How do Tom Kim’s two PGA Tour titles compare to Se-ri Pak’s major wins?

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Tom Kim’s two PGA Tour titles are not majors, unlike Se-ri Pak’s 1998 major wins

Tom Kim’s two PGA Tour titles are not major championships, but his feat of winning twice before turning 21 made him the second youngest golfer ever to achieve that on the PGA Tour. Se-ri Pak, by comparison, won two major championships in 1998: the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open, with her U.S. Women’s Open title making her the youngest champion of that event.
Se-ri Pak won two majors in 1998, including the youngest U.S. Women’s Open title
In 1998, Se-ri Pak captured the LPGA Championship at age 20. About six weeks later, she became the youngest U.S. Women’s Open champion, turning her year into a two-major run.
Tom Kim’s PGA Tour wins were not major championships, even as he set a youth record
Tom Kim’s two titles came on the PGA Tour but were not major wins. His place in the history books came from becoming the second youngest golfer ever to win twice on the PGA Tour before his 21st birthday, even younger than Tiger Woods in that specific comparison.
The comparison turns on “major wins” versus “winning twice before 21”
Se-ri Pak’s 1998 achievement is defined by winning two major championships, including the youngest U.S. Women’s Open title. Tom Kim’s achievement is defined by the speed of his PGA Tour success—two wins before 21—rather than major championship victories.

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