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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
Indian golfer disqualified from Korean event after oversleeping

INCHEON -- Four-time European Tour winner Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia of India was disqualified from a golf tournament in South Korea Thursday after he overslept and missed his tee time. The organ...

Sept 14, 2017
Golf
Top Korean golfers to play at 1st PGA Tour event at home

The first PGA Tour event in South Korea will feature top class local golfers, including veteran Choi Kyoung-ju, organizers here said Thursday. CJ Group announced that Choi, who has won eight times o...

Sept 14, 2017
Golf
PGA Tour golfer Bae curious about post-military performance

INCHEON -- Two-time PGA Tour winner Bae Sang-moon said Wednesday he is curious about how he will perform after a two-year hiatus from golf. Bae was discharged last month after completing his 21-mo...

Sept 13, 2017
Golf
Hyundai to cease sponsorship of Chinese golf event

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will not sponsor a Chinese golf event this year, officials in Seoul said Tuesday, amid an escalating diplomatic row over the deployment of an advanced US miss...

Sept 12, 2017
Golf
LPGA rookie sensation rises to No. 2 in world rankings

South Korean LPGA rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun rose to No. 2 in the latest women's world rankings announced Tuesday. Park moved up a spot to achieve a career high in ranking positions for the sec...

Sept 5, 2017
Golf
LPGA rookie sensation reaches career-high in world rankings

Fresh off her second career LPGA victory, rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun has achieved a new career-high in the world rankings. The 23-year-old South Korean rose a spot to No. 3 in the latest world ...

Aug 29, 2017
Golf

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