Jennifer Song smiles while holding the winning trophy in the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. /The USGA webpage

Korea may have yet another superstar in women's golf to cheer for. Twenty-year-old Jennifer Song, a former member of the Korean national team, won the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at the Red Tail Golf Club near Boston on Sunday. In the 36-hole final, Song beat 18-year-old Korean-American Kimberly Kim by seven pars. Kim had to be satisfied with the runner-up spot for a second time, having finished second in 2006.

The WAPL, established in 1977 by the U.S. Golf Association, has a long association with Korean golfers. Korean-American Pearl Sinn grabbed the title two consecutive years in 1988 and 1989, and Michelle Wie rose to stardom in 2003 by becoming the youngest champion ever at the age of 14. Lee Eun-jung, then a student at the Daewon Foreign Language High School, was a surprise winner in 2005, and Korean-American Tiffany Joh claimed the title twice in 2006 and 2008.