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Korean Kim Si-woo hoping to make PGA Tour history at flagship event

South Korean youngster Kim Si-woo is hoping to make history at the PGA Tour's flagship tournament this spring. The 22-year-old is the reigning champion of The Players Championship. No player has suc...

Mar 13, 2018
Golf
Korean LPGA rookie surprised with own quick start

South Korean LPGA rookie Ko Jin-young would be the first to tell you she herself is quite surprised by her own quick start to her debut season. The 2016 Korea LPGA Player of the Year may just win th...

Mar 8, 2018
Golf
LPGA rookie Ko Jin-young leading major categories in early going

The sample size may be small, but four tournaments into the 2018 LPGA Tour season, South Korean rookie Ko Jin-young finds herself as the leader in major statistical categories. Ko took her talent to...

Mar 5, 2018
Golf
S. Korean Ko Jin-young wins in official LPGA debut

South Korean LPGA player Ko Jin-young made history in Australia on Sunday, becoming the first player in nearly seven decades to win in her inaugural start as a rookie. Ko fired a 14-under 274 to tak...

Feb 18, 2018
Golf
Korean men's golf tour to offer record purse in 2018 season

South Korea's top men's golf tour will offer the highest purse yet next year. The Korea Professional Golfers' Association announced Wednesday that its top-tier Korean Tour will have a record total p...

Dec 27, 2017
Golf
Korean youngster on PGA Tour high on confidence heading into '18

SEONGNAM, South Korea -- South Korean PGA Tour star Kim Si-woo said Thursday he has high confidence heading into the new year, thanks to improved fitness and added distance off the tee. The winner o...

Dec 21, 2017
Golf
LPGA phenomenon Park Sung-hyun looking to outdo self in sophomore season

INCHEON -- Any way you cut it, South Korean phenomenon Park Sung-hyun enjoyed a monumental rookie season on the LPGA Tour in 2017. On the strength of two wins, Park was the runaway winner of the Roo...

Dec 5, 2017
Golf
Co-LPGA Player of the Year Ryu So-yeon makes triumphant return home

INCHEON -- Co-LPGA Player of the Year Ryu So-yeon got a hero's welcome Tuesday after a strong season in which she reached No. 1 in the world rankings for the first time. Ryu won two LPGA tournaments...

Nov 21, 2017
Golf
Korean tour star announces move to LPGA for 2018

South Korean golfer Ko Ji-young, the 2016 Korea LPGA Player of the Year, will take her talent to the LPGA Tour next year, her agency, Galaxia SM, said Monday. The 22-year-old earned her eligibility ...

Nov 20, 2017
Golf
Koreans combine for record-tying 15 LPGA wins in 2017

South Korean golfers combined for a record-tying 15 wins in the 2017 LPGA Tour season, sweeping up nearly half of the tournaments to reaffirm their dominance in women's golf. In all, 11 South Korean...

Nov 20, 2017
Golf
Koreans share LPGA's top player award

They've been neck and neck during the 2017 LPGA Tour season. And perhaps it's only fitting that Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun are the co-winners of the tour's Player of the Year honors. The two Sou...

Nov 20, 2017
Golf
Rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun wins LPGA money title, shares top player honors

LPGA rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun has clinched the tour's money title to cap off a splendid season, while also sharing the top player honors with fellow South Korean star Ryu So-yeon. Park finish...

Nov 20, 2017
Golf
Korean Park Sung-hyun receives trophy as top LPGA rookie

South Korean star Park Sung-hyun received her trophy as the LPGA Tour's top rookie of 2017 at a ceremony in the United Stated on Thursday (local time). Park was presented with the Louise Suggs Rolex...

Nov 17, 2017
Golf
Korean's reign at top of women's golf rankings ends after 1 week

Park Sung-hyun's reign at the top of women's golf has ended after just one week. Park fell a spot to No. 2 in the latest women's world rankings announced Monday, as Feng Shanshan of China jumped fro...

Nov 13, 2017
Golf
New No. 1 in women's golf says top spot 'honor for family'

South Korean LPGA star Park Sung-hyun, newly crowned world No. 1, said Tuesday her new ranking position is "an honor for my whole family." Park climbed a spot to No. 1 in the latest women's golf ran...

Nov 7, 2017
Golf

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