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S. Korea's Kim Sei-young earns 1st LPGA win of '19 in San Francisco

May 6, 2019

Kim Sei-young has joined a growing list of South Korean champions on the LPGA Tour this season. Kim captured the LPGA Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, California, on Sund...
S. Korean Ko Jin-young captures 1st career LPGA major

Apr 8, 2019

In just her second season on the LPGA Tour, Ko Jin-young can call herself a major champion. The South Korean won the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, California, on Sunday (local time), at 10-under...
Ko Jin-young rallies for 3rd career LPGA victory

Mar 25, 2019

South Korean Ko Jin-young has pulled off an impressive comeback for her third career LPGA victory. Ko rallied from a four-shot deficit to take the Bank of Hope Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at ...
Korean golfer known for unorthodox swing misses cut in PGA debut

Feb 10, 2019

South Korean golfer Choi Ho-sung, a viral Internet sensation thanks to an eccentric swing, has missed the cut at his first PGA Tour event. The 45-year-old shot a nine-over 224 after three rounds at ...
Korean Ji Eun-hee wins LPGA season opener

Jan 21, 2019

South Korean LPGA veteran Ji Eun-hee is off to a winning start in 2019. Ji captured the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Sunday (local time) by two shots over...
S. Korean golfer eyes LPGA's top rookie award in '19

Jan 3, 2019

South Korea has produced the past four LPGA Rookie of the Year Award winners. And Lee Jeong-eun wants to extend the streak to five in 2019. After dominating the Korea LPGA Tour over the past two sea...
Top Korean tour star to join LPGA in 2019

Nov 28, 2018

Lee Jeong-eun, one of the best players on the South Korean women's golf tour over the past two years, decided on Wednesday to take her talent to the United States. In a statement released by her age...
Local favorite Nasa Hataoka fires 67 to win Japan Classic

Nov 4, 2018

Local favorite Nasa Hataoka shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Japan Classic for her second LPGA title of the season. Hataoka offset a pair of bogeys with seven birdies at the Seta Golf Club to ...
Korean golfer wins LPGA qualifying event, undecided on future

Nov 4, 2018

South Korean golfer Lee Jeong-eun has won the qualifying event for the LPGA Tour for next season, though she isn't yet sure if she'll take her talent to the top competition right away. Lee, the reig...
Park Sung-hyun falls from No. 1 in women's golf rankings

Oct 30, 2018

South Korea's Park Sung-hyun has slipped from the No. 1 ranking in the women's world golf rankings. Park fell a spot to No. 2 in the latest rankings announced Tuesday, with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thail...
Korean Ko Jin-young wins LPGA's top rookie award

Oct 24, 2018

The LPGA Tour announced Wednesday South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young has clinched its Rookie of the Year award with four tournaments left in the 2018 season. Ko leads the race with 1,137 points, and G...
Brooks Koepka earns No. 1 ranking with PGA win in Korea

Oct 21, 2018

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island -- Brooks Koepka locked down the No. 1 spot in the men's world golf rankings with his first PGA Tour win of the season in South Korea on Sunday, aided by a thrilling chip-in bir...
Justin Thomas bracing for another windy week in Korea

Oct 17, 2018

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Province -- PGA Tour star Justin Thomas battled through windy conditions to win a tournament in South Korea last year. And he doesn't think Mother Nature will be any different this tim...
Korean Chun In-gee wins 1st LPGA title in 2 years at home

Oct 14, 2018

INCHEON -- Crowd favorite Chun In-gee captured her first LPGA title in two years at home Sunday. Chun won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at 16-under 272 at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course, adja...
World No. 1 Park Sung-hyun takes share of LPGA lead on home soil

Oct 12, 2018

INCHEON -- World No. 1 Park Sung-hyun grabbed a share of the second round lead at an LPGA tournament on home soil on Friday. Park reached eight-under after shooting her second straight round of four...