{"id":53535,"date":"2016-09-20T08:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T06:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=53535"},"modified":"2016-09-20T00:01:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:01:44","slug":"ping-the-arsenal-of-in-gee-chun-to-win-her-second-major-the-evian-championship-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/ping-the-arsenal-of-in-gee-chun-to-win-her-second-major-the-evian-championship-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"PING \u2013 The arsenal of In Gee Chun to win her second Major, The Evian Championship 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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September 20, 2016<\/strong> – South Korea\u2019s In Gee Chun<\/strong> made history by setting a new all-time Major record at 21-under-par 263 for 72 holes in the fourth edition of the Evian Championship <\/strong>at Evian Resort Golf Club<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With a two-under 69 on Sunday, Chun bettered the all-time scoring record of 20-under-par set by Jason Day at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, which was matched by Henrik Stenson in The Open Championship at Royal Troon this year.<\/p>\n

With a four stroke victory over fellow South Koreans Ryu So Yeon<\/strong> (66) and Park Sun Hyun<\/strong> (69), the PING<\/strong> staff player earned her second Major title following the 2015 U.S. Women\u2019s Open<\/strong> Championship<\/strong><\/a>. She had previously earned nine wins of the Korean LPGA<\/strong> and two more on the LPGA of Japan<\/strong> tour.<\/p>\n

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The 22-year-old from Seoul said: \u201cI just cannot believe I won the Evian Championship. I made 21-under-par. I\u2019m not dreaming, right? I had a really great time this week. Most people say golf is an individual sport, but I believe it is a team sport. My manager, my caddie, my coach and I as a team, prepared for this game and played this game. I love my team.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With rounds of 63, 66, 65 and 69, Chun went wire to wire to earn the trophy along with a first prize of US$487,500.<\/p>\n

In Gee Chun<\/strong> recorded 239y average in Driving Distance average and 73,08% average in Driving Accuracy with her 9 degree PING G LS Tec Driver<\/strong>. But the key in her game was the 80,56% of Greens en Regulation with the PING i irons<\/strong> and the 27,75 Putts per Round with her PING Scottsdale TR Anser 2<\/strong> \u2013 she was 3rd<\/sup> in both statistics of the event -, being the putter the only PING<\/strong> club which remains in her bag from the 2015 U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s in In Gee Chun golf bag?<\/strong><\/p>\n