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Korean Kim Si-woo wins Players Championship

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...

May 15, 2017
Golf
S. Korean Kim Sei-young wins LPGA match play event

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...

May 8, 2017
Golf
Ex-PGA champion Yang Yong-eun eyeing return to US tour

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...

May 4, 2017
Golf
Park In-bee to play local event for the 1st time since Olympics

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 ...

May 1, 2017
Golf
Jeju Island to host Korea 1st PGA Tour event in Oct.

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...

Apr 12, 2017
Golf
Korean Ryu So-yeon captures 2nd career LPGA major

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...

Apr 3, 2017
Golf
Korean Lee Mi-rim earns third career LPGA win

South Korean Lee Mi-rim has picked up her third career LPGA Tour title in California. Lee cruised to a six-shot victory at Kia Classic at par-72 Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California, on Sunday (...

Mar 27, 2017
Golf
Chun In-gee rises in world rankings after runner-up finish on LPGA Tour

South Korean Chun In-gee has moved up a spot in the women's world golf rankings thanks to a runner-up finish on the LPGA tour. Chun reached No. 3 in the latest rankings announced Monday, behind Lydi...

Mar 20, 2017
Golf
Amy Yang wins LPGA Thailand by five strokes

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) -- Amy Yang rarely wavered with a big lead during the final round of the Thailand LPGA tournament, shooting a 4-under 68 to win by five strokes Sunday. Due to rain delays, Ya...

Feb 26, 2017
Golf
S. Korean Jang Ha-na claims 4th LPGA win in Australia

South Korean Jang Ha-na rallied to pick up her fourth career LPGA Tour victory in Australia on Sunday. Jang fired a four-under 69 in the final round, with three birdies and an eagle on the back nine...

Feb 19, 2017
Golf
South Korea's An shares second-round lead at Phoenix Open

South Korean An Byeong-Hun drained a 35-foot birdie putt at the final hole on Friday to grab a share of the USPGA Tour Phoenix Open lead alongside American Brendan Steele. An carded his second strai...

Feb 4, 2017
Golf
Spain's Ciganda earns 1st LPGA win in S. Korea

Golfer Carlota Ciganda of Spain earned her first LPGA Tour win in South Korea on Sunday in a playoff. Ciganda defeated Alison Lee of the United States with a birdie on the first playoff hole to take...

Oct 16, 2016
Golf
S. Korean Jang Ha-na earns 3rd LPGA win of 2016 in Taiwan

South Korean Jang Ha-na earned her third LPGA victory of the season in Taiwan on Sunday, holding off a charging rival from China in the rainy final round. Jang captured the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Champio...

Oct 9, 2016
Golf
Retirement ceremony scheduled for Pak Se-ri during LPGA event at home

A retirement ceremony has been scheduled for the South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri during an LPGA Tour event on her native soil next week, organizers said Friday. Pak, a World Golf Hall of Famer, w...

Oct 7, 2016
Golf
[Newsmaker] Record-breaking Chun heads Korean lockout in Evian

Chun In-gee clinched the Evian Championship in record-breaking style Sunday, winning by four shots to secure her second major with the lowest ever 72-hole score in a major. The 22-year-old South Kor...

Sept 19, 2016
Golf

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