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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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National Mountain Museum to showcase 11 climbing equipment from deceased captain Kim Hong-bin

SEOUL October 22 (Yonhap) -- National Mountain Museum which is a subsidiary under the Korea Mountaineering Support Center, addressed on Saturday that they have received articles left by the departed c
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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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Padres' Kim Ha-seong picks up RBI in NLCS loss

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The San Diego Padres' South Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong got his second career postseason RBI in a loss.Batting leadoff, Kim went 0-for-4 with an RBI groundout as the Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Gam
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Figure skating legend Kim Yu-na releases pre-ceremony photos before exchanging vows

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na released her pre-wedding photos on Saturday before tying the knot with a classical singer later in the day.Kim's Seoul-based agency, All That Sports, released the f
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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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Aces to go toe-to-toe in win-or-go-home KBO postseason game

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two dominant starting pitchers will toe the rubber in an elimination game in the South Korean baseball postseason on the weekend, each tasked with extending his club's season into next week.The Kiwoom Heroes and the KT
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Padres' shortstop Kim Ha-seong named finalist for NL Gold Glove Award

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The San Diego Padres' South Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong has named a finalist for the National League (NL) Gold Glove Award.Major League Baseball (MLB) announced finalists for the top fielding award at each position on
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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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(LEAD) Opportunistic offense backs solid starter as Wiz stay alive in KBO postseason

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As postseason victories go, the KT Wiz's 9-6 win over the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Thursday night was truly a team effort.Six out of nine player
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(LEAD) Wiz rally past Heroes to stave off elimination in KBO postseason

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details throughout)SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will live to see another day in South Korean baseball postseason, after coming from behind to defeat the Kiwoom Heroes 9-6 on Thursday at home to even up thei
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Opportunistic offense backs solid starter as Wiz stay alive in KBO postseason

SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As postseason victories go, the KT Wiz's 9-6 win over the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Thursday night was truly a team effort.Six out of nine players in the starting lineup recorde
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Wiz rally past Heroes to stave off elimination in KBO postseason

SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will live to see another day in South Korean baseball postseason, after coming from behind to defeat the Kiwoom Heroes 9-6 on Thursday at home to even up their series.Kang Baek-ho hit his first caree
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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