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LPGA legend Sorenstam hails 'amazing work ethic' of Korean players

Women's golf legend Annika Sorenstam on Monday hailed the "amazing work ethic" of South Korean players, who've dominated the LPGA Tour in 2017. Sorenstam is visiting Seoul in promotion of Pacific Li...

Oct 23, 2017
Golf
Latest LPGA champion soars in world rankings

South Korean golfer Ji Eun-hee, the latest LPGA champion, made a huge jump in the latest world rankings Monday. Ji soared 30 spots to reach No. 42 in the rankings on the strength of her victory at t...

Oct 23, 2017
Golf
Korean Ji Eun-hee captures 1st LPGA win in 8 years

South Korean Ji Eun-hee won the LPGA championship in Taiwan on Sunday -- her first LPGA victory in eight years. Ji cruised to take the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship in Taipei by six strok...

Oct 22, 2017
Golf
Justin Thomas wins first PGA Tour event in Korea in playoff

SEOGWIPO, South Korea -- American star Justin Thomas won the first PGA Tour event held in South Korea in a playoff Sunday. Thomas won the inaugural CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges at the Club at Nine Bridges ...

Oct 22, 2017
Golf
LPGA stars extol virtues of intl. team event

INCHEON -- International stars of women’s golf extolled the virtues Monday of an up-and-coming international competition that has given them a rare opportunity to play for their nation. The UL Inte...

Oct 16, 2017
Golf
Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri named honorary director of women's intl. team competition

INCHEON -- South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri was named an honorary executive director Monday for an LPGA international match play competition to be held in South Korea next year. Pak, a World Golf ...

Oct 16, 2017
Golf
S. Korean tour star captures 1st LPGA victory at home

South Korean tour star Ko Jin-young captured her first LPGA title at home on Sunday, overcoming a gaffe on the green to edge out two fellow South Koreans in a nail-biting finish. Ko carded a four-un...

Oct 15, 2017
Golf
Iceland's 1st LPGA player comes long way to Korea -- literally

INCHEON -- To play in South Korea for the first time in her young career this week, Olafia Kristinsdottir, the first LPGA Tour player from Iceland, had to come a long way. The rookie was a last-minu...

Oct 13, 2017
Golf
Former champion regaining confidence after solid 1st round at Korean LPGA stop

South Korean golfer Amy Yang said Thursday she feels her confidence is coming back after a solid start to the LPGA stop in her native country. Yang carded a two-under 70 to position herself among th...

Oct 12, 2017
Golf
Top three LPGA players take battle to Korea

INCHEON -- Three of the brightest stars in women's golf today will take their battle to South Korea this week, as the LPGA Tour makes its lone annual stop in the country. The LPGA KEB Hana Bank Cham...

Oct 10, 2017
Golf
Local stars to headline strong field at LPGA tourney in Korea

A pair of homegrown stars will headline a strong field at the upcoming LPGA tournament in South Korea. Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun, Nos. 1 and 2 in the women's world rankings, will showcase their...

Sept 28, 2017
Golf
FedEx Cup champion Justin Thomas to play at S. Korea's 1st PGA tourney

Reigning FedEx Cup champion Justin Thomas has committed to South Korea's first PGA Tour event next month, the organizers said Wednesday. Thomas, who won the Dell Technologies Championship en route t...

Sept 27, 2017
Golf
Park In-bee to sit out rest of LPGA season with back injury

World No. 10 Park In-bee will bow out of the rest of the 2017 LPGA season in order to rest her ailing back, a source close to the player said Thursday. Park had been scheduled to wrap up her season ...

Sept 21, 2017
Golf
Latest PGA playoff winner to compete in Korea next month

The latest FedEx Cup playoff winner will compete in the first PGA Tour event in South Korea next month, the organizers said Wednesday. Marc Leishman, who captured last week's BMW Championship, has c...

Sept 20, 2017
Golf
Koreans' charge falls short at LPGA season's final major

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- South Korean contenders' charge fell short at the LPGA Tour's final major championship of the season here on Sunday. Kim Sei-young was the top finisher from the South Kore...

Sept 18, 2017
Golf

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