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Latest PGA playoff winner to compete in Korea next month

Sept 20, 2017

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...
Koreans' charge falls short at LPGA season's final major

Sept 18, 2017

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...
Indian golfer disqualified from Korean event after oversleeping

Sept 14, 2017

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...
Top Korean golfers to play at 1st PGA Tour event at home

Sept 14, 2017

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...
PGA Tour golfer Bae curious about post-military performance

Sept 13, 2017

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...
Hyundai to cease sponsorship of Chinese golf event

Sept 12, 2017

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...
LPGA rookie sensation rises to No. 2 in world rankings

Sept 5, 2017

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...
LPGA rookie sensation reaches career-high in world rankings

Aug 29, 2017

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 ...
[Newsmaker] LPGA rookie rides ‘perfect’ round to 2nd title

Aug 28, 2017

LPGA rookie phenom Park Sung-hyun has said she rode a “perfect” round to her second career victory in Canada. Park shot a bogey-free round of seven-under 64 to win the Canadian Pacific Women’s Op...
Teen golf phenom eyes top rookie award on home tour

Aug 28, 2017

South Korean teen golf sensation Choi Hye-jin said Monday she'd like to win the top rookie award on the home tour next year. Once a hot-shot amateur, Choi turned professional last Thursday, a day af...
Hot-shot amateur golfer turns pro, signs lucrative endorsement deal

Aug 28, 2017

South Korean teen golfer Choi Hye-jin signed a lucrative endorsement deal Monday, just days after turning professional. Choi, runner-up at the US Women's Open last month, signed a two-year deal with...
LPGA rookie phenom rides 'perfect' round to 2nd title

Aug 28, 2017

LPGA rookie phenom Park Sung-hyun has said she rode a "perfect" round to her second career victory in Canada. Park shot a bogey-free round of seven-under 64 to win the Canadian Pacific Women's Open ...
Korean rookie rallies for 2nd career LPGA win

Aug 28, 2017

South Korean rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun has rallied for her second career LPGA victory in Canada. Park, world No. 4, overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Canadian Pacific Women's Open in Ott...
Pak Se-ri says hosting junior tournament 'valuable experience'

Aug 25, 2017

Retired South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri said Thursday hosting a US junior tournament has given her a valuable experience. The inaugural Se Ri Pak Junior Championship was staged at Butte Creek Cou...
Pak Se-ri hoping to see own US junior tournament grow

Aug 22, 2017

CHICO, California -- Retired South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri is hosting a US junior tournament for the first time this week in California, and it's an event she'd like to see grow both in size and...