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Kim Joo-hyung ties for 2nd at Open Championship, best performance by S. Korean

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Kim Joo-hyung tied for second place at the Open Championship in England on Sunday, posting the best performance by a South Korean golfer at the historic major tournament despite playing with a sprained ankle.Kim finished at
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Kim Si-woo embraces challenges of links course at Open Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The historic Open Championship, now in its 151st edition this week, is staged on links courses across Britain, testing golfers' patience and shotmaking skills as natural elements come into play.And South Ko
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(LEAD) S. Korean golfer left with extra laundry after qualifying for Open Championship

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- By tying for third place at the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday, South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun grabbed a last-minute spot at the Open Championship, the fourth and final m
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S. Korean golfer left with extra laundry after qualifying for Open Championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- By tying for third place at the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday, South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun grabbed a last-minute spot at the Open Championship, the fourth and final major of the men's season, teeing
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S. Korean golfers finish in top 10 in tuneup for major tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players posted top-10 finishes at a final tuneup event for the upcoming major tournament in men's golf Sunday.An Byeong-hun tied for third place at 10-under 270 at the Genesis Scottish Open
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After career-best showing at U.S. Women's Open, Shin Ji-yai takes away lifelong memories

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Shin Ji-yai, former world No. 1 in women's golf hailing from South Korea, doesn't play in the United States often. The 11-time LPGA winner now plies her trade in Japan, so she can be closer to her famil
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Ex-No. 1 Shin Ji-yai ties for 2nd at U.S. Women's Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- In a turn-back-the-clock performance, South Korean Shin Ji-yai has finished tied for second place at the U.S. Women's Open.Shin, former world No. 1 in women's golf, shot a four-under 68 in the final rou
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(LEAD) Kim Hyo-joo 3 back of lead entering final round at U.S. Women's Open

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Hyo-joo finds herself three strokes off the lead going into the final round of the U.S. Women's Open.Kim carded a one-over 73 in the third round of the second
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Kim Hyo-joo 3 back of lead entering final round at U.S. Women's Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Hyo-joo finds herself three strokes off the lead going into the final round of the U.S. Women's Open.Kim carded a one-over 73 in the third round of the second LPGA major tournament of the se
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Kim Hyo-joo stays in hunt at U.S. Women's Open; top-ranked Ko Jin-young misses cut

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Hyo-joo is still in the hunt at the U.S. Women's Open through two rounds in California.The 27-year-old LPGA veteran shot a one-under 71 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California
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Kim Hyo-joo tied for 1st-round lead at U.S. Women's Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo is tied for the opening round lead at the U.S. Women's Open in California.Kim shot a four-under 68 to share the first-round lead with Lin Xiyu of China at Pebble Beach Golf Link
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LPGA releases documentary celebrating Pak Se-ri's monumental major victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The LPGA has released a documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of a groundbreaking major championship victory by South Korean legend Pak Se-ri.Titled "The Shot," the documentary premiered on LP
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California dreaming: Ko Jin-young just wants to have fun at LPGA major

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- It has been four years since Ko Jin-young last won a major on the LPGA Tour. But if the No. 1 female golfer in the world is feeling the pressure to end her drought this week at the U.S. Women's Open, she isn
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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young to resume pursuit of 3rd LPGA major at Pebble Beach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- World No. 1 Ko Jin-young will have her second attempt in three weeks to win her third career LPGA major, this time on a famed course in California.Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, will host t
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Ko Jin-young sets record for most weeks spent at No. 1 in women's golf rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young has set a record for the most weeks spent at the top of the women's world rankings.Ko remained at No. 1 in the latest rankings released Monday (U.S. local time). She has
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Jenny Shin ties for 8th at LPGA major tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Unable to make key putts in the final round, South Korean Jenny Shin has finished tied for eighth at the second major tournament of the 2023 LPGA season.Shin shot a one-over 72 in the weather-interrupted final
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Jenny Shin in hunt for maiden LPGA major; Ko Jin-young lurking 4 shots back

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Jenny Shin finds herself one shot off the lead in pursuit of her first career LPGA major title after a strong third-round charge up the leaderboard.Shin fired a bogey-free round of five-under 66 in
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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young stays in contention at LPGA major, closes in on rankings record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf in pursuit of history, has posted an under-par score to stay in the hunt at the second major tournament of the LPGA season.Ko carded a two-under 69 in the second ro
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Jenny Shin 3 off lead at LPGA major; Ko Jin-young 6 back

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Jenny Shin is the top South Korean player after the opening round of the second major championship of the LPGA season.Shin shot a two-under 69 to tie five others for sixth place in the first round of the KPMG W
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(LEAD) World No. 1 Ko Jin-young honored to match LPGA legend's record

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 3 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young matched an LPGA record to start this week, as she remained at No. 1 in the women's world rankings for the 158th week overall.It tied Ko wi