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Chun In-gee loses in playoff for 4th runner-up finish of '17

Jun 12, 2017

South Korean Chun In-gee has posted her fourth runner-up finish of the 2017 LPGA season, as her search for her first win of the year continues. Chun lost in the first playoff hole to Ariya Jutanugar...
Kim Meen-whee finishes career-best 2nd on PGA Tour

Jun 12, 2017

South Korean Kim Meen-whee has set a new career high on the PGA Tour with a runner-up finish. Kim tied for second with Charl Schwartzel at the FedEx St. Jude Classic at the par-70 TPC Southwind in M...
Kim In-kyung earns 5th LPGA victory

Jun 5, 2017

South Korean Kim In-kyung has won for the fifth time in her LPGA career. Kim beat Anna Nordqvist by two strokes to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course ...
Korean rookie re-enters top 10 in women's golf rankings

May 30, 2017

On the strength of her best finish of the season, South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun has re-entered the top 10 in the latest women's world golf rankings. Park rose three spots to No. 8 in the latest...
Hot-shot Korean rookie posts best finish of LPGA season

May 29, 2017

Hot-shot South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun has posted her best finish of the LPGA Tour season. Park finished tied for second at the LPGA Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arb...
LPGA major Evian Championship to hold open tryout for Koreans

May 24, 2017

The main corporate sponsor of an LPGA major championship announced Wednesday it will hold an open tryout for South Korean players this summer, with the winner earning an opportunity to compete with t...
World No. 10 Jang Ha-na leaves LPGA Tour to be with family

May 23, 2017

On the surface, Jang Ha-na was carving out a successful career on the LPGA Tour at age 25, with four wins in the last two seasons and the No. 10 position in world rankings. But all that glitters is ...
Four-time LPGA champion Jang Ha-na to return to Korean tour full-time

May 22, 2017

Four-time LPGA Tour winner Jang Ha-na will return to the South Korean competition full-time this summer, her agency announced Monday. Seoul-based Sportizen said Jang will rescind her LPGA Tour membe...
LPGA legend Pak Se-ri to begin new career as TV commentator

May 16, 2017

Retired golf legend Pak Se-ri will soon begin her new career as a television commentator. SBS Golf, a local golf-only cable channel, said Tuesday that Pak will make her first appearance of the seaso...
Korean Kim Si-woo wins Players Championship

May 15, 2017

South Korean Kim Si-woo has rallied to capture The Players Championship, one of the biggest tournaments on the PGA Tour. Kim fired a bogey-free final round of three-under 69 to snatch the title at 1...
S. Korean Kim Sei-young wins LPGA match play event

May 8, 2017

South Korean Kim Sei-young has collected her sixth career LPGA victory at a match play event in Mexico. Kim defeated Ariya Jutanugarn 1-up to take the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play in Mexico C...
Ex-PGA champion Yang Yong-eun eyeing return to US tour

May 4, 2017

Former PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun said Thursday he'd like to regain his full-time status on the PGA Tour in the near future. Yang, who famously held off then-world No. 1 Tiger Woods to ca...
Park In-bee to play local event for the 1st time since Olympics

May 1, 2017

South Korean golfer Park In-bee will compete in her home country for the first time since winning the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, officials here said Monday. Park, 28, will take part ...
Jeju Island to host Korea 1st PGA Tour event in Oct.

Apr 12, 2017

JEJU, South Korea -- The southern resort island of Jeju will host South Korea's first PGA Tour event this fall, officials said Wednesday. The Jeju provincial government said it will sign an agreemen...
Korean Ryu So-yeon captures 2nd career LPGA major

Apr 3, 2017

South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon has captured her second career LPGA major championship. Ryu defeated Lexi Thompson with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills...