금의환향한 '세계랭킹 1위' 고진영, 국내 통산 10승 도전<br /><br />South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young, who's climbed to the top of the world rankings with two big wins this year, is playing here in Korea at the 2019 Jeju Masters.<br />It's the first tournament in this year's KLPGA tour, and Ko will be looking for her 10th Korean tour win.<br />Our Hong Yoo reports.<br />The current world number one female golfer is South Korea's Ko Jin-young.<br />After a year playing in major tournaments around the world, she is back where she picked up a golf club for the very first time.<br />Ko had the chance to meet with young athletes that dream of becoming a golfer just like her.<br />She said looking at them reminds her of the days she used to practice on that same driving range as a little girl.<br />Just two years after her LPGA debut, Ko Jin-young is at the top of the official money list, the scoring average, the Rolex player of the year list, and more.<br />This time, she is playing for her tenth victory in the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association tour at the Jeju Samdasoo Masters.<br />Another Korean golf sensation, 19-time LPGA Tour event winner Park In-bee, says that she is proud of Ko's success, and that these are Ko's glory days.<br />She added that Ko's shots are very precise and her play overall is perfect.<br />As well as Park In-bee and Ko Jin-young, other top Korean golfers like Choi Hye-jin and Cho Jeong-min are also competing at the Jeju Samdasoo Masters tournament, which began on Friday.<br />At the end of Round 1, Lee jung min is in the lead with a score of 8 under par.<br />The tournament, which is the first on this year's KLPGA circuit, ends on Sunday.<br />Hong Yoo, Arirang News.<br />
