“After living as a leader, I am getting to know the feelings of my parents during my active career.”
Kang Soo-yeon (47), who retired after 22 years of professional golf and turned into a leader, said the biggest change was her change of heart.
Kang Soo-yeon, who finished her active life at the Hite Jinro Championship of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour in 2018, has since transformed into a leader and is teaching her juniors. On the 7th, I met Kang Soo-yeon, who had been quietly spending time only training the younger generation, at the Suwan Golf & Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand.
On this day, she participated with her students at the Bridgestone Golf Invitational Junior Golf Championship hosted by Bridgestone Golf.
Kang Soo-yeon, who became a professional in 1997 after playing on the national team as an amateur, won the KLPGA Tour money prize (2001) and then played the field for 22 years through the US LPGA Tour and the Japan Ladies Professional Golf (JLPGA) Tour. .
Including her 1 win as an amateur, she won 8 wins on the KLPGA Tour alone, 1 win on the LPGA Tour and 3 championship trophies on the JLPGA Tour.
Kang Soo-yeon, who left behind her glamorous active life and started to walk the path of her leader, was satisfied with her second life, saying, “I am so happy and happy.”
Kang Soo-yeon, whom I met in Thailand, said, “After retirement, I took a break for 4-5 months without doing anything. After that, he took on the role of a standing coach for the national golf team, and began teaching junior players at Rivera Country Club to walk the path of a leader that he had thought of since his active career.
However, what I feel for him these days is the feelings of his parents towards him during his active career.
He said, “The feeling I get when I win the championship during my active career and when my disciples win is completely different.” Conversely, when things didn’t go well, I could have blamed myself, but now there are times when I feel self-blame and regret, thinking, ‘Maybe I ruined the player.’ So I am trying harder and trying to teach as well as I can in the areas I can.” He added, “I’m finally getting to know the feelings of my parents little by little. I am a disciple, but I feel like I am treating a child.”
Suyeon Kang, who has been active as an active player for 22 years, has been respected by her juniors as one of the ‘long run’ players representing Korean women’s golf. In Kang Su-yeon’s eyes, the recent retirement of players in their early 30s was a pity.
Kang Soo-yeon said, “There were many times when I felt sad when I saw players in their early 30s retiring.” said.
Suyeon Kang, who had been active on the LPGA tour through Korea, also faced a similar period in 2009. Contemplating his retirement, he moved to the JLPGA tour and played for another 9 years.
He said, “I had never properly seen the scenery inside the golf course when I was on the course as a player. Then, when I put myself down, the beautiful scenery of the golf course caught my eye. From then on, golf became more fun.” When trouble comes, he needs to put himself down and accept the reality. I hope he doesn’t put down his talent too early.” 안전놀이터
Suyeon Kang’s desire to live a second life is to convey the experiences she has felt while working as a player to her juniors. He said, “I learned a lot while touring in Japan. He was impressed by his humble and caring appearance. He emphasized that he wants to develop players with character.”
Kang Soo-yeon said, “I felt very rewarded when I saw a student who succeeded in advancing to the Dream Tour last year after staying on the Jump Tour for several years. I want to become,” he said.