Choi Kyung-Joo said. Zhang Yubin is a ceramic...
Choi Kyung-Joo said. Zhang Yubin is a ceramic...
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■ Why did Choi Kyung-ju bring out 'Theory of Ceramics' when she saw Jang Yoo-bin?
On the first day of the Hyundai Marine Choi Kyung Joo Invitational, which was named after him, Choi Kyung Joo met with Ham Jeong Woo and Jang Yubin at a restaurant in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, after they had finished their rounds. Choi, who had led a meeting with tournament officials for more than 30 minutes, showed no signs of fatigue after playing for more than five hours in the cool weather. His trademark wiry smile remained throughout the meal, and his gaze was warm as he watched the three dream athletes enjoying the hand-prepared abalone from Wando. When the dinner was over, we asked him about his experience playing against Jang Yoo-bin, the KPGA Tour's top player.
Reporter: “How was Jang Yubin's game, and do you think it will translate to the PGA?”
Choi: “Of course, I think it's possible.”
“But you know, not all porcelain is the same porcelain.”
“That's because golf is similar to the process of making pottery.”
“It looks perfect at first glance, but when you look closer, you can see the flaws and imperfections.”
“Yubin is going a long way and hitting well, but there are definitely things that I think need to be fixed.”
“I don't want to get too specific, but if it's not fixed, it's going to be a big test in three years.”
“I can see the future just by looking at the way the players walk and the way they talk.”
Reporter: “What was Jang Yubin's walking like?”
Choi Kyung-ju: “Doodle-doodle-doodle.”
In the eyes of Choi, who turned pro in 1994 and has been on the tour for 31 years, it was an indication that Jang Yubin, who has been on a roll lately, was overly excited. Jang Yubin became one of the KPGA Tour's top stars after winning the team gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last September and the Gunsan C.C. Open for the second consecutive year. As of Oct. 3, Jang leads the KPGA Tour in driving distance (313 yards on average) and leads the Genesis Order of Merit points (5,379), so there's plenty of potential for the cool-headed golfer, but there's also plenty of room for improvement off the course as well as on it. 토토사이트 Choi Kyung-joo's advice to keep his heart rate above 85 no matter what was a combination of warm affection for Jang Yoo-bin and cold analysis.
“Everything about you looks so cool,” says an excited Jang Yubin.
How did Jang Yubin (22) feel after receiving advice from her father, Choi Kyung-ju (54)? After the second round of the Hyundai Marine Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, Jang Yoo-bin shaved five strokes off her score to take sole possession of the lead with a 7-under total. Playing with her idol, the legendary Choi Kyung-ju for the first time, Jang described her excitement yesterday.
“I was so nervous to play with him for the first time. I thought, 'Why am I nervous? I can't help but look up to him,'” she said.
“Everything just looked so cool.”
Playing a round with the legend, who has 30 professional victories, including eight on the PGA and 16 on the KPGA, was enough to make the rookie golfer's heart skip a beat, but when asked about his heel-step, Jang had this to say. “I have a habit of not putting my heels on, and I think that's what he saw,” he said, adding that he was excited for the third and fourth rounds of the weekend. “Actually, I didn't score well in the second half, but I think I'm gaining confidence from this tournament. I'll try to hit without thinking about it as much as possible and just look at the ball,” he said.
“I learned the rhythm of Choi Kyung-ju's putter from her”
A quick learner, Jang Yoo-bin proudly boasts that he learned how to putt during his two days with the Korean golf legend.
“He and I both use the same index finger grip to hold the putter,” he says, ”and I think his putter rhythm is good, so I tried to imitate it, and it worked out well today. Although he couldn't talk to his father directly because he was more difficult than him, he absorbed Choi's putter rhythm like a sponge while playing with him.
Jang Yubin, who admires Tiger Woods among PGA Tour players, ended the interview by saying that he dreams of one day seeing Woods play with his own eyes. “If I make it to the PGA Tour one day and am put in the same group as Tiger Woods, I might cry. I want to watch him play so badly, and I want to emulate his ability to win in difficult situations and overcome dramatic situations.”
The future is rosy for 22-year-old Korean men's golf hope Jang Yoo-bin, who confidently expresses his aspirations with these words.