[Golf Topic] ‘Smile Queen’ Kim Ha-neul "Retirement, A New Beginning~"

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…‘Smile Queen’ Kim Ha-neul (33·photo) is retiring from her professional career.

Her agency, Lee Han Sports, announced on the 18th, "She will conclude her 7-year career on the Japanese tour with the Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies, starting on the 21st, and will hold her domestic retirement match at the SK Telecom·ADT Caps Championship of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour on November 12." Kim Ha-neul is a player who won the KLPGA Rookie of the Year in 2007 and was the leading money winner for two consecutive years in 2011 and 2012, achieving a total of 8 wins on the KLPGA Tour.

She entered the Japanese tour in 2015 for a new challenge and earned a total of 6 wins on the JLPGA. Kim Ha-neul said, "I will never forget the moments I won on the tour stage over the past 15 years," and added, "After much time discussing and contemplating with my family, I thought now is the right time to take on a new field. I sincerely thank all the fans who have consistently supported and loved me," expressing her retirement sentiments.

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