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아쉬운 준우승 임희정 "정말 우승하고 싶었는데…빨리 잊겠다"

(서울=연합뉴스) 김동찬 기자 = '사막 여우' 임희정(21)이 미국여자프로골프(LPGA) 투어 BMW 레이디스 챔피언십(총상금 200만 달러)에서 나흘 내내 보기가 하나도 없는 완벽한 플레이를 펼치고도 우승에 한 타가 모자랐다. 임희정은 24일 부산 기장군 LPGA 인터내셔널 부산(파72)에서 열린 대회 마지막 날 4라운드에서 보기 없이 버
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S. Korean Ko Jin-young wins LPGA tournament at home, regains No. 1 ranking

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.Ko defeated countrywoman Lim Hee-jeong in a play
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S. Korean golfer trying to stay in the moment with LPGA path ahead

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Lim Hee-jeong has been playing on the South Korean ladies' tour since 2019. But with another strong round at an LPGA tournament at home Sunday, Lim can pave a direct -- and also an unlikely -- path to the t
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S. Korean Lim Hee-jeong takes 54-hole lead at home LPGA tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- After her third consecutive bogey-free round, South Korean tour star Lim Hee-jeong is on the verge of her maiden LPGA victory on home soil.Lim, a four-time Korea LPGA (KLPGA) winner, opened up a four-stroke lea
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Co-leaders looking to stick to own games in pursuit of maiden LPGA victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tour star Lim Hee-jeong has done something that no one else has accomplished at this week's LPGA event in her home country: shoot back-to-back bogey-free rounds.Lim followed her opening round 6
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2 S. Koreans tied for lead at LPGA tournament at home

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean tour players found themselves tied atop the leaderboard midway through the only LPGA tournament on their home soil on Friday.An Narin and Lim Hee-jeong, both Korea LPGA (KLPGA) members, are sit
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(LEAD) Bouncing back from failed LPGA record bid, Ko Jin-young goes low with 'best swing of the season'

(ATTN: CHANGES top photo; ADDS photos, updated position in para 2)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- One day after coming up short in a bid to set an LPGA scoring record, South Korean star Ko Jin-young played with what she said was "my bes
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Bouncing back from failed LPGA record bid, Ko Jin-young goes low with 'best swing of the season'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- One day after coming up short in a bid to set an LPGA scoring record, South Korean star Ko Jin-young played with what she said was "my best swing of the season" Friday.Ko climbed into contention at
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S. Korean golfer eyes move to LPGA after taking early tournament lead

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer An Narin has signed up for the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, colloquially known as Q-School, scheduled for next month in Alabama. She has always wanted to take her talent to
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LPGA star Ko Jin-young eyes fresh start after record-tying streak ends

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in three months, Ko Jin-young failed to break a 70 in an LPGA round.The South Korean star put up a one-under 71 in the opening round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday in Busan, some
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S. Koreans dominate leaderboard in opening round of LPGA tournament on home soil

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean players crowded the leaderboard after the opening round of the lone LPGA tournament in the country on Thursday.Korea LPGA (KLPGA) player An Narin shot an eight-under 64 to grab the sole lead at the
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Slumping LPGA golfer trying to get her groove back at home

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- For Park Sung-hyun, there's no place like home.The former world No. 1 in women's golf has fallen on hard times, and that may even be an understatement. The 28-year-old was at the top of the rankings as
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LPGA star trying not to get caught up in pursuit of record, No. 1 ranking

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young, world No. 2 in women's golf closing in on the top spot, has arrived in the southeastern city of Busan in the midst of her best stretch of the LPGA season.She has won twice in her past four sta
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Golfer embracing pressure ahead of LPGA title defense

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Starting Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan, South Korean golfer Jang Hana will attempt to do something she has never done in her career: defending a title two years apart.Jang, a former LPGA star curre
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Korean American LPGA star driven to win in late father's hometown

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As the 2021 LPGA season winds down, Korean American player Danielle Kang finds herself in one city where she wants to win a tournament more than anywhere else.Kang is one of 84 players set to compete at the BMW
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S. Koreans chasing 200th LPGA win on home soil this week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- The next South Korean LPGA victory will be the 200th win by a player from this country.And the milestone title could very well come this week on a South Korean course.The BMW Ladies Championship will tee off Th
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Top professional golfers taste Korean food ahead of PGA Tournament CJ Cup

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Top PGA Tour golfers, including Ian Poulter (England), Jason Day, and Adam Scott (Australian), joined in an event to experience Korean food such as bibimbap and dumplings. A
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Ko Jin-young eyes No. 1 ranking at lone LPGA tournament in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- In the midst of her hottest streak of the season, South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will look to reclaim No. 1 ranking on home soil next week.Ko, currently world No. 2, will be the highest-ranked player in th
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Choi Chella, LPGA Tour golfer, to marry 4 years older judge in Dec

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- Choi Chella (31), professional golfer actively performing LPGA Tour, will be married in December. “Choi is going to have a wedding at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Son
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(LEAD) Im Sung-jae overcomes self-doubt for 2nd career PGA Tour win

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-11)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- It took South Korean player Im Sung-jae 50 tournaments to get his first PGA Tour victory. And the 23-year-old went another 50 events before earning his second title.In between