Double delight for South Korea
China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-01 08:08
Top: MJ Hur of South Korea celebrates her winning birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff on the 17th hole during the final round of the LPGA Safeway Classic in Portland, Oregon on Sunday. (Inset): An Byeong-Hun celebrates with the 2009 US Amateur Championship trophy at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday. An, a 17-year-old Florida high schooler born in South Korea, became the youngest US Amateur Champion in history by beating Ben Martin in the 36-hole final. An is the son of China's table tennis world champion Jiao Zhimin and her South Korean husband, An Jae-Hyung, also a renowned table tennis player.
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