Most Popular
-
1
South Korea faces unprecedented turmoil in aftermath of Yoon's martial law
-
2
Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment vote looms large
-
3
Impeachment motion to be voted on Saturday
-
4
In Yoon's martial law speech, a window into his troubling worldview
-
5
How Yoon’s fate could unfold under 4 scenarios
-
6
Yoon needs to be stopped from exercising power as president: ruling party head
-
7
Yoon aides, Cabinet members offer to resign
-
8
Protests sweep South Korea as calls for Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation intensify
-
9
Assembly passes motion to impeach state audit chief, top prosecutors
-
10
Ruling party to vote against President Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment bill; Leader demands Yoon quit party
-
[Newsmaker] Park In-bee wins British Open for seventh major
As Park In-bee hunted down Ko Jin-young in the final stretch of the Women‘s British Open, it quickly became clear which South Korean was the rookie and which was the player about to add another chapter in golf’s record book. Park In-bee of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning the Women‘s British Open golf championship at the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Sunday. AP-YonhapThe top-ranked Park picked up seven shots in her last 12 holes, pressured her 20-year-old protege s
Aug. 3, 2015
-
S. Korean Park In-bee completes LPGA career grand slam with Women's British Open
South Korean golfer Park In-bee completed the career grand slam on the LPGA Tour here Sunday by capturing the Ricoh Women's British Open.Park rallied to win her seventh career major at 12-under 276, beating fellow South Korean Ko Jin-young by three, thanks to a strong final round of seven-under 65 at Trump Turnberry Resort.Park, who has now won 16 times on the tour and grabbed six of the past 14 majors, cashed in $450,000 in the winner's check.Park, ranked first in the world, became only the sev
Aug. 3, 2015
-
U.S. Women's Open champ enjoying near perfect season
Fresh off her first career LPGA major victory, South Korean golfer Chun In-gee said Tuesday she's enjoying a near perfect season for herself. At a press conference in Seoul ahead of a Korean LPGA Tour event, Chun, who captured the U.S. Women's Open earlier this month, said she's already accomplished four of the five goals she'd set before the start of the season. "I've won three times on the KLPGA Tour, matching my win total from last year, and I've won the match play tournament here, defended
July 21, 2015
-
Newest LPGA major champ remains non-committal about U.S. tour
South Korean golfer Chun In-gee, who became the newest LPGA major champ here Sunday, remained non-committal about playing full-time on the U.S. circuit next season.Chun captured the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, rallying from a four-shot deficit to beat countrywoman Amy Yang by one stroke at eight-under 272.It was Chun's first LPGA major title and came in her U.S. Women's Open debut. Chun, still a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, has earned full-time playing privile
July 13, 2015
-
S. Korean Chun In-gee wins U.S. Women's Open
South Korean Chun In-gee captured the U.S. Women's Open for her first LPGA major title in Pennsylvania on Sunday.Chun rallied from a four-shot deficit with a four-under 66 in the final round at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster for a four-round total of eight-under 272. The 20-year-old edged out fellow South Korean Amy Yang by one stroke and claimed the first-place check of $810,000. In Gee Chun of Korea holds up the championship trophy on the 18th green in the final round of the LPGA U.S. Wom
July 13, 2015
-
Minjee Lee wins LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Minjee Lee shook off a three-putt bogey on her first hole with two finishing pars and won the Kingsmill Championship by two shots Monday, her first victory on the LPGA Tour.Lee, an 18-year-old Australian, finished at 15-under 269. She surged into the lead on Sunday with a round highlighted by a five-hole stretch that she played in 5 under and returned to the Kingsmill Resort's River Course on Monday morning with a four-stroke lead. She three-putted her first hole, the 1
May 18, 2015
-
World No. 2 Park In-bee earns LPGA win in Texas
World No. 2 Park In-bee captured her 14th career LPGA Tour victory on Sunday in Texas.Park claimed the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, for her second win of 2015. She shot a four-round total of 15-under 269 to beat fellow South Korean Park Hee-young and American Cristie Kerr by three strokes at Las Colinas Country Club. Park In-bee, who shot a bogey-free final round of six-under 65, joins South Korean rookie sensation Kim Sei-young and world No. 1 Lydia Ko of New Zea
May 4, 2015
-
Presidents Cup forms organizing panel
The PGA Tour on Friday launched an organizing committee for the 2015 Presidents Cup golf tournament in Songdo, Incheon, on Oct. 6-11.Roy Ryu, chairman of Poongsan Group, will head the committee, which has 13 other members, including Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Kim Jong-deok and PGA Tour deputy commissioner Jay Monahan.It will be the first time the 18-hole biennial golf tournament has been held in an Asian city. Roy Ryu (second from left), chairman of the 2015 Presidents Cup’s organizin
April 17, 2015
-
S. Koreans struggle to move up leaderboard at Masters
The two South Koreans left standing at the Masters struggled to move up the leaderboard at the first major championship of the men's golf season on Saturday. Noh Seung-yul and Bae Sang-moon both shot an even-par round of 72 at Augusta National Golf Club. Noh, playing in his first Masters, started his day with a double bogey before making three birdies against one bogey, and is sitting at even par for the tournament, good for a six-way tie for 30th. Bae, playing at Augusta for the third time,
April 12, 2015
-
Kim extends lead, Thai sisters lurking at ANA event
RANCHO MIRAGE (AFP) - South Korean rookie Kim Sei-Young birdied two of her final three holes to extend her lead at the LPGA Tour's ANA Inspiration event to three shots on Saturday.Kim fired a three-under 69 to finish 54 holes with a 10-under 206 in the first major championship of the season. American Stacy Lewis (68) is second while Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn and former winners Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome are tied for third at six-under par.Ariya's older sister Moriya shot her second
April 5, 2015
-
Park In-bee picks up 13th LPGA win in Singapore
World No. 2 Park In-bee picked up her 13th career LPGA Tour victory in Singapore on Sunday, prevailing in a battle of the world's three highest-ranked female golfers.Park enjoyed a wire-to-wire victory at the HSBC Women's Champions with a four-round total of 15-under 273 on the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. World No. 1 Lydia Ko finished two shots back in second place, while No. 3-ranked Stacy Lewis finished third at 11-under.Park, who didn't make a bogey all week for her fir
March 8, 2015
-
Golf: Ko beats Yang for Australian Open crown
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Teenage world No.1 Lydia Ko added the Australian Open to her growing list of achievements with a two-stroke win at Royal Melbourne on Sunday.The 17-year-old New Zealander became the youngest-ever world No.1 earlier this month and is now the youngest player to win the Australian Open crown.It was her first tournament victory since moving to the top of the world rankings.Despite the hot and steamy conditions, Ko finished at nine under 283 after a closing two-under 71 to claim the
Feb. 22, 2015
-
17-year-old golfer Lydia Ko already looking to retirement
Only 17, top-ranked Lydia Ko says she's already planning to retire from golf by the time she's 30, and become a psychologist.Ko makes her second start at No. 1 in Thursday's first round of the Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne along with Karrie Webb and Australia's Su Oh, who won the Australian Ladies Masters last week in her second start as a professional.The South Korean-born Ko says she will soon start an on-line psychology degree to prepare for life after golf."I say my plan is to r
Feb. 18, 2015
-
Gov't mulls tax cuts for golfers on cue from president
The government is weighing various measures to vitalize golf, an official said Wednesday, quickly picking up a cue from President Park Geun-hye who a day earlier said the sport should be played more. The senior official said a meeting with the related ministries will be held soon to check on what can be done. "Lowering taxes has been one of the main demands by golfers and country clubs in the past," said the finance ministry insider, who declined to be identified. Lowering golf-related taxes
Feb. 4, 2015
-
S. Korean Choi Na-yeon wins 2015 LPGA Tour season opener
South Korea's Choi Na-yeon captured the 2015 LPGA Tour season opener in Florida on Saturday.Choi won the inaugural Coates Golf Championship by one stroke over three golfers, including fellow South Korean Jang Ha-na and the teen prodigy Lydia Ko.Choi shot a four-under 68 in the final round at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Florida, for a four-round total of 16-under 272. Choi took home $225,000 for her eighth career LPGA victory, and her first since November 2012."I was extremely
Feb. 2, 2015
-
Choi Na-yeon takes LPGA opener
OCALA, Florida (AP) ― During a closing stretch that featured one of the more tumultuous final hours in recent LPGA Tour history, teen wunderkind Lydia Ko faced a series of tough predicaments. But a query that came after the final round gave her the biggest pause of all.After reclaiming the lead late Saturday to set herself up for a double payoff of sorts, the 17-year-old double-bogeyed the 71st hole in the inaugural Coates Golf Championship to lose by a shot to Choi Na-yeon. However, Ko secured
Feb. 1, 2015
-
S. Korean Choi Na-yeon wins 2015 LPGA Tour season opener
South Korea's Choi Na-yeon captured the 2015 LPGA Tour season opener in Florida on Saturday.Choi won the inaugural Coates Golf Championship by one stroke over three golfers, including fellow South Korean Jang Ha-na and the teen prodigy Lydia Ko.Choi shot a four-under 68 in the final round at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Florida, for a four-round total of 16-under 272. Choi took home $225,000 for her eighth career LPGA victory, and her first since November 2012.Despite settling
Feb. 1, 2015
-
Jang surges into lead at opener
OCALA, Florida (AP) ― Jang Ha-na went from qualifier to leader in just a few days at the LPGA season opener.And it surprised no one.The 22-year-old South Korean, ranked 21st in the world, shot a 7-under 65 in the second round of the Coates Golf Championship on Thursday and opened up a four-shot lead over Stacy Lewis heading into the third round.Jang has full status on the LPGA Tour. But because the opener isn’t a full-field event, she had to qualify last Saturday. Her extra time at Golden Golf &
Jan. 30, 2015
-
Bae files suit to hold off military conscription
Facing conscription after being denied an extension on his overseas stay, PGA Tour golfer Bae Sang-moon has taken legal action to hold off military service, sources close to the South Korean said Thursday.The sources said the two-time PGA Tour winner filed an administrative suit Jan. 16 through his legal representatives, after the Military Manpower Administration refused to extend his overseas travel permit in December.Bae’s permit expired at the end of last year, and he had to return home withi
Jan. 29, 2015
-
Korda, Lewis, Munoz tied for lead at LPGA opener
Korea’s Park In-bee plays a shot on the 18th hole on Wednesday. (AFP-Yonhap)OCALA, Florida (AP) ― Jessica Korda pulled a hand warmer out of each jacket pocket, showing just how cold she was during the opening round of the LPGA opener.Her scoreboard told a much different story.The 21-year-old American shot a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the Coates Golf Championship on Wednesday and was in a three-way tie with fellow American Stacy Lewis and Azahara Munoz of Spain. All three teed off in wind
Jan. 29, 2015