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Golfer Kang Wook-soon publishes memoir of 18-win career and Samsung coaching years
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Korean professional golfer Kang Wook-soon, who won 18 titles across the KPGA and Asian tours, has published a memoir titled “Like Kang Wook-soon, As Kang Wook-soon.” The book covers his 16 years as a golf coach for the Samsung family, his slumps and comeback, and his post-retirement golf academy business in Ansan. A publication ceremony and signing event is set for Oct 7 at his academy.
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Kang Wook-soon, a Korean professional golfer with 18 career titles, has published a memoir titled “Like Kang Wook-soon, As Kang Wook-soon,” according to Kukmin Ilbo, the Seoul Economic Daily and the Seoul Shinmun. The Seoul Economic Daily reported that he won 12 times on the KPGA Tour and six times on the Asian Tour, and that he topped the money list twice on each tour. Kukmin Ilbo and the Seoul Shinmun also cited the total of 18 wins. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The book covers his life as a professional golfer as well as his 16 years working as a golf coach for the Samsung family, his deep slumps and comeback, and how he set up a golf academy after retiring and established himself as a businessman, the Seoul Economic Daily reported. Kang currently runs the Kang Wook-soon Golf Academy in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. [ 2 ]
According to the Seoul Economic Daily, the book also includes failures and frustrations hidden behind his success, conflicts and regrets in personal relationships, and his new challenges after retirement. A substantial portion deals with the Samsung family, a subject it said had not been widely reported before; the report said Kang describes how he first met the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee while sponsored by Samsung, how he came to give private lessons, and anecdotes from teaching family members and senior executives. [ 2 ]
The book also discusses figures from the same era of Korean men’s golf. The Seoul Economic Daily reported that Kang names Choi Sang-ho as the professional he most respects and writes candidly about his relationship with Shin Yong-jin, described as both his closest colleague and the person he clashed with most. [ 2 ]
A publication ceremony and author signing event will be held on Oct 7 in the first-floor lobby of the Kang Wook-soon Golf Academy in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, the Seoul Economic Daily reported. The report said part of the book’s sales proceeds will be donated to Ansan city at the end of the year; no amount was given. [ 2 ]
Por qué importa
Kang is a figure from a generation of Korean men’s golf whose career spanned domestic and Asian tours, and the book is presented as the first detailed account of his work coaching the Samsung family. The release also carries a local element: part of the book’s sales proceeds are to be donated to Ansan, where his academy is based.
Datos clave
- Kang Wook-soon won 18 titles over his professional career, according to the outlets. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He won 12 times on the KPGA Tour and six times on the Asian Tour, and topped the money list twice on each tour, according to the Seoul Economic Daily. [ 2 ]
- His memoir is titled “Like Kang Wook-soon, As Kang Wook-soon” (“강욱순답게, 강욱순처럼”). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The book covers his time as a golf coach for the Samsung family over 16 years, his slumps and comeback, and his establishment of a golf academy after retiring. [ 2 ]
- Kang currently runs the Kang Wook-soon Golf Academy in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. [ 2 ]
- A publication ceremony and author signing event will be held on Oct 7 in the first-floor lobby of the academy in Ansan. [ 2 ]
- Part of the book’s sales proceeds will be donated to Ansan city at the end of the year, the Seoul Economic Daily reported. [ 2 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
Aún sin aclarar
- The split of Kang’s wins between the KPGA Tour (12) and the Asian Tour (6) is reported only by the Seoul Economic Daily. Single-source detail; the other two documents give only the total of 18 wins.
- The share of book sales proceeds to be donated to Ansan, and the amount, are not specified. Single-source detail with no figure given; the donation is described only as planned for the end of the year.
- The contents of the Samsung family anecdotes in the book are not described in detail beyond the topics covered. Documents say the book deals with his time coaching the Samsung family but do not give specifics of the stories.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Kukmin Ilbo reports that Kang Wook-soon, with 18 career wins, has published his first memoir. [ 1 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily reports the publication with details on his 12 KPGA and six Asian Tour wins, his 16 years coaching the Samsung family, and the Oct 7 launch event in Ansan. [ 2 ]
- Seoul Shinmun reports the publication, describing Kang as a KPGA 18-win player and Samsung family golf coach. [ 3 ]