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4 S. Koreans to compete in 2nd leg of PGA Tour playoffs, set sights on finale

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean players will take part in the second event of the PGA Tour's annual playoffs this week, with a spot in the last tournament of the season at stake.Im Sung-jae, Kim Joo-hyung, Lee Kyoung-hoo
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2 S. Koreans earn spots on PGA Tour for next season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players have secured PGA Tour cards for the upcoming season, set to join a quartet of countrymen on the world's top men's circuit starting next month.Kim Seong-hyeon, 23, will join the
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Song Min-kyung becomes ambassador of 'Simone Asian Pacific Cup'

SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer and actress Song Min-kyung was appointed as an ambassador for “Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta” an international women's golf tournament startin
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S. Korea's lone LPGA tournament to be played at new venue in Oct.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's only LPGA tournament will be played at a new course this fall, the event's organizers announced Tuesday.BMW Korea said the third edition of the BMW Ladies Championship will take place at Oa
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LPGA major runner-up Chun In-gee reaches No. 10 in world rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA player Chun In-gee has cracked the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in over four years, on the heels of a runner-up finish at the season's final major championship.Chun climb
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(2nd LD) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

(ATTN: ADDS world ranking position in para 4)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-under 6
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Young golfer not surprised by early PGA Tour success

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Though he is still just 20 years old, South Korean golf phenom Kim Joo-hyung had long been groomed for this moment -- a victory on the PGA Tour.Confident in the work he had put in, with help and sacrifices from
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(LEAD) S. Korean Chun In-gee finishes runner-up at final LPGA major of '22

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 7, 9-10)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee has finished in second place at the final major of the season in Scotland, losing out on a chance to make history and join an exclusive co
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S. Korean Chun In-gee finishes runner-up at final LPGA major of '22

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee has finished in second place at the final major of the season in Scotland, losing out on a chance to make history and join an exclusive company.Chun lost to Ashleigh Buhai of S
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(LEAD) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments, details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-und
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S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an impressive birdie flurry, South Korean phenom Kim Joo-hyung has seized his first career PGA Tour title.Kim shot a blistering final round of nine-under 61 to capture the Wyndham Championship by five
(URGENT) S. Korean Kim Joo-hyung captures 1st PGA Tour title

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S. Korean players taking season's last shot at LPGA major in Scotland

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen players from South Korea, including four winners this year, will take their season's last shot at an LPGA major in Scotland this week.The AIG Women's Open will tee off at the historic Muirfield
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Long drought over, S. Korean star Chun In-gee goes for 2nd straight LPGA major in France

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- After ending a title drought that had stretched for nearly four years, South Korean LPGA star Chun In-gee will take aim at her second straight major title in France this week.Chun headlines the 20-deep South Ko
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PGA Tour's CJ Cup to stay in U.S. for 3rd straight year

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- A PGA Tour tournament originally launched in South Korea will take place in the United States for the third straight year in 2022 due to lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, tournament organizers said We
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Newest LPGA major champion Chun In-gee climbs to No. 12 in world rankings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Fresh off her third career LPGA major title, South Korean golfer Chun In-gee has soared to No. 12 in the latest world rankings.Chun, crowned the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Maryland on Sunday, jumped 2
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Korean-born New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko to marry son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman this December

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) –- Korean-born New Zealand professional golfer Lydia Ko (25) is expected to marry Chung Jun (27), son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young, at the end of this year.Ac
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Chun In-gee 'proud' to capture LPGA major after bout of depression

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Even in her darkest moments, Chun In-gee never lost sight of her goal -- to return to the winner's circle on the LPGA Tour.The 27-year-old South Korean has finally accomplished that by capturing the KPMG Wo
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(LEAD) S. Korean Chun In-gee wins 3rd career LPGA major

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 2, 4-11, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Chun In-gee has captured her third career LPGA major in Maryland, ending the country's drought in big tournaments at seven in the process.Chun won t
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S. Korean Chun In-gee wins 3rd career LPGA major

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Chun In-gee has captured her third career LPGA major in Maryland, ending the country's drought in big tournaments at seven in the process.Chun won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in wire-