'Golden Career Grand Slam' Inbee Park Named Finalist for World Golf Hall of Fame

Included in the Nominee List with Kerr, Pepper, Rose, and Scott
Requires Over 75% Approval from the Selection Committee; Results to Be Announced in December

'Golf Empress' Inbee Park has been listed as a finalist for the 2027 World Golf Hall of Fame.

According to AFP on September 29 (Korea Standard Time), Inbee Park, a seven-time major champion, has been included in the final list of nominees for the World Golf Hall of Fame, joining global golf stars such as Cristie Kerr (United States), Dottie Pepper (United States), Justin Rose (England), and Adam Scott (Australia).

Inbee Park has been selected as a finalist for the 2027 World Golf Hall of Fame. Yonhap News

For Inbee Park to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, she must receive approval from more than 75% of the 24-member selection committee. The final selection results will be announced in December. The induction ceremony will be held on July 12 next year in St Andrews, Scotland.

Inbee Park achieved the career Grand Slam by winning four different major championships: the 2013 Nabisco Championship (now the Chevron Championship), the LPGA Championship from 2013 to 2015 (now the KPMG Women's PGA Championship), the 2008 and 2013 U.S. Women's Open, and the 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open (now the AIG Women's Open). In 2016, she won the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, becoming the holder of the 'Golden Career Grand Slam'.

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