US Women's Open champ Park Sung-hyun soars to No. 5 in world golf rankings

Thanks to her first LPGA major title at the US Women's Open, South Korean Park Sung-hyun soared to No. 5 in the latest women's world rankings announced Monday.Park shot an 11-under 277 to win the oldest women's major championship by two strokes on Sunday (local time) in New Jersey. The 23-year-old shot back-to-back rounds of 67s over the weekend to get past South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin.It was Park's first LPGA win and her maiden major.The victory catapulted her to a career-high No. 5 in the

July 17, 2017

Trump congratulates Korea's Park on golf championship win

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump congratulated South Korean Park Sung-hyun on winning the US Women's Open on Sunday.Trump, who attended the oldest major championship in women's golf at his namesake golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, posted to his Twitter account, "Congratulations to Sung Hyun Park on winning the 2017 @USGA #USWomensOpen."This AP photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump waving while watching the US Women's Open at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on

July 17, 2017

Korean champion credits caddie in 1st LPGA major victory

The latest US Women's Open champion credited her caddie for helping close out her first major title.South Korean Park Sung-hyun won the 72nd edition of the oldest major in women's golf in New Jersey on Sunday (local time), shooting a five-under 67 in the final round at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster for a four-round total of 11-under 277. Park, an LPGA rookie, defeated South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin by two strokes.Park started the day at six-under, three shots off the lead, held by Fe

July 17, 2017

Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun wins US Women's Open

South Korean Park Sung-hyun has captured the oldest major championship in women's golf.The 23-year-old LPGA rookie won the US Women's Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time), thanks to an impressive final round of five-under 67. At 11-under 277, Park defeated South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin by two strokes to claim her first major title.Park, an LPGA rookie who previously dominated the Korea LPGA Tour, is the eighth South Korean winner of the US Women'

July 17, 2017

Tickets for 1st PGA Tour event in Korea go on sale

Tickets for the first PGA Tour event to be played in South Korea went on sale Tuesday.Organizers of the CJ Cup@Nine Bridges said they've also opened the official website of the tournament at www.thecjcup.com. Tickets can be purchased online at CJ Mall (www.cjmall.com), with some early-bird discounts available.The tournament will be played from Oct. 19-22 at the Club at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island.The field will feature 78 players, with the top 60 players coming from the FedEx Cup points standing

July 11, 2017

Korean Kim Sei-young returns to top 10 in women's golf rankings

On the strength of a strong finish at the latest LPGA tournament, South Korean Kim Sei-young returned to the top 10 in the women's golf rankings Tuesday.Kim moved up a spot to No. 10 in the latest rankings, joining four other South Koreans inside the top 10. Kim traded places with South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun, who fell to No. 11.Kim previously dropped out of the top 10 on June 26, when she slipped from No. 10 to No. 11.In this Associated Press file photo taken on June 30, 2017, Kim Sei-you

July 11, 2017

Korean golfers come up short of winning LPGA major

South Korean women golfers have come up short of winning the season's second major tournament on the LPGA Tour although they dominated the leaderboard.Five South Koreans finished inside the top 10 at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship, but none of them were able to lift the trophy at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Sunday (local time).Danielle Kang earned her maiden professional tour win with a score of 13-under 271. The Korean-American golfer birdied on the final hole

July 3, 2017

Choi, Kang share lead at Women’s PGA Championship

CHICAGO (AFP) -- South Korea’s Chella Choi and American Danielle Kang, each seeking her first major title, both birdied the 18th hole to share the lead after Saturday’s third round of the Women’s PGA Championship.Choi fired a three-under par 67 while Kang shot 68 to leave both on 10-under 203 after 54 holes at Olympia Fields near Chicago in the second major tournament of the LPGA season. (Yonhap)“I feel very good right now,” Choi said. “My shot and my putting, very good the last couple of weeks,

July 2, 2017

Dates set for LPGA match play competition in Korea next year

Dates have been set for the LPGA's international match play competition to be held in South Korea next year.The third edition of the biennial International Crown will take place from Oct. 4 to 7, 2018, at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, just west of Seoul, organizers announced Wednesday.Crowds are gathered at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon for the 2015 Presidents Cup on Oct. 11, 2015. (Yonhap)South Korea was announced as the host of the event last July, the first time the Internati

June 28, 2017

Ryu So-yeon captures 2nd LPGA win of 2017

South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon has picked up her second LPGA win of the season in Arkansas, rising to the No. 1 spot in world rankings in the process.Ryu claimed the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday (local time) with a three-round total of 18-under 195. Ryu shot a two-under 69 in the final round to set a tournament record in relation to par, and beat fellow South Korean Amy Yang and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand by two strokes.Ryu, 26, now

June 26, 2017

Ryu shoots course-record 61 at NW Arkansas Championship

ROGERS, Arkansas -- A few weeks off was all Ryu So-yeon needed to kick-start what is shaping up to be possibly the best year of her LPGA Tour career.　 The third-ranked South Korean star shot a course-record 10-under 61 on Saturday in the NW Arkansas Championship to take a five-stroke lead into the final round, putting in in great position to become the first repeat winner this year.　 The ANA Inspiration winner in April for her second major title, she reached 16 under to break the tournament 36-h

June 25, 2017

Chun In-gee loses in playoff for 4th runner-up finish of '17

South Korean Chun In-gee has posted her fourth runner-up finish of the 2017 LPGA season, as her search for her first win of the year continues.Chun lost in the first playoff hole to Ariya Jutanugarn at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday (local time). Lexi Thompson was another player involved in the sudden-death affair, and Jutanugarn beat both with a long birdie putt.(Yonhap)The three players finished the regulation tied at 17-under 271 at the par-72 Whistle Bear

June 12, 2017

Kim Meen-whee finishes career-best 2nd on PGA Tour

South Korean Kim Meen-whee has set a new career high on the PGA Tour with a runner-up finish.Kim tied for second with Charl Schwartzel at the FedEx St. Jude Classic at the par-70 TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday (local time). At nine-under 271, the two finished one stroke back of the champion, Daniel Berger.(Yonhap)Kim, who has been playing on the tour since 2015, previously had a pair of third-place finishes that year. For 2017, he had just one top-10 finish -- a tie for fifth at

June 12, 2017

Kim In-kyung earns 5th LPGA victory

South Korean Kim In-kyung has won for the fifth time in her LPGA career.Kim beat Anna Nordqvist by two strokes to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time).Kim fired a two-under 69 in the final round for a three-round total of 11-under 202 in her first victory of 2017, and cashed in $225,000 in the winner's check. Nordqvist, two-time defending champion, also carded a two-under 69.Kim In-kyung of South Korea

June 5, 2017

Korean rookie re-enters top 10 in women's golf rankings

On the strength of her best finish of the season, South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun has re-entered the top 10 in the latest women's world golf rankings.Park rose three spots to No. 8 in the latest rankings Tuesday. In this Associated Press photo, Park Sung-hyun of South Korea reacts after a missed birdie attempt on the 17th green during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 28, 2017. (Yonhap)She finished tied for second at t

May 30, 2017

Hot-shot Korean rookie posts best finish of LPGA season

Hot-shot South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun has posted her best finish of the LPGA Tour season.Park finished tied for second at the LPGA Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Sunday (local time). After a bogey-free final round of six-under 66, Park ended her four-round play at 18-under 270, one stroke behind the champion, Feng Shanshan. (Yonhap)This was Park's fourth top-10 finish in nine starts this year.The 23-year-old has yet to miss a cut in 2017.Park h

May 29, 2017

LPGA major Evian Championship to hold open tryout for Koreans

The main corporate sponsor of an LPGA major championship announced Wednesday it will hold an open tryout for South Korean players this summer, with the winner earning an opportunity to compete with the best in women's golf.Evian, the French water brand and the title sponsor of the Evian Championship, said the two preliminary stroke-play rounds of the Evian Challenge will take place at 360°Country Club in Yeoju, some 100 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 26 and again on July 31. (Yonhap)The top

May 24, 2017

World No. 10 Jang Ha-na leaves LPGA Tour to be with family

On the surface, Jang Ha-na was carving out a successful career on the LPGA Tour at age 25, with four wins in the last two seasons and the No. 10 position in world rankings.But all that glitters is clearly not gold, as far as she is concerned, which is why Jang has decided to rescind her LPGA membership and return to play on home soil starting this summer. In this Associated Press photo taken on March 4, 2017, Jang Ha-na reacts after a shot at the first hole during the third round of the HSBC Wom

May 23, 2017

Four-time LPGA champion Jang Ha-na to return to Korean tour full-time

Four-time LPGA Tour winner Jang Ha-na will return to the South Korean competition full-time this summer, her agency announced Monday.Seoul-based Sportizen said Jang will rescind her LPGA Tour membership and will begin competing instead on the Korea LPGA Tour starting in June.South Korean golfer Jang Ha-na celebrates her victory at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, on Feb. 19, 2017. (EPA-Yonhap)Sportizen said Jang will hold a press conf

May 22, 2017

LPGA legend Pak Se-ri to begin new career as TV commentator

Retired golf legend Pak Se-ri will soon begin her new career as a television commentator.SBS Golf, a local golf-only cable channel, said Tuesday that Pak will make her first appearance of the season on June 15 in the first round of the Kia Motors Korea Women's Open Golf Championship, a major tournament on the Korea LPGA Tour.Former LPGA Tour star Pak Se-ri smiles during a corporate event in Seoul on April 28, 2017. (Yonhap)An official with SBS Golf said Pak will handle several other KLPGA tourna

May 16, 2017