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INCHEON, South Korea -- Se Ri Pak ended her Hall of Fame career in tears Thursday in front of her adoring home fans in the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship.Overcome at the end of the sunny afternoon at Sky 72, Pak cried nearly throughout a retirement ceremony on the 18th hole. The Little Angels childrens choir sang, players wore SE RI hats and farewell messages were played in a video montage.A lot of emotion going on through my mind, Pak said.It mattered little to the fans and players, many of them drawn to golf by Pak, that she shot an 8-over 80 and was tied for last -- 15 strokes behind leader Alison Lee -- before withdrawing.It wasnt easy out there today, Pak said.Hampered by left shoulder problems, the 39-year-old Pak said in Phoenix in March that this season would be her last and she stepped away as planned after the first round of the tours lone South Korean event.It wasnt a sudden decision to retire, but I think it will take time for me to absorb the fact that I will no longer be competing, Pak said. Today I was really happy and grateful to see so many fans out there. It really moved me. I really wanted to show them my appreciation. I couldnt figure out how during the competition, but I was very moved by the open retirement ceremony. I was very, very extremely happyPak won 25 LPGA Tour titles -- the last in 2010 -- and five majors, two of them during a rookie season in 1998 that gave womens golf its biggest boost since Nancy Lopez. The youngest player to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame when she was enshrined in 2007 at age 30, Pak won 14 times on the Korean LPGA and captained South Koreas Olympic team -- with Inbee Park winning the gold medal -- in Rio.Pak last played on the tour in July, also shooting an 80 to miss the cut in the U.S. Womens Open.Playing alongside defending champion Lexi Thompson and Chinese star Shanshan Feng in the final group, Pak bogeyed the first hole and four of the first six. She bogeyed the first five holes on the back nine, birdied the par-4 15th and closed with three straight pars.When I reached the 18th, I was on the tee box, and I felt like I couldnt make the shot, Pak said. I think I cried all throughout the 18th hole. Actually there was flood of emotions that I really didnt expect to feel. I didnt expect myself to feel this way.From the fairway of the 18th hole and the green I could see the gallery and the fans and there was just a lot of love and support. I think it was one of the best moments. Ive had a lot of the victories in my career, and I have to say it was one of the best, happiest moments of my career.She managed to hit a good drive and a layup on the par-5 18th, then left her wedge 15 feet short. She watched Fengs putt stay to the right, and had a better line, but still missed on the right edge. Thompson then missed -- also to the right -- from 3 feet, setting off a flurry of camera clicks as the attention turned back to Pak -- 18 years after she sparked the rise in South Korean and Asian womens golf.Pak-mania ruled in the summer of `98, especially after she won the U.S. Womens Open in a 20-hole playoff against amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn. When Pak returned to South Korea that fall, she had to be hospitalized for exhaustion. Television cameras even came into her hospital room to give the latest news.Pak was a catalyst for more young players to believe they could compete on the strongest circuit in womens golf. Today, six of the top 10 players in the world and 22 of the top 45 are South Korean.I think if we had no so-called Se Ri Kids, the Korean golf scene would be quite different today, Pak said.Lee shot a 65 to take a three-stroke lead. The 21-year-old American birdied the final two holes and four of the last six on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course.She matched her best round of the season marred by a torn labrum in her left shoulder.I actually injured my shoulder back in February and I didnt know what was wrong, Lee said. My swing was changing and all that and I definitely wasnt performing the same way I used to. It hurt a lot, a huge portion of my mental game. I was struggling a lot on the golf course not only because of my injury, but because I was scared. I was scared of the ball. I didnt know where it was going to go.After a birdie try on 16 horseshoed out, the UCLA student made a 12-footer on the par-3 17th and got up-and-down for birdie on 18 after nearly reaching the green in two.In-Kyung Kim, the winner two weeks ago in China, was second along with fellow South Korean player Jeong Min Cho, Swedens Anna Nordqvist, American Lizette Salas and Frances Karine Icher.Evian winner In Gee Chun and U.S. Womens Open champion Brittany Lang shot 69. Thompson was at 70 with Brooke Henderson , the Canadian teen playing the third of six straight weeks in Asia.South Koreas Ha Na Jang, the winner last week in Taiwan for her third victory of the year, had a 71. Feng and Ariya Jutanugarn, a five-time winner this year, shot 73. Top-ranked Lydia Ko was tied for 63rd at 75. Sony Michel Patriots Jersey . 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She said she wanted to express solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is not standing during the anthem to bring attention to racial inequality.After Thursday nights game, which the United States won 9-0, U.S. Soccer issued a statement to ESPN that said representing the country is a privilege and honor for any play or coach associated with the national teams.Therefore, our national anthem has particular significance for U.S. Soccer. In front of national and often global audiences, the playing of our national anthem is an opportunity for our Mens and Womens National Team players and coaches to reflect upon the liberties and freedom we all appreciate in this country.As part of the privilege to represent your country, we have an expectation that our players and coaches will stand and honor our flag while the National Anthem is played.It was unclear whether Rapinoe would face any sanctions from the federation.Rapinoe did not start the game at Mapfre stadium. She knelt from a spot near the bench while the fellow reserves around her stood.The 31-year-old, who helped the U.S. win the World Cup last year and played in the Rio Olympics, came into the game at the start of the second half.At a game Sunday night in Seattle, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, she stood and linked arms with her Reign teammates.Last week before a Reign match against the Washington Spirit in Maryland, the antheem was played before the teams took the field rather than subject our fans and friends to the disrespect we feel such an act would represent, said a Spirit statement that cited the personal beliefs of the team owner.ddddddddddddThere was speculation that Rapinoe might refrain from kneeling before Thursday nights game because she was playing for the United States and not her club team. It was also the final game for midfielder Heather OReilly, who was retiring after 15 years with the national team.Kaepernicks refusal to stand for the anthem first came to public notice when he remained seated on the bench before an NFL preseason game against Green Bay. Since then numerous players have joined the protest, taking a knee or raising a fist.Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it, Rapinoe told American Soccer Now about her motivation for the protest.Since coming out in 2012, Rapinoe has been devoted advocate for LGBT rights and has worked with the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and other organizations.Rapinoe also has been vocal about pay equity, and was among five national team players who lent their names to a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging wage discrimination. The players claim that members of the team make in some cases up to four times less than their male national team counterparts. ' ' '