A couple of weeks ago, many in the United States were introduced to In Gee Chun for the first time. In her first ever major on American soil, Chun was able to win the US Women's Open. Those who did not know any better may have thought that this victory was shocking, and that Chun was some unknown golfer with a very limited background.

Those people should have been paying attention.

After jumping out to a big lead on Saturday, Chun never felt much pressure on Sunday. She fired a final round 73 and still won the Hite Jinro Championship by three strokes over KLPGA rookie Gyeol Park and Yoon Ji Cho. Hyo Joo Kim, last years winner of the Evian Masters and who has had a stunning season on the LPGA Tour, finished four strokes back. 

The event is special for In Gee Chun. For one, Hite is Chun's primary sponsor. For another, the event is a major on the KLPGA Tour. The win gives Chun a stranglehold of the KLPGA's money list, and also gives Chun her second career KLPGA major. 

The most impressive stat, however, is that this was Chun's third majors on three Tours this season. Prior to winning the US Women's Open, Chun won the Salonpas Cup on the LPGA Tour of Japan. 

Chun's path is very similar to the path of Hyo Joo Kim - dominate the KLPGA Tour, play in select tournaments in America, and win in their first ever LPGA major. Their success is showing what many golf fans have realized for years - that the KLPGA Tour is a breeding ground for success. Prior to Chun and Kim, other players who won an LPGA major while also competing on the KLPGA Tour include So Yeon Ryu and Jiyai Shin.

Chun plans to take up membership on the LPGA Tour next season, and in doing so, she instantly becomes a favorite to win the Rookie Of The Year Award. Two of the last four winners of the award came from the KLPGA Tour the previous year, with Ryu and Hee Kyung Seo winning the honor in 2012 and 2011. Three of the top four in the current year's ROY race played on the KLPGA last season. 

There is a definite youth movement in women's golf, but while many in the golf world are focusing on the likes of Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson, the most well-prepared young golfers are coming from Korea. Hyo Joo Kim and In Gee Chun are both only 20 years old and they both have a major title on their resume, something neither Ko nor Henderson can claim. In fact, while Ko's eleven worldwide victories are impressive, they are two less than Kim's total of thirteen, and dead even with Chun. Brooke Henderson's most significant victory remains her Symetra Tour victory that she picked up earlier this season.

For anyone hoping that Korea's dominance of the LPGA Tour will soon end, it appears as if your hopes will not be answered. The KLPGA continues to receive plenty of young players that impress on the biggest stages. As the best players move to the United States, the next crop of young Koreans continue to gain confidence in the place of the superstars that came before them. Korean superstars are here to stay, and it's time for the world of golf to embrace them.