Lee Jee-young won her first US LPGA title at the of age 19 but rates herself a late bloomer in her native South Korea, which is swamping women's golf with winners.
Lee, now 20 and in her rookie year, shot a 4-under-par 284 to tie for 14th with countrywoman Meena Lee at the LPGA Championship. The winner was another Korean, Pak Se-ri - who is widely credited with launching the avalanche of Korea's women golfers that is fast dominating the sport.
Pak - whose latest win marked the end of a two-year slump, her fifth major title and 23rd overall - says Korean women find it easier to cope with life on the tour because they are already cultured in pressure management. She resuscitated her career by training more than 12 hours a day and studying two martial arts - muay thai and taekwondo.
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