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Ko Jin-young drops to No. 4 in women's golf rankings; No S. Korean in top 3 for 1st time in 5 yrs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- For the first time since March 2017, there is no South Korean player inside the top three in the women's world golf rankings.The top-ranked South Korean player, Ko Jin-young, slipped two notches to No. 4 in
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S. Korean Ko Jin-young falls from No. 1 in women's golf rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young has dropped from the top of the women's world golf rankings for the first time in nine months, dethroned by the Thai rookie sensation Atthaya Thitikul.In the latest rankin
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(LEAD) Grateful for friendships forged on tour, Choi Na-yeon bids emotional farewell to LPGA

(ATTN: ADDS photos; MINOR EDITS)By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Choi Na-yeon bid an emotional adieu to the LPGA Tour on home soil Sunday, wrapping up a 15-year career that included nine wins and a major champi
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S. Korean-born Kiwi Lydia Ko proud of heritage, victory in country of birth

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Lydia Ko may have left South Korea at age four for New Zealand, but South Korea has never left the LPGA Tour star.Despite playing under the New Zealand flag on the top women's tour, Ko says she
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(LEAD) Lydia Ko cruises to 18th career LPGA title in S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments, details)By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Korean-born Kiwi Lydia Ko captured her 18th career LPGA Tour title in South Korea on Sunday, rallying from a one-stroke deficit with some methodical golf do
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Grateful for friendships forged on tour, Choi Na-yeon bids emotional farewell to LPGA

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Choi Na-yeon bid an emotional adieu to the LPGA Tour on home soil on Sunday, wrapping up a 15-year career that included nine wins and a major championship.Choi began crying walk
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Lydia Ko cruises to 18th career LPGA title in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Korean-born Kiwi Lydia Ko captured her 18th career LPGA Tour title in South Korea on Sunday, rallying from a one-stroke deficit with some methodical golf down the stretch.Ko shot a seven-under
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(LEAD) Retiring golfer Choi Na-yeon calls hole-in-one 'happiest moment' of LPGA career

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with comments, details)By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- For retiring South Korean golfer Choi Na-yeon, a stunning hole-in-one in her final LPGA tournament Saturday felt like a well
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(LEAD) World No. 2 Thitikul takes one-shot lead into final round at LPGA event in S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments)By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Fueled by four late birdies, world No. 2 Atthaya Thitikul is taking a one-stroke lead into the final round of the lone LPGA tournament in South Korea.Thitikul shot a f
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World No. 2 Thitikul takes one-shot lead into final round at LPGA event in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Fueled by four late birdies, world No. 2 Atthaya Thitikul is taking a one-stroke lead into the final round of the lone LPGA tournament in South Korea.Thitikul shot a five-under 67 to reach 15-under
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Retiring golfer Choi Na-yeon gets hole-in-one, wins luxury vehicle in final LPGA tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Retiring South Korean golfer Choi Na-yeon gave herself quite the gift on Saturday, as she picked up an ace at her final LPGA tournament.Choi's hole-in-one came at the par-three 12th hole during
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S. Korean amateur pinching herself playing in LPGA tournament for 1st time

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- As an aspiring professional golfer growing up, South Korean amateur Yoo Hyun-jo watched, in her own words, "a lot of LPGA tournaments" on television.This week, Yoo can't watch the o
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Korean American Andrea Lee seizes 36-hole lead at LPGA event in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Korean American golfer Andrea Lee grabbed the second round lead at the LPGA tournament under way in South Korea on Friday with her second consecutive bogey-free round.Lee shot a six-under 66 to rea
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S. Korean veteran Ji Eun-hee in for long haul on LPGA Tour

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Ji Eun-hee joined the LPGA Tour in 2007 and the South Korean veteran is still going strong at age 36, with her sixth career title having come in May this year.She just wishes her contemporaries fro
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Korean American LPGA golfer 'in better place' after overcoming mental health issues

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- After being on an emotional roller-coaster ride earlier in her career, going from the world's top-ranked amateur golfer and the best U.S. collegiate player to a struggling pro unable to keep he
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World No. 1 Ko not seeking excuses after disastrous start to LPGA event at home

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- This could not have been the kind of round Ko Jin-young had envisioned as she made a long-awaited return to the LPGA Tour on home soil Thursday.Ko, world No. 1 in women's golf, shot her LPGA-wo
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World No. 2 Thitikul takes 1st round LPGA lead in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- World No. 2 Atthaya Thitikul grabbed the opening round lead at the lone LPGA stop in South Korea on Thursday with a bogey-free start.The Thai rookie sensation carded a nine-under 63 in the first ro
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Ex-world No. 1 Park Sung-hyun slowly returning to form

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- On the heels of a top-three finish at a domestic tournament earlier this month and a solid opening round at an LPGA stop on home soil Thursday, former world No. 1 Park Sung-hyun said she feels like
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S. Korean amateur golfer takes advice from world No. 1 to heart

By Yoo Jee-hoWONJU, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- When training overseas last winter to prepare for the 2022 season, South Korean amateur golfer Kim Min-sol roomed with none other than Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf and a 13-time LP
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S. Korean LPGA rookie hungry for maiden win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Entering this week's LPGA tournament on home soil, South Korean rookie Choi Hye-jin finds herself in second place in the Rookie of the Year points standings.Choi has collected 1,182 points so far, while wor