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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
Shin Ji-yai wins RACV Ladies Masters in Australia

South Korea's Shin Ji-yai won the Australian RACV Ladies Masters after shooting a 4-under 69 for a three-stroke victory Sunday at Royal Pines Resort. Shin sealed the victory with a 14-under total of...

Feb 28, 2016
Golf
World No. 2 Park In-bee set for LPGA return in Thailand

World No. 2 Park In-bee is set to return to LPGA Tour action this week in Thailand, having recovered from a back injury sustained at the start of the season. The 27-year-old South Korean will compet...

Feb 23, 2016
Golf
K.J. Choi posts second top-five finish on PGA Tour in Feb.

South Korean veteran Choi Kyoung-ju tied for fifth at the Northern Trust Open on the PGA Tour in California on Sunday, the second time he's ranked in the top five on the tour this month. Choi, bette...

Feb 22, 2016
Golf
Korean-Japanese Haru Nomura beats Lydia Ko for maiden U.S. LPGA win

Japan's Haru Nomura, an ethnic Korean, won on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour for the first time on Sunday. Nomura won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in Grange, South Aust...

Feb 21, 2016
Golf

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