“From the time I was a rookie until now, I have been writing the phrase ‘let’s have fun and immerse myself’ in the Yardi Book. I will show you a good image with this mindset this year as well.”
Jeon In-gee (29), who made a splendid comeback by winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a major event on the LPGA tour last year after 3 years and 8 months, had a busier off-season than anyone else. Last December, she made her debut as a painter by opening an exhibition with paintings she drew herself. Early last month, she departed for Palm Springs, USA, and devoted herself to her field training. On the 9th, she departed for Saudi Arabia to participate in the first tournament of her season, the European Women’s Professional Golf Tour (LET) Aramco Saudi Ladies International.
In a recent interview with Edaily, Jeon In-ji said, “I had a different experience, such as explaining my paintings in front of people, and she was also motivated by another. It was rather a fun time,” she said. It was a different and meaningful winter for her,” she looked back.
In 2013, she debuted on the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour, and this year marks her 11th year on the tour. He is also a player. As soon as she debuted on the KLPGA tour, she boasted a large fan base and emerged as her star. In 2016, which was her first year on the LPGA Tour, she reached the top by setting the record for the fewest strokes (21 under par 263) in the men’s and women’s majors at the Evian Championship.
Golf and painting are perfect… Overcome the slump through painting
After that, he fell into a slump. Things were not so good for him, only winning one in five years from 2017 to 2021. The more he struggled, the worse his grades got. At that time, what I encountered was ‘painting’. Jeon Ji-ji, who met artist Seon-mi Park a year ago in the winter, faced her candid feelings while drawing and expressed them on canvas. Then, miraculously, victory came.
Inji Jeon is also a perfectionist. The moment he has a job, whether it be golf or painting, he is stressed out by the thought that he has to do it perfectly. He said he didn’t want to hear about golf players drawing for fun, so he often fell asleep while painting all night. He said, “As he set the date and prepared for the exhibition, his pressure increased. He thought that if he didn’t take it seriously, he would feel sorry for those who took up painting as a business.”
He also said that his hobby of drawing on shoes and painting for exhibitions were a completely different level of work. Jeon In-ji said, “When I think of it as a job, the stress didn’t go away, but rather the stress piled up and there were more difficult times. However, he was delighted, saying, “It was so different to come to the exhibition and feel my heart and see the reaction.” In particular, I recalled that the moments of communing with others through painting were special, such as when those who visited the gallery received bright energy through <Recovered Me>, and when Park Seon-mi shed tears just by looking at the sketch of <Pain>.
Jeon In-ji, who gained another motivation through painting, focused on improving her short game and putting skills in the United States during January. The goal is to have a better year than last year and achieve the career grand slam by winning four major tournaments. Jeon In-gee, who has only one event left in her career grand slam, nearly broke her record at the AIG Women’s Open (British Women’s Open) last August, but she lost in overtime and finished runner-up. Jeon In-ji, who collected trophies for winning the US Women’s Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and Evian Championship, will become the 8th career grand slam in women’s golf history if she wins the Chevron Championship in April or the AIG Women’s Open in August this year. 슬롯사이트
“I decided to think that maybe it meant that she would go through her journey to the Grand Slam slowly and with a lot of people,” she revealed. She added, “This year, rather than thinking about the unpredictable things in advance, she is going to do what is given in front of her eyes one by one. She will not be able to perform better if she can’t focus on the process and put her desires ahead,” she added.
2023 season begins with Aramco Saudi International
Jeon In-gee boarded a plane from the United States to Saudi Arabia on the 9th. He missed the LPGA Tour opener in January because he felt he was not ready. She chose instead to start her first tournament of the year with the Women’s European Professional Golf (LET) Saudi Aramco Ladies Invitational, which she will kick off on the 16th. This is because she wants to test her practical skills before entering the LPGA Tour.
Jeon In-ji, who was contacted by the organizers for an invitation, was worried that she had never been to Saudi Arabia and that she would not be able to handle the 27-hour long flight from the United States, but she decided to try a new experience. So, she decided to participate.
Saudi Arabia is investing huge amounts of capital in men’s and women’s golf in recent years through its sovereign wealth fund (PIF). Last year, 2.5278 trillion won was poured into LIV Golf, and this year, Saudi Ladies International increased its total prize money by a whopping 5 times to 5 million dollars (approximately 6.31 billion won).
Jeon Ji-eun said, “She can be sensitive depending on what perspective she looks at, but it can be a good opportunity for women’s golf. She believes that women’s golf is getting a lot of attention from sponsors, which is a good influence to balance and develop with men’s prize money,” she commented. He said, “There are players who make a lot of prize money on the tour, and there are players who do not earn much. As a person in the same workplace, I am grateful that more opportunities are given and the size of the prize money increases.”