{"id":18946,"date":"2023-07-16T04:57:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=18946"},"modified":"2023-07-16T04:57:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:57:57","slug":"congratulations-to-allisen-corpuz-2023-u-s-womens-open-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2023\/07\/16\/congratulations-to-allisen-corpuz-2023-u-s-womens-open-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Allisen Corpuz, 2023 U.S. Women\u2019s Open Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Americans and most of Hawaii are still celebrating the win of Hawaii\u2019s own Allisen Corpuz at the 2023 U.S. Women\u2019s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Allisen, who just turned professional in 2021, is the first American to win the U.S. Open since 2016 when Brittany Lang took the championship.

<\/strong>The global Filipino community is also celebrating. She\u2019s been getting write-ups of her victory from the international Filipino media. Corpuz\u2019 father Marcos is originally from Ilocos Norte and her mother May is of Korean descent.

<\/strong>After winning the U.S. Open, Allisen credited her father for introducing her to the sport. \u201cI started [golf] when I was four, or five years old. My parents actually live on Kapolei golf course \u2014 on the left side\u2026 So yeah, my dad has always been a really big golf fan and just got us into it really young,\u201d she said.

<\/strong>Allisen is the second U.S. Open winner of Filipino ancestry. In 2021, Filipino-Japanese Yuka Saso won the championship.

<\/strong>Allisen carded a remarkable 3-under par 69 to claim a three-stroke victory at the US Women\u2019s Open. She finished with a total score of 9-under 279 after 72 holes.

<\/strong>Hawaii\u2019s golf pro phenom Michelle Wie (and fellow Punahou alumni, Allisen graduated from Punahou) just announced her retirement from the sport. Wie won the U.S. Open in 2014 and has been an inspiration to many Hawaii youths like Allisen to chase after their dreams in professional sports.

<\/strong>\u201cI never really thought I\u2019d get this far. Just watching Michelle, she\u2019s been such a huge role model to me, and it was really awesome to break her record for the Public Links,\u201d Corpuz said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve never really compared myself to her. I\u2019ve always wanted to make my own name. She\u2019s just served as a really big inspiration.\u201d

<\/strong>Allisen, now, takes on that role to inspire a new generation of Hawaii youths. And it\u2019s not just about sports. It\u2019s about working hard and excelling at whatever you choose to do, that\u2019s the message that role models like Allisen are sending.

<\/strong>Besides golf, Allisen has spent a lot of her young adult life getting a solid education. She got a business degree and an MBA from USC.

<\/strong>We applaud Allisen for the example she is setting. You can chase after your dreams as a professional athlete, but it\u2019s also wise to get a good education. Michelle Wie did the same by graduating from Stanford.

<\/strong>Many young athletes put all their eggs in one basket. Only a few will make it to the pros; and the longevity of many professional sports is very short.

<\/strong>Allisen received $2 million for her U.S. Open victory. It\u2019s likely that endorsements await her. At 25 and only two years into the start of her pro career, Allisen has a bright future. She is the first player in 20 years to win the U.S. Open as her first LPGA victory.

<\/strong>\u201cMy mind\u2019s racing\u2026 this is really a dream come true and it was something that I\u2019ve dreamed of but at the same time kind of just never really expected to happen so, just trying to take it in and enjoying the moment,\u201d Allisen said.

<\/strong>\u201cJust knowing the history … Tiger just absolutely annihilated this place. Yeah, it’s really special,\u201d Corpuz said. \u201cTwenty, 30 years from now, I think just the fact that it’s a U.S. Open means a lot to me. But know that it’s at Pebble makes it even sweeter.\u201d

<\/strong>Former President Barack Obama was among the first to congratulate her<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cYou make us all proud \u2014 and look forward to a round at Kapolei!.\u201d

<\/strong>Barack, also a Punahou alumni (1979 graduate), became president close to the time that Wie was garnering media attention as a golf prodigy.

<\/strong>Wie and Corpuz are the only golf major champions from Hawaii. The U.S. Open is considered one of the majors in the sport of golf.

<\/strong>Corpuz\u2019s victory is also garnering renewed attention on Punahou school. A CNN lead paragraph in an article to mention Corpuz\u2019s U.S. Open win is as follows: \u201cWith alumni spanning the Oval Office, Hollywood<\/a>, the Olympics, and even outer space, there have been countless landmark days for graduates of Punahou School in Hawaii.\u201d

<\/strong>Further into the article the writer mentions some of Punahou\u2019s star-studded alumni like AOL co-founder Steve Case, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, actress Kelly Preston, NASA astronaut Charles Veach, and Olympic gold medalist surfer Carissa Moore<\/a>.

<\/strong>A big congratulations to Allisen Corpuz for winning the U.S. Women\u2019s Open. We join golf enthusiasts, the rest of Hawaii and our nation in congratulating you on your historic win. We\u2019ll be watching you as your professional golf career evolves.

<\/strong>Also, mahalo to Michelle Wie for being an inspiration to many of Hawaii\u2019s youth. We wish you the best in your retirement.

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