Over the weekend, LPGA legend Seri Pak weighed in on the cancelation of her namesake event – the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship – scheduled for March in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The Instagram translation of Pak’s post raised eyebrows on this side of the Atlantic, though it’s not quite what it appears.
Pak opens the statement by expressing gratitude to those who have shown concern and reiterated her mission to provide a platform for LPGA players to compete. She goes on to talk about the LA fires and the desire to reschedule the Palos Verdes event.
In the fourth paragraph, the Instagram translation read: “However, I sincerely hope that the honor of those involved will not be tarnished due to malicious, malicious unverified facts related to LPGA’s official announcement.”
The gist of Pak’s Instagram message, however – according to several Korean speakers who translated the original for Golfweek – is not a slap against the LPGA but rather a warning to Korean media.
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The paragraph could be read as: “However, I sincerely hope that the honor (or reputation) of all the stakeholders will not be tarnished by the malicious, defamatory articles based on unverified facts related to the LPGA’s official announcement.”
The tour’s official announcement, released on Friday, notes that the event’s cancelation was due to the underwriter’s failure to make payments for the 2024 and 2025 events.
