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Pak finally learns to enjoy time off the course
Forced time off helps Se Ri Pak find time for herself and to rediscover her love of the game.
BY MELINDA WALDROP 247-4634
May 12, 2006
WILLIAMSBURG -- After completing her first round in the Michelob Ultra Open on Thursday at Kingsmill, Se Ri Pak contemplated her options for the rest of her day. They may have included a little shopping, or perhaps dinner with friends.
That may have sounded like an ordinary day to most people. But after eight years of golf, golf, and more golf, an afternoon of doing nothing was something exciting for Pak.
"I was always working too much on only one thing, which is golf," said Pak, 28, who burst onto the womens pro golf stage in 1998 by winning both the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Womens Open as a rookie. "I dont have my personal life."
Such single-minded drive netted Pak, the groundbreaker for the wave of Korean players now populating the Tour, four major championships and more than $8 million in career earnings while earning her a spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame.
It also made her forget what she loved about the game in the first place.
"I learned a lot, but I wasnt really taking care of myself as well as I used to," Pak said. " ... I was always just moving forward, which is not really healthy. Sometimes you (have to) stop and relax."
Pak had no choice but to do that last season, when a slew of injures limited her to just 12 tournaments. She battled neck, shoulder, lower back and finger trouble before having to shelve her 2005 season after the Womens British Open,
But the forced time off proved therapeutic.
"Then it seemed like I know what was missing, I know what to do, and I know what to plan for myself, which helps a lot," Pak said. " ... Right now, on the golf course, Im just trying to remain focused. And after Im done for the day with the golf, Im trying to be like a very normal person - just drink some coffee, or meet some friends, just regular stuff. I never did that. I was always golf, practice, straight to the hotel, take shower, get dressed, ready for the next day."
Lori Kane, one of Paks closest friends on tour, has noticed a more laid-back Pak.
"I think the injury was a good thing for her, because she realized there was more to life than golf," Kane said. "She has paved the way for all the other young Koreans that are out here, and I think shes much calmer - not that she wasnt calm before, but she seems a little bit more relaxed."
Pak, now healthy, hopes that approach pays off in the tournament she won in 2004. She opened play Thursday with a 2-over-par 73 as she tried to build on the momentum of finishing tied for ninth place in her last event, the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open in Orlando, Fla., on April 30.
In Wednesdays Pro-Am at Kingsmill, Paks game appeared to be dialed in. She striped the 18th fairway with a dead-on drive of 260-plus yards, prompting one marshal to remark: "I believe thats the best one Ive seen."
But maybe more importantly, Pak was also clearly having a good time, laughing with her amateur playing partners and signing autographs.
"Im just a lucky person, because I still like to play golf because I love it," she said. "(But) now, I just know that golf is not everything. Its finding a perfect balance for my life." ?
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