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S. Koreans form strong LPGA rookie class for 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean tour stars will be part of what should be a deep and talented rookie class on the LPGA Tour in 2022, with a handful of international tour winners about to find out how they stack up against the
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S. Korean golfer realizes LPGA dream the hard way

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- After putting together a solid and at times spectacular performance over two pressure-packed weeks, South Korean golfer An Narin has realized her dream of making it to the LPGA Tour.She has done it the hard way
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(LEAD) S. Korean An Narin wins LPGA qualifying tournament

(ATTN: ADDS comments in para 4; ADDS photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer An Narin has captured her LPGA Tour card with a flourish, winning the grueling qualifying tournament by shooting the best score in the field on th
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S. Korean An Narin wins LPGA qualifying tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer An Narin has captured her LPGA Tour card with a flourish, winning the grueling qualifying tournament by shooting the best score in the field on the final day.An finished in first place at th
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(LEAD) KLPGA star Choi Hye-in among 5 S. Koreans to survive 1st cut in LPGA qualifying event

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 7, 9; CHANGES top 2 photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tour star Choi Hye-jin has made the initial cut at the LPGA Tour's qualifying tournament in Alabama.Choi, a three-time Korea LPGA (KLPGA)
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KLPGA star Choi Hye-in among 5 S. Koreans to survive 1st cut in LPGA qualifying event

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tour star Choi Hye-jin has made the initial cut at the LPGA Tour's qualifying tournament in Alabama.Choi, a three-time Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour Player of the Year, was one of five South Koreans t
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Former champion, local tour star among 8 S. Koreans in LPGA qualifying tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Two-time winner Lee Mi-hyang and domestic tour star Choi Hye-jin are among eight South Koreans in the field for the LPGA Tour's qualifying tournament starting this week.The first phase of the LPGA Q-Series w
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Ko Jin-young pleased with victorious finish to roller-coaster LPGA season

INCHEON, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- With the LPGA Tour's top individual award in tow, South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young received a hero's welcome home on Tuesday, as she heads into an offseason determined to keep improving her game.Ko captured her se
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LPGA Player of the Year Ko Jin-young stays at No. 2 in world rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 LPGA Player of the Year Ko Jin-young is still No. 2 in the women's world golf rankings, though she has closed the gap on her top-ranked rival.Based on the latest rankings released Monday (U.S. time
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Ko Jin-young overcomes injury, personal ordeal in outstanding 2021 LPGA season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- With a brilliant performance at the final tournament of the 2021 LPGA season that helped her bag the top individual honor, South Korean star Ko Jin-young showed once again who's boss.Ko defended her CME Gro
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Ko Jin-young shines brightest among S. Koreans in 2021 LPGA season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- In an LPGA season that had no shortage of star power, no one shined as brightly as South Korea's own Ko Jin-young.Ko finished a wildly successful 2021 campaign with a flourish in Florida on Sunday (local ti
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(LEAD) Ko Jin-young captures top LPGA player honor, money title with victory in season finale

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young has won the top LPGA player award for the second time in her career, on the strength of her successful title defense at the season finale
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Ko Jin-young captures top LPGA player honor, money title with victory in season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young has won the top LPGA player award for the second time in her career, on the strength of her successful title defense at the season finale in Florida.Ko captured her second straigh
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(LEAD) S. Korean star Ko Jin-young taking battle for LPGA honors to season finale

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 16-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will take her battle with her main rival for top individual honors to the last tournament of the season this week.The 2021 LPGA season wil
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S. Korean star Ko Jin-young taking battle for LPGA honors to season finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will take her battle with her main rival for top individual honors to the last tournament of the season this week.The 2021 LPGA season will conclude with the CME Group Tour C
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Ko Jin-young's reign at top of women's golf rankings ends after 2 weeks

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Only two weeks after returning to the top of the women's world golf rankings, South Korean star Ko Jin-young is back down to No. 2.Nelly Korda of the United States moved ahead of Ko in the latest rankings an
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Ko Jin-young back on top of women's golf rankings after latest LPGA win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Fresh off her fourth LPGA win of the year, Ko Jin-young is once again the top-ranked female golfer in the world.The South Korean star climbed one spot to reach No. 1 in the newest rankings announced Monday (U.S
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S. Korea reaches LPGA milestone more than 3 decades after breakthrough

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Three decades after celebrating a breakthrough victory, South Korea enjoyed the 200th LPGA title by one of its own Sunday.That the milestone win came on a South Korean course made the feat even sweeter.Ko Jin-y
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Practice makes perfect as Ko Jin-young returns to No. 1 ranking in women's golf

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young went into the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament in early August as a strong medal contender for South Korea. Instead, she finished tied for ninth and watched American star Nelly Korda, who
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(LEAD) S. Korean Ko Jin-young wins LPGA tournament at home, regains No. 1 ranking

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Ko Jin-young captured her fourth LPGA title of the season on home soil Sunday, while also recording the 200th LPGA win by a South Korean golfer