유소연 연장전 에서 서희경 이기 고 메이저 US 오픈 우승 올해 21 살 인 유소연 이 서희경 과 플레이오프 세 번 째 홀 에서 버디 로 미 여자 프로 골프 ( LPGA ) 대회 메이저 인 US 오픈 의 우승컵 을 손 에 쥐 었 다 . 한국 골퍼 가 1 , 2 등 을 차지 한 가운데 유소연 은 " 내 가 골프 를 시작 할 때 박세리 가 US 오픈 을 우승 했 다 " 고 소감 을 말 하 고 " 박세리 는 나 의 영웅 이 다 " 그래서 이 토너먼트 는 더욱더 감동 이 크 다고 말 했 다 . 비 바람 이 동원 된 이번 경기 는 인내심 과 끈기 가 필요 로 한 게임 이 었 다 . 마직 막 게임 은 월요일 로 미우 러 졌으며 상금 은 U $ 585 , 000 로유 소연 의 미국 LPGA 첫 우승 이 자 첫 메이저 우승 이 다 . 유소연 의 US 오픈 메이저 우승 으로 인해 1998 년 박세리 , 2005 년 김 버디 , 2008 년 박인비 , 그리고 2009 년 지은희 에 이 어 5 번 째 로 한국 여성 US 메이저 우승 골퍼 가 되 었 다 . 박세리 는 이제 한국 의 제 2 의 전성기 가 시작 되 었 다면서 한국 여성 골퍼 들 에게 좋 은 기회 이 며 좋 은 소식 이 라고 말 했 다 . 유소연 은 연장전 에서 갤러리 모두 둘 다 응원 을 했 다면서 한국 선수 가 우승 을 해서 더욱더 기쁘 다고 답 했 다 . 앞 으로 한국 골퍼 들 이 세계 를 장악 할 날 이 점점 다가 오 고 있 다는 느낌 을 주 게 하 는 시합 이 었 다는 록키 의 생각 입니다 *^^* 오늘 의 영어 단어 우승 : win : win : [ wín ] : 윈 연장전 : playoff : play off : [- ɔ́ː f ] : 플레이 어프 생각 : thought : thought : [ θ ɔ́ː t ] : 써 어 트 사랑 과 웃음 과 음악 이 있 는 곳 찾 아 주 셔서 감사 합니다 ^^ Ryu wins playoff , captures US Women ' s OpenPublished : July 11 , 2011 Mark J . Terrill / APSo Yeon Ryu won the U . S Womens Open in a three - hole playoff on Monday COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo . ( AP ) — As she stood on the 18 th green drenched in champagne , holding a trophy and wearing a mile - wide smile , there was no doubt about it : So Yeon Ryu is the brightest star on a South Korean golf roster that has more than its share of them . The 21 - year - old won the U . S . Women ' s Open on Monday , first with a birdie on No . 18 that tied her Korean rival , Hee Kyung Seo , then with a shotmaking clinic over a three - hole playoff to beat Seo by three shots . It was the latest - and most emphatic - statement about the pecking order of women ' s golf in South Korea , where the sport ' s stars turn into the country ' s icons and Se Ri Pak is already a legend at age 33 . " When I was started golf , Se Ri Pak won the U . S . Women ' s Open tournament , so this tournament is really special for me , " Ryu said . Starting on the 16 th hole , Ryu played the three - hole playoff in 2 - under par , all but sealing it when she hit three perfect shots to the green on the par - 5 17 th and made the putt for a birdie while Seo drove into a bunker and had to scramble for bogey . For good measure , Ryu hit her approach on 18 to four feet for another birdie , which sparked a champagne - spraying celebration on the 18 th green . Pak was among the South Korean contingent that ran out to douse Ryu in her glow - in - the - dark orange shirt and cap . Great as the moment was , it was the birdie Ryu made on 18 about an hour earlier that was the defining moment of the tournament . Trailing by one to an opponent who had closed out her round before darkness stopped play the previous night , Ryu stood behind her ball in the fairway , plumbed her 6 - iron to her nose , then closed one eye to take dead aim at the 170 - yard shot . She drew the shot uphill , over the lake and landed the ball six feet from the hole . Moments later , she slammed the putt home to pull into a tie . She ended up with two birdies in the span of an hour on a hole that yielded only 28 over five days . Certainly nobody can ever say Ryu backed into this title , won on a 7 , 000 - yard Broadmoor course that got hit by storms every day , turning it into a test of endurance and patience for some players and a sporadic series of starts and stops for others . " It ' s never over ' til it ' s over , especially in these things , " Cristie Kerr said . " People really want it , and that was a gutsy putt . " Kerr also had a chance . She came to the Broadmoor on Monday trailing by two with two holes to play , but couldn ' t convert a 12 - foot putt from the fringe on 17 to make things interesting . She finished third at 1 - under par . Angela Stanford birdied 16 to also give herself an outside shot . But she , too , made par on 17 and wound up even par and in fourth place . That left it a match between the two South Koreans who have been doing their dance for the last few years , jostling for position on the tour back home , deciding whether a permanent move to America would benefit them most , taking turns in the headlines and on the winner ' s podium . Seo appeared to be ahead coming into this tournament , breaking through on the LPGA Tour last year with a victory that sent her over to America for good in 2011 . She might have cemented her hold with a victory this week and she was poised for it Sunday night . She played 36 holes over 14 hours Sunday and finished both rounds in 3 - under 68 to end regulation at 3 - under 281 . But there was one hiccup : A short putt that rimmed out on No . 17 when she was rushing to finish - a ball hit while the wind was whipping , leaving her uneasy as she stood over it . It left her at 3 under instead of 4 under and gave Ryu a glimmer of hope . " I think one mistake yesterday on the 17 th green , that ' s the one , " Seo said . Seo came to the course Monday knowing she might be able to collect the trophy without hitting a shot . She was warming up on the driving range when she heard a roar from the 18 th grandstand . It was Ryu ' s approach shot . " So , at that time , I was thinking about , ' Oh , the time is now . '" She had to go out for three more holes and is now 0 - 2 against Ryu in head - to - head playoffs . They also went three holes at the Chinese Ladies Open in 2009 . Seo was graceful in discussing the tournament and what it means for her country . " I think they were cheering for both of us , " she said . " So , yeah , I feel very happy that a South Korean player won this great , big tournament . " Ryu , who planned on finishing school back home before going to LPGA qualifying school , will cash a $ 585 , 000 winner ' s check and have a ticket to join the American tour at her leisure . This is Ryu ' s first major and her first LPGA victory . She joins Pak ( 1998 ) , Birdie Kim ( 2005 ) , Inbee Park ( 2008 ) and Eun Hee Ji ( 2009 ) on the list of South Korean U . S . Open champions . She now holds the lead in the much - watched contest to supplant Pak as the country ' s greatest player , though it figures this race - like the tournament they just finished - will be a marathon . Ryu is 21 and Seo just turned 25 . " That means new history is coming in the future , " Pak said . " That ' s what it is . It ' s really good to see it . "