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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young decides not to defend LPGA major title in California

Sept 4, 2020

Citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Ko Jin-young, the world No. 1 in women's golf from South Korea, has decided not to defend an LPGA major championship in California this month. SEMA Spo...
S. Korea's Kim nearly makes two aces in grabbing PGA lead

Aug 16, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- South Korea's Kim Si-woo aced one hole and lipped out on another hole-in-one bid Saturday on his way to grabbing a two-stroke lead at the US PGA Wyndham Championship. Sparkling o...
S. Korean women's golf tour cancels 3 tournaments as sponsors pull out

Jul 29, 2020

In cruise control since resuming its season in May during the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean women's golf tour has canceled three tournaments set for August and September. The Korea Ladies P...
Golfer banned for flipping off fans granted pardon, set for Aug. return

Jul 27, 2020

Kim Bi-o, a South Korean golfer initially banned for a year for making an obscene gesture toward fans at a domestic men's golf tournament last year, has been granted a special pardon and will be elig...
KLPGA practice round canceled after recent visitor tests positive for coronavirus

Jun 24, 2020

An official practice round for a South Korean women's golf tournament was canceled on Wednesday after the event organizers learned that a recent visitor to the competition venue tested positive for t...
LPGA stars set to compete at 2nd major of S. Korean tour

Jun 17, 2020

The second major championship of the South Korean women's golf tour is scheduled for this week, with the leaderboard come Sunday likely to resemble that from an LPGA event. World No. 1 Ko Jin-young ...
S. Korean Im Sung-jae becomes top-ranked Asian man in world golf rankings

Jun 16, 2020

South Korean golfer Im Sung-jae is now the highest-ranked Asian player on the men's world rankings. Im climbed two spots to reach a career-high No. 21 on the latest rankings released Monday. The ris...
World No. 1 in women's golf commits to S. Korean major

Jun 9, 2020

Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf, will play in a South Korean major championship next week. The organizers of the 34th Kia Motors Korea Women's Open Golf Championship announced Tuesday that...
LPGA stars split winnings in charity skins game

May 24, 2020

South Korean LPGA stars Ko Jin-young and Park Sung-hyun split the prize money in their charity skins game Sunday. World No. 1 Ko and the third-ranked Park each claimed 50 million won ($40,300) in th...
LPGA stars to duel in charity skins game on Sunday

May 22, 2020

As names go in women's golf, it doesn't get much bigger than these two for South Korean fans: world No. 1 Ko Jin-young and No. 3 Park Sung-hyun. Ko and Park are scheduled to duel in a charity skins ...
Sophomore player wins 1st golf tournament held during pandemic in S. Korea

May 17, 2020

YANGJU -- Second-year domestic tour pro Park Hyun-kyung has won the first golf tournament held in South Korea during the coronavirus pandemic. Park captured the 42nd Korea Ladies Professional Golf A...
S. Korean men's national golf championship canceled for 1st time due to coronavirus

May 15, 2020

South Korea's national golf championship has been canceled for the first time in its history due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Korea Golf Association (KGA) said Friday the 63rd Kolon Korea ...
LPGA stars from S. Korea to meet in match play

May 13, 2020

Two of the biggest names in women's golf will go head-to-head in a skins match in South Korea this month. World No. 1 Ko Jin-young and world No. 3 Park Sung-hyun will meet in the "Hyundai Card Super...
Golf to return in S. Korea with women's major championship this week

May 12, 2020

After more five months of inaction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, golf will finally return to South Korea this week. The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) will hold its first m...
Competition for Olympic spots on hold for S. Korean LPGA golfers

Mar 25, 2020

What promised to be a memorable duel for Olympic spots among South Korean LPGA stars has been put on hold with the announcement that the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games will be delayed to next year. The dec...