▶ '6th →17th→4th→4th' — Ina Yoon’s second year on the LPGA Tour has a different feel. Ina Yoon, in her second season on the LPGA, posted a career-best finish at a major. She shot 4-under in the final round of the Chevron Championship, the season’s first major at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, and finished tied for fourth at 12-under. That improved on her previous major best, a tie for 14th at last year’s U.S. Women’s Open, and earned her a career-high payday of ₩580,000,000 (about $435,000). Yoon’s form this year looks for real. At the JM Eagle Los Angeles Championship, which concluded on the 20th, she recorded a career-best solo fourth. That made three top-10s in six starts this season — a clear sign she’s settling into life on the LPGA Tour. Her rookie year was a struggle by comparison: she played 26 events, finished in the top 10 only once and missed eight cuts. After Sunday’s round, Yoon said she was nervous but enjoyed the day and felt proud of her performance. ▶ Lee Jung-hoo records his first 4-hit game of the season — gets doused after earning MVP honors Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants turned in his first four-hit game of the season. Leading off today’s home game against the Miami Marlins, Lee opened with a triple and finished 4-for-5 with two runs scored, helping the Giants to a 6-3 victory. It was the third four-hit game of his major-league career. After a rough start to the year at the plate, Lee has ramped up his production since mid-April. He hit a long homer on the 25th and has posted multiple-hit games in recent contests, pushing his batting average to .313. Lee was named the game’s MVP and gave an on-field interview afterward. Teammate Adamez celebrated the honor with the customary postgame ritual, dumping a cooler of sports drink over him. Lee laughed that he couldn’t remember the last time he’d been doused, but said the warm weather made it bearable. ▶ Kiwoom’s Park Jun-hyun wins debut, touches 159 km/h on the radar Park Jun-hyun, the No. 1 overall pick in this season’s pro baseball draft, delivered a dominant debut to earn his first pro victory. Starting yesterday against Samsung, Park worked five shutout innings, allowing four hits as Kiwoom edged a 2-0 win. He became the 13th high-school rookie to win his first professional start. Park, the son of former national team player Park Seok-min, had faced controversy after the draft over school-bullying allegations, which intensified attention on his first outing. He responded with a near-flawless performance: he escaped a bases-loaded jam on his own and his fastball touched 159 km/h (about 99 mph). After the game Park said the manager and coaches told him to go out confidently, and once he was on the mound he wasn’t as nervous as he’d expected. The night began with a retirement ceremony for team legend and coach Park Byung-ho. Park Byung-ho took the field at first base, handed the ball to Park Jun-hyun to start the game, then exited. Park Jun-hyun said he used to call him “Uncle Park Byung-ho” as a child but now calls him coach, and that Park told him not to worry and to just do his job when he handed him the ball. [* This content was produced using AI technology.] #InaYoon #LeeJungHoo #ParkJunHyun Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23 Park Ji-eun (run@yna.co.kr)
Yoonina's Stunning Rise: From 6th to 4th in Chevron Championship - What’s Next for the LPGA Star?
Park Ji-eun | 2026.04.28
▶ '6th →17th→4th→4th' — Ina Yoon’s second year on the LPGA Tour has a different feel. Ina Yoon, in her second season on the LPGA, posted a career-best finish at a major. She shot 4-under in the final round of the Chevron Championship, the season’s first major at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, and finished tied for fourth at 12-under. That improved on her previous major best, a tie for 14th at last year’s U.S. Women’s Open, and earned her a career-high payday of ₩580,000,000 (about $435,000). Yoon’s form this year looks for real. At the JM Eagle Los Angeles Championship, which concluded on the 20th, she recorded a career-best solo fourth. That made three top-10s in six starts this season — a clear sign she’s settling into life on the LPGA Tour. Her rookie year was a struggle by comparison: she played 26 events, finished in the top 10 only once and missed eight cuts. After Sunday’s round, Yoon said she was nervous but enjoyed the day and felt proud of her performance. ▶ Lee Jung-hoo records his first 4-hit game of the season — gets doused after earning MVP honors Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants turned in his first four-hit game of the season. Leading off today’s home game against the Miami Marlins, Lee opened with a triple and finished 4-for-5 with two runs scored, helping the Giants to a 6-3 victory. It was the third four-hit game of his major-league career. After a rough start to the year at the plate, Lee has ramped up his production since mid-April. He hit a long homer on the 25th and has posted multiple-hit games in recent contests, pushing his batting average to .313. Lee was named the game’s MVP and gave an on-field interview afterward. Teammate Adamez celebrated the honor with the customary postgame ritual, dumping a cooler of sports drink over him. Lee laughed that he couldn’t remember the last time he’d been doused, but said the warm weather made it bearable. ▶ Kiwoom’s Park Jun-hyun wins debut, touches 159 km/h on the radar Park Jun-hyun, the No. 1 overall pick in this season’s pro baseball draft, delivered a dominant debut to earn his first pro victory. Starting yesterday against Samsung, Park worked five shutout innings, allowing four hits as Kiwoom edged a 2-0 win. He became the 13th high-school rookie to win his first professional start. Park, the son of former national team player Park Seok-min, had faced controversy after the draft over school-bullying allegations, which intensified attention on his first outing. He responded with a near-flawless performance: he escaped a bases-loaded jam on his own and his fastball touched 159 km/h (about 99 mph). After the game Park said the manager and coaches told him to go out confidently, and once he was on the mound he wasn’t as nervous as he’d expected. The night began with a retirement ceremony for team legend and coach Park Byung-ho. Park Byung-ho took the field at first base, handed the ball to Park Jun-hyun to start the game, then exited. Park Jun-hyun said he used to call him “Uncle Park Byung-ho” as a child but now calls him coach, and that Park told him not to worry and to just do his job when he handed him the ball. [* This content was produced using AI technology.] #InaYoon #LeeJungHoo #ParkJunHyun Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23 Park Ji-eun (run@yna.co.kr)
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