Koreans represented at the Masters with a strong showing from Anthony Kim, KJ Choi and YE Yang.  Anthony Kim came in 3rd place after a huge final day with 6 birdies and an eagle, posting a -12 before the final groups arrived.  KJ Choi was partnered up with Tiger Woods for 4 straight days at the Masters and ended up with the same exact score with Tiger,  for all four days.  What are the chances?!  KJ actually lead the tournament briefly in the middle of the round, but on hole #13 he fell apart with the first bogey of the day.  YE Yang hung in there as he was partnered with Anthony Kim during the final round.  KJ came in tied for 4th with Tiger Woods and YE Yang tied for 8th.  That’s three Koreans in the top ten at the 2010 Masters!  One of these days, one of these guys is going to break through and the champion’s dinner is going to have Korean bbq and kimchi.  That’s going to be one big dry cleaning bill for all those green jackets.

Yeah we know that Tiger Woods is playing at the Masters but did you know there are over 90 other players who are showing up to win the green jacket?  And btw, this year has the most number of Koreans participating at the Masters.  Represent!  We’ve got Anthony Kim who is fresh off his PGA tour win at the Shell Houston Open.  There’s 2009 PGA Champion Y.E. Yang, the first man to ever stare down Tiger on the final day and surpass him to win a major.  K.J. Choi will be paired up with Tiger Woods in the first round of the Masters, the group that will be most closely watched.  But it doesn’t stop there because Yang Yong-Eun of the Asia Tour, US Amateur Winner An Byeong-Hun, and Asian Amateur champion Han Chang-won, are the next generation of Korean golfers that will be competing.  That’s a whole lot of Koreans, young and old, who will be competing for the greatest green blazer.  Hwaiting!

In the 2010 PGA golf season, keep an eye out for Kevin Na.  He finished 15th in Fed Ex Cup standings last year and is already off to a hot start, making the cut at the Sony Open and finishing in 8th place at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (a nice payday of $150,000).  For those of you who don’t know who Kevin is, he is a South Korean born golfer whose family moved from South Korea to the United States when he was 8 years old.  He was one of the top junior golfers in the country and was so talented that he ended up skipping his senior year of high school and turned pro in 2001.  Since then, Kevin has had much success on the PGA tour proving he can play with the best and finish at the top.   You can follow him on Twitter at @thekevinna or his facebook fan page.

Check out Kevin in this interview video