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South Korea leads Women's World Amateur Team Championships

RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (AP) -- Park Min-ji shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to help South Korea take a seven-stroke lead after the second round of the Women's World Amateur Team Championship Choi Hye-jin...

Sept 16, 2016
Golf
Korean golfer Kim In-kyung wins on Ladies European Tour

South Korean golfer Kim In-kyung has captured a Ladies European Tour event in Germany. Kim won the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters at Golf Club Hubbelrath in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sunday (local...

Sept 12, 2016
Golf
Olympic golf champ Park In-bee to miss LPGA major with injury

The reigning Olympic women's golf champion Park In-bee said Monday she will sit out the final major of the LPGA Tour season with a nagging thumb injury. Park appeared at a press conference in Seoul ...

Aug 29, 2016
Golf
16-year-old South Korean golfer wins top U.S. amateur competition

A 16-year-old South Korean made history by winning the top amateur golf tournament in the United States. Seong Eun-jeong, a golfer from Younpa Girls' High School in Seoul, won the U.S. Women's Amate...

Aug 8, 2016
Golf
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea to host LPGA's int'l match play competition in 2018

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Korea, lying just west of the nation's capital, will host the LPGA's international match play competition in 2018. The third edition of the biennial International Crown wi...

Jul 21, 2016
Golf
Koreans gear up for 2nd International Crown

Four Korean golfers competing in an international match play event this week said they will try to erase disappointing memories. Korea is the top seed at the second edition of the International Crow...

Jul 20, 2016
Golf
Injured golfer Park In-bee to announce Olympic status next week

Injured Korean golfer Park In-bee will announce her status for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics when the field is finalized next week, her agency said Wednesday. Galaxia SM said the world No. 3, w...

Jul 6, 2016
Golf
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

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