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As she stood on the 18th green drenched in champagne, holding a trophy and wearing a mile-wide smile, there was no doubt about it: So Yeon Ryu is the brightest star on a South Korean golf roster that has more than its share of them.
The 21-year-old won the U.S. Women's Open on Monday, first with a birdie on No. 18 that tied her Korean rival, Hee Kyung Seo, then with a shotmaking clinic over a three-hole playoff to beat Seo by three shots.
It was the latest -- and most emphatic -- statement about the pecking order of women's golf in South Korea, where the sport's stars turn into the country's icons and Se Ri Pak is already a legend at age 33.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/6757217/yeon-ryu-wins-playoff-capture-title
