on the JLPGA tour. If she secures more than 600,000 yen in prize money, she will be able to break the record of "Japanese golf legend" Yu Do-ri (1.37 billion yen). She is also targeting a permanent seed in Japan, which has only two wins left.

Shin will prepare for a new history through off-season training in Australia starting this week. "When I go to the stadium, I still get excited by the anticipation of 'what kind of game will I play today?'" Shin said. "The Japan Women's Open, which came in second place three times, is the most coveted event. No player in Japan has achieved a grand slam yet, but I want to be the hero by winning the Japan Women's Open."