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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young headlines field at lone LPGA stop in S. Korea

Oct 14, 2019

Ko Jin-young, the world No. 1 in women's golf from South Korea, will headline an 80-player field at an upcoming LPGA Tour event in her native country. Organizers of the inaugural BMW Ladies Champion...
Current, former world No. 1s in men's golf to compete in S. Korea this week

Oct 14, 2019

How often do you get to see the likes of Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia in the same field in South Korea? How about once a year? The PG...
Hur Mi-jung captures 2nd LPGA win of season in Indiana

Sept 30, 2019

After going nearly five years without an LPGA victory, South Korean Hur Mi-jung has won twice in 2019. Hur's second title of the season came at the Indy Women in Tech Championship in Indianapolis, I...
S. Korean Im Sung-jae loses in playoff on PGA Tour

Sept 23, 2019

South Korean Im Sung-jae has just missed out on his first career PGA Tour victory. Im lost to Sebastian Munoz in a sudden-death playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi, o...
Sorenstam, Park win foursome competition at exhibition golf event

Sept 21, 2019

The team of Annika Sorenstam and Park Sung-hyun won the foursome competition at an exhibition match featuring LPGA stars from the past and present. Sorenstam-Park combined to shoot 2-over 74 at the ...
Current LPGA stars thank legends for inspiration

Sept 21, 2019

When Park Sung-hyun was a young girl aspiring to become a professional golfer, she got an autograph from South Korean golf icon Pak Se-ri. Park laminated that sheet of paper and posted it on her bedr...
Biggest names in women's golf to meet in S. Korea for exhibition match

Sept 19, 2019

A who's who in women's golf will descend on an east coast town in South Korea for a weekend of an exhibition match, giving fans in the golf-crazed nation a rare opportunity to see stars from the past...
World No. 1 Ko Jin-young picks up 4th LPGA win of '19 in Canada

Aug 26, 2019

By now, there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Ko Jin-young is the best female golfer in the world today. Ko, world No. 1 since July 29, dominated the field to capture the CP Women's Open in...
S. Korean Hur Mi-jung wins Ladies Scottish Open

Aug 12, 2019

South Korean Hur Mi-jung has captured the Ladies Scottish Open in her third LPGA win in five years. The 29-year-old shot a 20-under 264 to win the four-round tournament on Sunday (local time). Hur s...
Phil Mickelson commits to S. Korea's lone PGA Tour event

Aug 6, 2019

Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson has committed to playing in the lone PGA Tour stop in South Korea this fall. Mickelson, who ranks ninth all time with 44 PGA Tour wins, will play at the CJ Cu...
S. Korean An Byeong-hun finishes 2 shots short of 1st PGA win

Aug 5, 2019

Hurt by wayward tee shots down the stretch, South Korean An Byeong-hun has come up two strokes short of his first PGA Tour title. An finished alone in third place at the Wyndham Championship at Sedg...
[Newsmaker] S. Korean Ko Jin-young wins Evian Championship for 2nd career LPGA major

Jul 29, 2019

South Korean Ko Jin-young has captured the Evian Championship for her second career LPGA major title, booking a return to the top of the world rankings in the process. Ko won the fourth major tourna...
Golf-Korean duo An and Park on the rise at British Open

Jul 21, 2019

South Korea's An Byeong-hun roared up the British Open leaderboard as he picked up three strokes by the halfway stage of his third round on Saturday. With the leading pairs still to tee off on a ple...
S. Korea's Kim Sei-young wins LPGA Marathon Classic

Jul 15, 2019

South Korean golfer Kim Sei-young has captured her ninth LPGA title, winning the Marathon Classic tournament in Sylvania, Ohio. The 26-year-old shot a 22-under 262 to win the four-round tournament o...
S. Korean Park Sung-hyun captures 7th career LPGA title, set to reclaim No. 1 ranking

Jul 1, 2019

South Korean star Park Sung-hyun has reached lucky No. 7 in her LPGA career win total and will reclaim the No. 1 spot in the world rankings. Park won the 54-hole Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in ...