Saturday, August 29, 2009
An Holds Court
Byeong-Hun "Benny" An is quite a character. Just a 17-year-old high school senior-to-be, he seems to be enjoying every moment here this week. After doing a sit-down media interview, which took about 10 minutes, he got cornered on some steps outside of the clubhouse by another media horde. This session took about 20 minutes. Through it all, he stood there politely answering every question with a huge smile.
An came from South Korea three-and-a-half years ago in search of a golf career. Besides a runner-up finish at the Rolex Tournament of Champions, and a quarterfinal showing at the Western Amateur, his bio is admittedly bare. He laughed about it, saying it would be great to get his first win of his career under his belt. Some in the media chuckled because his career has been about five years long.
Should An win, he will eclipse Danny Lee as the youngest champion in this championship.
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