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Ex-LPGA top rookie enters int'l event in place of injured stars

Former LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Ryu So-yeon will enter an international match play competition this summer in place of injured stars. Ryu, the tour's top first-year player in 2012, was announced...

Jun 24, 2016
Golf
McIlroy opts out of Rio Olympics over Zika concerns

Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus, saying Wednesday it is "a risk I am unwilling ...

Jun 22, 2016
Golf
Injured Park In-bee going for history at LPGA major

Down but not out, injured South Korean golfer Park In-bee will chase history at the second LPGA major of the season this week. Park is the three-time defending champion of the KPMG Women's PGA Champ...

Jun 7, 2016
Golf
Park In-bee withdraws from LPGA stop after career-worst round

South Korean golfer Park In-bee has withdrawn from an LPGA Tour event in Michigan after shooting the worst round of her career. Park, ranked No. 2 in the world, carded a 12-over 84 in the first roun...

May 27, 2016
Golf
Korean Wang Jeung-hun wins 2nd straight European Tour event

South Korean golfer Wang Jeung-hun captured his second straight European Tour win Sunday in Mauritius, powered by a dramatic late rally. Wang shot an even-par 72 in the final round of the AfrAsia Ba...

May 16, 2016
Golf
Golfer Shin Ji-yai wins out on Japanese tour over her compatriots

South Korean golfer Shin Ji-yai collected her second win of the season on Sunday after winning the Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies in Japan. At the Fukuoka Country Club in Fukuoka, Japan, Shin shot four-u...

May 15, 2016
Golf
Korean Wang Jeung-hun wins on European Tour

South Korean golfer Wang Jeung-hun captured his first European Tour win in Morocco on Sunday (local time) in a sudden-death playoff. Wang defeated Nacho Elvira on the second playoff hole to claim th...

May 9, 2016
Golf
Jenny Shin captures 1st LPGA win in Texas

South Korean golfer Jenny Shin captured her maiden LPGA Tour win in Texas on Sunday. Shin had a bogey-free final round of four-under 67 at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, ...

May 2, 2016
Golf
Korean Jang Ha-na withdraws from LPGA event with anemia, insomnia

South Korean golfer Jang Ha-na withdrew from an LPGA Tour event in San Francisco Thursday with symptoms of insomnia and anemia, her Seoul-based agency said. Jang, a two-time winner this season and w...

Apr 22, 2016
Golf
Injured LPGA star Park In-bee to take one month off from touring

Park In-bee, the world's No. 2-ranked female golfer from South Korea, will take one month from the LPGA Tour to rest and treat a hand injury, her agency announced Monday. Galaxia SM said Park has pu...

Apr 18, 2016
Golf
Chun In-gee rises to qualification spot for Olympic women's golf

Fresh off a runner-up finish at the LPGA Tour's first major of the season, South Korean youngster Chun In-gee rose to the last qualification spot for the Olympics Monday. Chun finished second behind...

Apr 4, 2016
Golf
Korean rookie Chun In-gee finishes 2nd at LPGA major

South Korean rookie Chun In-gee finished second in the LPGA Tour's first major of the season in California on Sunday. Chun shot 11-under 277 to end one shot behind champion Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspi...

Apr 4, 2016
Golf
Kim Sei-young captures 1st LPGA win of year

South Korea's Kim Sei-young captured her first LPGA Tour win of 2016 in Phoenix on Sunday. Kim cruised to a five-shot victory at the JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Phoeni...

Mar 21, 2016
Golf
Jang Ha-na reaches No. 5 in world golf rankings after LPGA win

Fresh off her second LPGA Tour win of the season, South Korean Jang Ha-na reached No. 5 in the latest world rankings released Monday. Jang is the second-highest Korean in the rankings after climbing...

Mar 7, 2016
Golf
Korean Jang Ha-na picks up 2nd LPGA win of season in Singapore

South Korean Jang Ha-na picked up her second LPGA Tour win of the season in Singapore on Sunday. Jang cruised to a four-stroke victory at HSBC Women's Champions at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Cours...

Mar 6, 2016
Golf

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