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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
Korean Chun In-gee wins LPGA major in record-breaking fashion

South Korean Chun In-gee captured the final LPGA major of the season in record-breaking fashion on Sunday in France. Chun, world No. 7, enjoyed a wire-to-wire victory at the Evian Championship at Ev...

Sept 19, 2016
Golf
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

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