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Yoon calls for dialogue, trust from medical community
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NK leader guides firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers
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Leaders call for action against threats to democracy posed by AI
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Asiana Airlines wins data transfer certification in China
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Trump unlikely to unravel IRA: experts
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Yoon says medical licenses should not be used as tool against people
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Choi to give $200,000 to tornado relief
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Choi Kyung-ju is giving $200,000 from his win at The Players Championship to help victims of the tornados that ravaged the southeastern United States.Choi says that while winning The Players was a defining point in his career, those affected by the tornados are going through a low point. He wants the victims to know that their troubles are not being ignored.Choi K
May 19, 2011
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Top-seeded Choi to face Matthew in Sybase
GLADSTONE, New Jersey (AP) ― The Sybase Match Play Classic hasn’t started, but the advantage already belongs the long hitters on the LPGA tour.More than nine inches of rain fell on the Hamilton Farm Golf Club last month and the hilly course became even wetter on Monday and Tuesday. To make matters worse, there’s more heavy showers predicted on Wednesday.The draw for the 64-player field was held at
May 18, 2011
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Tiger expected to play in U.S. Open
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida. (AP) ― Tiger Woods says he did no more damage to his left leg at The Players Championship and expects to play the U.S. Open next month.Woods made it only nine holes last week at The Players ― his shortest tournament ever ― when he withdrew after nine holes because of what he described as a chain reaction of pain from his left knee to left Achilles tendon and tightening
May 17, 2011
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Clutch Choi Kyung-ju outlasts David Toms in Players playoff
Clutch Choi Kyung-ju outlasts David Toms in Players playoffPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― In a playoff for the first time on the PGA Tour, Choi Kyung-ju conquered an island green and more pressure than he can remember Sunday to win The Players Championship.He won’t forget the way it ended ― and neither will David Toms.Toms went from narrowly missing an 18-foot birdie putt for the win on the 17t
May 16, 2011
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K.J. Choi wins The Players Championship in playoff
K.J. Choi holds up his trophy after winning The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. Sunday, May 15, 2011. Choi finished 13-under par and won on the first hole of the playoff, defeating David Toms. (AP-Yonhap News)South Korean golfer Choi Kyoung-ju won The Players Championship in the U.S. state of Florida on Sunday after nudging American David Toms in a playoff, becoming
May 16, 2011
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Haas gets off to a hot start at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Of all the times Bill Haas has played Quail Hollow, he never had a round quite like this.Haas had stress-free birdies on all the par 5s and did little wrong on the rest of the holes Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship, matching the tournament record for lowest opening round with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot lead.“I’ve got good feelings around this place,” Haas
May 6, 2011
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K.J. Choi opens Zurich Classic with 68s
AVONDALE, Louisiana (AP) ― Australia’s Matt Jones chipped in from 57 feet on his final hole for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Bubba Watson on Thursday in the Zurich Classic.Watson, the winner at Torrey Pines in late January, two-putted from 32 feet for eagle on the par-5 11th and had six birdies and two bogeys at TPC Louisiana.He entered the tournament as a favor to his mot
April 29, 2011
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Grace Park, Song-hee Kim lead Avnet Classic
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Grace Park and Song-Hee Kim shot 5-under 67s in windy conditions Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Avnet LPGA Classic, the tour’s only event in a six-week stretch.Park eagled the par-5 13th and had had five birdies and two bogeys on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove complex. She won the last of her six LPGA Tour titles in
April 29, 2011
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Top golfers to tee off in Korea
ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― Some of the world’s top golfer are set to battle again in Korea for the Ballatine’s championship. The $2.9 million European Tour event will tee off on Thursday at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province with a total of 156 golfers vying for the trophy. Since its establishment in 2007, the Ballantine’s Championship has been hosted on Jeju Island. But this year,
April 26, 2011
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Yang and Harrington lead China Open field
CHENGDU, China (AFP) ― Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington and South Korea’s Yang Yong-eun will both be hoping to defy recent history at the Volvo China Open. Harrington will be looking for a sharp upturn in form after a poor start to 2011 which has seen the Irishman struggle with a neck injury and miss the cut at the Masters.Korea’s Yang, who became the first Asian to win a major when he s
April 21, 2011
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Kevin Na shoots ‘nightmare round’ at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFP) -- Korean-American Kevin Na endured a nightmare ninth in the Texas Open, setting a PGA Tour record-worst with a 16 on the par-4 hole.Na‘s Thursday woes included an unplayable lie from the tee, a two-stroke penalty after the ball bounced off a tree and hit him, and five straight shots from a thicket.“I got done with the hole and I said (to my caddie), ’I think I made somewh
April 15, 2011
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Tiger Woods gives golf clinic
Decked out in his patented red shirt, black slacks and black cap, Tiger Woods on Thursday treated a half-dozen South Korean junior golfers to the lesson of their lifetime.Making his first trip to South Korea since 2004, Woods offered tips on hitting drivers, long irons and wedges, and then on putting for the six young golfers at Jade Palace Golf Club here, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul. The fo
April 14, 2011
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Tiger Woods returns to Korea for golf clinic
Tiger Woods arrives in Incheon Airport on Wednesday, April 13, 2010. (Yonhap News)Golf star Tiger Woods is back in Korea for the second time in six years. The former No. 1 golfer was to arrive in Incheon Airport late Wednesday, and is scheduled to give lessons to local golfers Thursday in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.Fresh from a solid performance at the Masters, Woods is now on a tour in Asia with
April 13, 2011
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Schwartzel captures wild Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) ― Charl Schwartzel gave this Masters a finish it deserved.On an amazing Sunday at Augusta National, where the roars came from everywhere and for everyone and didn’t stop until it was over, Schwartzel emerged from the madness by becoming the first Masters champion to close with four straight birdies.His final putt from 20 feet curled into the side of the cup for a 6-under 66,
April 11, 2011
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Choi Kyoung-ju ties for eighth as best S. Korean at Masters
South Korean golfer Choi Kyoung-ju (Yonhap News)AUGUSTA, United States, (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Choi Kyoung-ju tied for eighth place at 8-under at the Masters Tournament here Sunday, finishing as the top South Korean at the season's first major championship.In the final round, Choi mixed three birdies with three bogeys to shoot an even-par 72 for the day and end at 8-under for the tourname
April 11, 2011
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McIlroy clings to Masters lead
Choi moves into second place, four shots behind the leaderAUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) ― The birdie putt from the back of the green. The raised left arm, holding the putter high. The right fist slamming downward when the ball disappeared, followed by a cheer that rocked Augusta National.It was the defining moment for Rory McIlroy late Saturday afternoon at the Masters.And it was loud enough to rattle Tig
April 10, 2011
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A Masters with endless possibilities
Tiger no longer the betting favorite at AugustaAUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) ― On the far end of the course Wednesday, near the only palm tree at Augusta National, Lee Westwood rolled long putts across the fourth green as he practiced alone on a quiet afternoon before the Masters.Spotting two familiar faces in the crowd, he looked over with a grin and said, “Lost? Bar closed?Through the pines and dogwoods
April 7, 2011
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Taming Augusta
Korea’s veteran golfers seek strong finish at the MastersTwo South Korean veteran golfers at the Masters Tournament here this week said that they’re eyeing a high finish at the season’s first major championship.After finishing nine holes of practice at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, Yang Yong-eun said he is seeking a “top-10” finish.“The wind was blowing hard today and I was just checking
April 5, 2011
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Mickelson wins Masters tuneup in Houston
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― Phil Mickelson feels pretty confident about his game heading into the Masters.The defending champion at Augusta outdueled Scott Verplank on Sunday to win the Houston Open by three shots, his first victory since earning his third green jacket last April.And it comes with a notable distinction.The win moved Mickelson’s world ranking to No. 3, while Tiger Woods dropped to No. 7.
April 4, 2011
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Tseng returns to defend Kraft Nabisco title
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) ― Yani Tseng got a good laugh when she walked past the pond where she celebrated her Kraft Nabisco Championship victory last year by leaping into the water ― and then remembering she doesn’t know how to swim.Tseng survived that traditional plunge and swam all the way to the world No. 1 ranking after winning the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year at Mission Hills in
March 31, 2011