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Park In-bee cracks top 10 in women's golf rankings after LPGA win

Mar 20, 2018

South Korean LPGA star Park In-bee has cracked the top 10 in the women's world rankings following her latest victory. Park jumped 10 spots to reach No. 9 in the rankings released Tuesday. She won th...
Korean Park In-bee captures 19th career LPGA title in Phoenix

Mar 19, 2018

South Korean golfer Park In-bee has captured her 19th career LPGA title in Phoenix. The LPGA Hall of Famer won the Bank of Hope Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge...
Korean Kim Si-woo hoping to make PGA Tour history at flagship event

Mar 13, 2018

South Korean youngster Kim Si-woo is hoping to make history at the PGA Tour's flagship tournament this spring. The 22-year-old is the reigning champion of The Players Championship. No player has suc...
Korean LPGA rookie surprised with own quick start

Mar 8, 2018

South Korean LPGA rookie Ko Jin-young would be the first to tell you she herself is quite surprised by her own quick start to her debut season. The 2016 Korea LPGA Player of the Year may just win th...
LPGA rookie Ko Jin-young leading major categories in early going

Mar 5, 2018

The sample size may be small, but four tournaments into the 2018 LPGA Tour season, South Korean rookie Ko Jin-young finds herself as the leader in major statistical categories. Ko took her talent to...
S. Korean Ko Jin-young wins in official LPGA debut

Feb 18, 2018

South Korean LPGA player Ko Jin-young made history in Australia on Sunday, becoming the first player in nearly seven decades to win in her inaugural start as a rookie. Ko fired a 14-under 274 to tak...
Korean men's golf tour to offer record purse in 2018 season

Dec 27, 2017

South Korea's top men's golf tour will offer the highest purse yet next year. The Korea Professional Golfers' Association announced Wednesday that its top-tier Korean Tour will have a record total p...
Korean youngster on PGA Tour high on confidence heading into '18

Dec 21, 2017

SEONGNAM, South Korea -- South Korean PGA Tour star Kim Si-woo said Thursday he has high confidence heading into the new year, thanks to improved fitness and added distance off the tee. The winner o...
LPGA phenomenon Park Sung-hyun looking to outdo self in sophomore season

Dec 5, 2017

INCHEON -- Any way you cut it, South Korean phenomenon Park Sung-hyun enjoyed a monumental rookie season on the LPGA Tour in 2017. On the strength of two wins, Park was the runaway winner of the Roo...
Co-LPGA Player of the Year Ryu So-yeon makes triumphant return home

Nov 21, 2017

INCHEON -- Co-LPGA Player of the Year Ryu So-yeon got a hero's welcome Tuesday after a strong season in which she reached No. 1 in the world rankings for the first time. Ryu won two LPGA tournaments...
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...