On Se Ri Pak's list of favorite places in the world, Blackwolf Run ranks somewhere near the top.
She won the 1998 U.S. Women's Open here and considers it the most important victory of her hall of fame career. She tells people she was "born on July 6, 1998, at Blackwolf Run."
Pak has become close with Herbert V. Kohler Jr., the president and CEO of the Kohler Co. This week, she's wearing the company's logo on her collar - more a symbolic gesture of her affinity for Kohler than a business deal.
Kohler greeted Pak on the first tee Thursday for the opening round of the 67th U.S. Women's Open and returned to the course later in the day to watch her finish.
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