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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Christina Kim leads Lorena Ochoa Invitational
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Christina Kim had two eagles in a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead Thursday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.Kim eagled the par-5 second and 17th holes at Club de Golf Mexico, the first-year venue after six seasons in host Lorena Ochoa’s hometown of Guadalajara.“The course is really classic and classy. It reminds me of Lorena,” Kim said.The 30-year-old American chipped in on the second hole.“It was a good start to my round,” Kim said. “I had a good up-and-down on the first
Nov. 14, 2014
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Lydia Ko becomes youngest LPGA Rookie of the Year
Lydia Ko. (AP-Yonhap)DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AFP) ― New Zealand teen Lydia Ko was named the LPGA Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, the two-time 2014 winner becoming the youngest player to ever claim the award at 17.The South Korean-born star won the 2012 and 2013 LPGA Canadian Women’s Open titles, becoming the youngest winner of an LPGA event at age 15 and then defending that crown, although both wins came as an amateur.Ko was given a special exemption in October of last year to join the LPGA, th
Nov. 13, 2014
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Taylor shoots 66 to win Sanderson Farms
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) ― Nick Taylor was down on his game over the summer, struggling with his putter as he fought to earn a PGA Tour card.So even he was a little stunned Sunday when he was holding a big bronze rooster and celebrating a comeback victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship.The 26-year-old Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit at the Country Club of Jackson, shooting a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn. Taylor is the first Canadian-born
Nov. 10, 2014
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Lee Mi-hyang earns maiden LPGA win
South Korean Lee Mi-hyang captured her first LPGA Tour victory in a playoff in Japan on Sunday.Lee, 21, won the Mizuno Classic with a birdie on the fifth playoff hole, edging out fellow South Korean Lee Il-hee and Japanese Kotono Kozuma at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Japan. Lee Mi-hyang took home the $180,000 winner’s check.The three players all scored pars on their first two trips to the par-4 18th hole in the sudden death playoff, and then all birdied the same hole on their
Nov. 9, 2014
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Pressel takes 1-stroke lead at Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan (AP) ― Morgan Pressel of the United States shot a 67 Friday to lead the Mizuno Classic at 5 under after the first round.Pressel had five birdies at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club to lead Britain’s Laura Davies and Chella Choi of South Korea by one stroke.Kotono Kozuma of Japan was a stroke further back at 3 under in a four-way tie with South Koreans Lee Il-hee and Lee Mi-hyang and Pornanong Phatlam of Thailand.Stacey Lewis of the United States, who won here in 2012, shot a 70
Nov. 7, 2014
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Presidents Cup leaders look forward to showdown
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― With a major international golf competition set to take place in South Korea in less than a year, principal figures of the event said Wednesday they’re already anticipating a big showdown.The 2015 Presidents Cup will come to Incheon, west of Seoul, from Oct. 8 to 11 next year. It is a biennial event that pits a team of Americans against a squad of non-European international players in match play for four days.Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon will be the host.The Presidents w
Nov. 5, 2014
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Park to assume honorary chair of next year’s Presidents Cup
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to accept an invitation to be honorary chairman of next year’s Presidents Cup, Park’s office said Tuesday.Park plans to accept the invitation during her meeting with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem at the presidential office later in the day, the office said.Park will be the second woman to serve as honorary chairman next fall when the Presidents Cup is set to take place in Incheon, a port city just west of Seoul, in the biennial event’s first venture
Nov. 4, 2014
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Lee scores first Korean Tour win at Herald-KYJ
Lee Hyung-joon, a 22-year-old rookie, won the second Herald-KYJ Tour Championship. It was his first victory on the KPGA Korean Tour. He took first place with a 6-under 210 in the 300 million won ($279,000) tournament at Lotte Skyhill Country Club on the southern island of Jejudo on Monday. Hong Soon-sang, a 33-year-old Seoul native, took second with three shots behind Lee. Defending champion Hur In-hoi, 27, from Gyeonggi Province, placed third with 1-under 215. “I bogeyed two of the four holes I
Nov. 3, 2014
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Top-ranked Park wins LPGA Taiwan
TAIPEI (AP) ― Park In-bee won the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her third victory of the year and 12th career title, holding off Stacy Lewis by two strokes at Miramar.Six days after regaining the No. 1 spot in the world from Lewis, the South Korean newlywed closed with a 1-under 71 in light rain to finish at 22-under 266.Korea’s Park In-bee plays a shot at the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday. (AFP-Yonhap)Park opened with rounds of 64, 62 and 69 to take a four-stroke lead over Lewis a
Nov. 2, 2014
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World No. 1 Park In-bee captures 3rd LPGA win of year in Taiwan
South Korean Park In-bee, the world's No. 1-ranked female golfer, captured her third LPGA Tour win of the year in Taiwan on Sunday.Park claimed the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship with a four-round total of 22-under 266, two strokes better than Stacy Lewis. Park cashed in US$300,000 in the winner's check.Park shot a one-under 71 on Sunday at Miramar Golf Country Club in Taipei, while Lewis put together a final round of three-under 69, not enough to overtake the South Korean.Park supplanted Lewis
Nov. 2, 2014
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Herald-KYJ golf tournament to kick off on Jejudo Island
The Herald-KYJ Tour Championship golf tournament will take place at the Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club on Jejudo Island from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. The event is organized by the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association, cosponsored by golf wear company KYJ and The Herald Business, and aired by golf cable channel J Golf. The tournament was launched last year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Herald Corp. About 100 players will compete for the championship title and $60,000, with total prize mone
Oct. 29, 2014
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Compton among early leaders
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia (AP) ― Erik Compton is happy with where he is in golf, and he’s not referring to his 5-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead in the McGladrey Classic.A return to Sea Island provides an occasion to take stock of how far he has come in the last 13 years, and what Compton refers to as the “hurdles” he didn’t anticipate.There’s a medical term for these hurdles. It’s called a second heart transplant.“I’m almost 35 years old. I’ve had a good career in golf, really,” h
Oct. 24, 2014
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Baek Kyu-jung draws inspiration from close friend
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu-jung, who became the latest winner on the LPGA Tour on Sunday at home, said she draws inspiration from a close friend who has always been a step ahead of her in their burgeoning careers.Baek, 19, captured the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon in a sudden death playoff over Brittany Lincicome of the United States and fellow South Korean Chun In-gee for her maiden LPGA title in her first appearance on the tour.Korean teen golfer Baek Kyu
Oct. 20, 2014
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2018 International Crown in Korea
The LPGA Tour announced Monday the International Crown, its biennial international competition inaugurated this year, will be held in South Korea in 2018.At a press conference held at a Seoul hotel, the tour said South Korea will be the first venue of the International Crown outside the United States. The first edition of the biennial event, which features eight countries with their four highest-ranked players in match play, was held at Cave Valley Golf Club in Owing Mills, a suburb of Baltimore
Oct. 20, 2014
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Ben Martin wins 1st PGA Tour title
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Ben Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt to regain the lead and finished with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 3-under 68 and his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.Martin played his final four holes at the TPC Summerlin in 4-under par, though no shot was more important than the eagle.Kevin Streelman ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch to overtake Martin for the lead, and Streelman hit a wedge into 5 feet on the 18th hole. Martin, who led by a
Oct. 20, 2014
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Baek takes LPGA title in Korea
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― South Korean Baek Kyu-jung claimed the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in a playoff on Sunday for her maiden LPGA victory in her first appearance on the tour.The 19-year-old defeated compatriot Chun In-gee and American Brittany Lincicome with a birdie on the first sudden death playoff hole on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at Sky72 Golf and Resort here in Incheon, west of Seoul.Baek, a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, took home $300,000 in the winner’s purse.Baek is the eig
Oct. 19, 2014
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Baek Kyu-jung takes LPGA title in S. Korea
South Korean Baek Kyu-jung claimed the LPGA KEB•HanaBank Championship in a playoff on Sunday for her maiden LPGA victory in her first appearance on the tour.The 19-year-old defeated compatriot Chun In-gee and American Brittany Lincicome with a birdie on the first sudden death playoff hole on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at Sky72 Golf and Resort here in Incheon, west of Seoul.Baek, a member of the Korean LPGA Tour, took home US$300,000 in the winner's purse.Baek is the eighth South Korean
Oct. 19, 2014
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Icher claims 2nd round lead at KEB-HanaBank
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Karine Icher claimed the second round lead at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship with a 4-under 68 on Friday.Icher had five birdies against one bogey to move to 5-under for the tournament on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at the Sky72 Golf and Resort club in Incheon. The $2 million event is the only LPGA Tour stop in South Korea each year.The Frenchwoman started the day at 1-under, tied for 15th, but picked up her first birdie on the opening hole. She then closed the roun
Oct. 17, 2014
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Kang Hae-ji takes early lead at KEB-HanaBank
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― A surprising name shot to the top of the leaderboard after the opening round at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship here in Incheon on a gusty Thursday.South Korea’s Kang Hae-ji battled strong winds all day to mix in six birdies with a bogey for a 67 on the par-72, 6,364-yard Ocean Course at the Sky72 Golf and Resort, adjacent to Incheon International Airport.Kang, who made her LPGA debut in 2009, is seeking her first victory.Lurking behind the leader is the defending champ Amy
Oct. 16, 2014
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Kaymer wins Slam in playoff
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) ― Martin Kaymer is making a habit of beating Bubba Watson in head-to-head situations, even at an exhibition of major champions in Bermuda. Kaymer won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Wednesday by surviving a wild day of lead changes. The U.S. Open champion won on the first playoff hole at Port Royal by making a 10-foot birdie and then watching Watson miss his birdie putt from 4 feet.
Oct. 16, 2014