Overcome with emotions while discussing an ongoing legal situation involving her father, Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri said Tuesday she will try to keep her professional work and private matters separate.
Pak, a World Golf Hall of Famer, held a press conference in Seoul in her capacity as director of the Seri Pak Hope Foundation to discuss a recent revelation that her namesake foundation had filed a complaint against Pak’s father, Pak Joon-chul, over charges of forging a private document.
The foundation, which helps junior golfers and hosts amateur competitions, announced last Tuesday that the former golfer reported her father to police in 한국을 September last year, accusing him of forging a document to set up an international golf school under the foundation’s name. Police recently referred the case to the prosecution for possible indictment, the foundation said.
The ex-LPGA star is claiming that her father had used a forged stamp bearing the foundation’s name when submitting an application for the golf school project. The foundation has announced on its website that Pak has no plans to open any golf school anywhere in the country.
Asked if the legal situation had strained her relationship with her father, Pak said, “I can’t say it won’t have any effect. But problems such as this have been festering for a long time.”
