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In this July 6, 1998, file photo, Djokovic, Nadal set up semi-final showdown
South Korea’s Se Ri Pak kisses
the U.S. Women’s Open golf Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts while playing Jo-
tournament trophy in Kohler, Wilfried Tsonga, of France, during their quarterfinal
Wis. match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Fri-
day, March 18, 2016, in Indian Wells, Calif.
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South Korean
golfer Se Ri Pak

retiring after
season

JOHN NICHOLSON
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — Se Ri Pak is
leaving the LPGA Tour at
the end of the season. She
hopes she can continue to
inspire and mentor South
Korean players for genera-
tions to come.
“It’s pretty hard to make
decision to be retiring,
but it’s a time for me to
be,” Pak said. “At the same
time, I learned a lot and
I’m trying to share all my
skills and all these dreams.
So that’s where I plan to
be the next step of my life.
I just want to make dreams
come true.”
The 38-year-old Hall of Fam-
er broke the news Thursday
after an opening 3-under
69 in the JTBC Founders
Cup, her first event in nine
months. Hampered by left
shoulder problems, she
made only eight starts last
year.
“It’s been hard to see her
hurt, to see her feeling
some stress after rounds,”
fellow South Korean player
Na Yeon Choi said. “You
wish she could play like she
did before.”