The Korea Herald

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...
Former champion regaining confidence after solid 1st round at Korean LPGA stop

Oct 12, 2017

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...
Top three LPGA players take battle to Korea

Oct 10, 2017

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...
Local stars to headline strong field at LPGA tourney in Korea

Sept 28, 2017

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...
FedEx Cup champion Justin Thomas to play at S. Korea's 1st PGA tourney

Sept 27, 2017

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...
Park In-bee to sit out rest of LPGA season with back injury

Sept 21, 2017

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 ...
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...