Thanks to her first LPGA major title at the US Women's Open, South Korean Park Sung-hyun soared to No. 5 in the latest women's world rankings announced Monday.Park shot an 11-under 277 to win the oldest women's major championship by two strokes on Sunday (local time) in New Jersey. The 23-year-old shot back-to-back rounds of 67s over the weekend to get past South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin.It was Park's first LPGA win and her maiden major.The victory catapulted her to a career-high No. 5 in the

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump congratulated South Korean Park Sung-hyun on winning the US Women's Open on Sunday.Trump, who attended the oldest major championship in women's golf at his namesake golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, posted to his Twitter account, "Congratulations to Sung Hyun Park on winning the 2017 @USGA #USWomensOpen."This AP photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump waving while watching the US Women's Open at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on

The latest US Women's Open champion credited her caddie for helping close out her first major title.South Korean Park Sung-hyun won the 72nd edition of the oldest major in women's golf in New Jersey on Sunday (local time), shooting a five-under 67 in the final round at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster for a four-round total of 11-under 277. Park, an LPGA rookie, defeated South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin by two strokes.Park started the day at six-under, three shots off the lead, held by Fe

South Korean Park Sung-hyun has captured the oldest major championship in women's golf.The 23-year-old LPGA rookie won the US Women's Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time), thanks to an impressive final round of five-under 67. At 11-under 277, Park defeated South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin by two strokes to claim her first major title.Park, an LPGA rookie who previously dominated the Korea LPGA Tour, is the eighth South Korean winner of the US Women'

Tickets for the first PGA Tour event to be played in South Korea went on sale Tuesday.Organizers of the CJ Cup@Nine Bridges said they've also opened the official website of the tournament at www.thecjcup.com. Tickets can be purchased online at CJ Mall (www.cjmall.com), with some early-bird discounts available.The tournament will be played from Oct. 19-22 at the Club at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island.The field will feature 78 players, with the top 60 players coming from the FedEx Cup points standing

On the strength of a strong finish at the latest LPGA tournament, South Korean Kim Sei-young returned to the top 10 in the women's golf rankings Tuesday.Kim moved up a spot to No. 10 in the latest rankings, joining four other South Koreans inside the top 10. Kim traded places with South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun, who fell to No. 11.Kim previously dropped out of the top 10 on June 26, when she slipped from No. 10 to No. 11.In this Associated Press file photo taken on June 30, 2017, Kim Sei-you

South Korean women golfers have come up short of winning the season's second major tournament on the LPGA Tour although they dominated the leaderboard.Five South Koreans finished inside the top 10 at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship, but none of them were able to lift the trophy at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Sunday (local time).Danielle Kang earned her maiden professional tour win with a score of 13-under 271. The Korean-American golfer birdied on the final hole

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Dates have been set for the LPGA's international match play competition to be held in South Korea next year.The third edition of the biennial International Crown will take place from Oct. 4 to 7, 2018, at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, just west of Seoul, organizers announced Wednesday.Crowds are gathered at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon for the 2015 Presidents Cup on Oct. 11, 2015. (Yonhap)South Korea was announced as the host of the event last July, the first time the Internati

South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon has picked up her second LPGA win of the season in Arkansas, rising to the No. 1 spot in world rankings in the process.Ryu claimed the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday (local time) with a three-round total of 18-under 195. Ryu shot a two-under 69 in the final round to set a tournament record in relation to par, and beat fellow South Korean Amy Yang and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand by two strokes.Ryu, 26, now

ROGERS, Arkansas -- A few weeks off was all Ryu So-yeon needed to kick-start what is shaping up to be possibly the best year of her LPGA Tour career.　 The third-ranked South Korean star shot a course-record 10-under 61 on Saturday in the NW Arkansas Championship to take a five-stroke lead into the final round, putting in in great position to become the first repeat winner this year.　 The ANA Inspiration winner in April for her second major title, she reached 16 under to break the tournament 36-h

South Korean Chun In-gee has posted her fourth runner-up finish of the 2017 LPGA season, as her search for her first win of the year continues.Chun lost in the first playoff hole to Ariya Jutanugarn at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday (local time). Lexi Thompson was another player involved in the sudden-death affair, and Jutanugarn beat both with a long birdie putt.(Yonhap)The three players finished the regulation tied at 17-under 271 at the par-72 Whistle Bear

South Korean Kim Meen-whee has set a new career high on the PGA Tour with a runner-up finish.Kim tied for second with Charl Schwartzel at the FedEx St. Jude Classic at the par-70 TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday (local time). At nine-under 271, the two finished one stroke back of the champion, Daniel Berger.(Yonhap)Kim, who has been playing on the tour since 2015, previously had a pair of third-place finishes that year. For 2017, he had just one top-10 finish -- a tie for fifth at

South Korean Kim In-kyung has won for the fifth time in her LPGA career.Kim beat Anna Nordqvist by two strokes to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time).Kim fired a two-under 69 in the final round for a three-round total of 11-under 202 in her first victory of 2017, and cashed in $225,000 in the winner's check. Nordqvist, two-time defending champion, also carded a two-under 69.Kim In-kyung of South Korea

On the strength of her best finish of the season, South Korean rookie Park Sung-hyun has re-entered the top 10 in the latest women's world golf rankings.Park rose three spots to No. 8 in the latest rankings Tuesday. In this Associated Press photo, Park Sung-hyun of South Korea reacts after a missed birdie attempt on the 17th green during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 28, 2017. (Yonhap)She finished tied for second at t