The Korea Herald

Korean tour star announces move to LPGA for 2018

Nov 20, 2017

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 ...
Koreans combine for record-tying 15 LPGA wins in 2017

Nov 20, 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...
Koreans share LPGA's top player award

Nov 20, 2017

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...
Rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun wins LPGA money title, shares top player honors

Nov 20, 2017

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...
Korean Park Sung-hyun receives trophy as top LPGA rookie

Nov 17, 2017

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...
Korean's reign at top of women's golf rankings ends after 1 week

Nov 13, 2017

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...
New No. 1 in women's golf says top spot 'honor for family'

Nov 7, 2017

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

Oct 23, 2017

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...
Latest LPGA champion soars in world rankings

Oct 23, 2017

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...
Korean Ji Eun-hee captures 1st LPGA win in 8 years

Oct 22, 2017

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...
Justin Thomas wins first PGA Tour event in Korea in playoff

Oct 22, 2017

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 ...
LPGA stars extol virtues of intl. team event

Oct 16, 2017

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...
Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri named honorary director of women's intl. team competition

Oct 16, 2017

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 ...
S. Korean tour star captures 1st LPGA victory at home

Oct 15, 2017

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...
Iceland's 1st LPGA player comes long way to Korea -- literally

Oct 13, 2017

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...