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Injured Park In-bee going for history at LPGA major

Jun 7, 2016

Down but not out, injured South Korean golfer Park In-bee will chase history at the second LPGA major of the season this week.Park is the three-time defending champion of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, and she's aiming to become the first woman to win a major in four straight years at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington, starting Thursday (local time). (Yonhap)Only two other players before her have won a major for three straight years: Patty Berg (Titleholders Championship from 193
Park In-bee withdraws from LPGA stop after career-worst round

May 27, 2016

South Korean golfer Park In-bee has withdrawn from an LPGA Tour event in Michigan after shooting the worst round of her career.Park, ranked No. 2 in the world, carded a 12-over 84 in the first round of the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor on Thursday (local time). She traded three birdies for eight bogeys, a double bogey and a quintuple bogey. It was the worst score among the 142 golfers who competed in the first round.She entered the competition despite pains in her left thumb.This was her
Korean Wang Jeung-hun wins 2nd straight European Tour event

May 16, 2016

South Korean golfer Wang Jeung-hun captured his second straight European Tour win Sunday in Mauritius, powered by a dramatic late rally.Wang shot an even-par 72 in the final round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Four Seasons Golf Club at Anahita, for the four-round total of six-under 282. He edged out Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh by one stroke.This was Wang's second career European Tour win and also his second in as many starts. He won the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco last week.The 20-yea
Golfer Shin Ji-yai wins out on Japanese tour over her compatriots

May 15, 2016

South Korean golfer Shin Ji-yai collected her second win of the season on Sunday after winning the Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies in Japan. At the Fukuoka Country Club in Fukuoka, Japan, Shin shot four-under 68 to finish the tournament with a final score of 10-under 206. She beat her compatriots Lee Bo-mee and Kim Ha-neul by two strokes to take the 216 million yen prize purse. Lee was the two-time defending champion of the event.Shin, former world No. 1 golfer, now has two wins this season after her
Korean Wang Jeung-hun wins on European Tour

May 9, 2016

South Korean golfer Wang Jeung-hun captured his first European Tour win in Morocco on Sunday (local time) in a sudden-death playoff.Wang defeated Nacho Elvira on the second playoff hole to claim the Trophee Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco, and take home 250,000 euros ($284,890). He also earned a two-year exemption on the European Tour.Wang, 20, is the second South Korean to win on the European Tour in three weeks, after Lee Soo-min, who won the Shenzhen International last
Jenny Shin captures 1st LPGA win in Texas

May 2, 2016

South Korean golfer Jenny Shin captured her maiden LPGA Tour win in Texas on Sunday.Shin had a bogey-free final round of four-under 67 at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, for a four-round total of 14-under 270.Shin beat out two fellow South Koreans, Hur Mi-jung and Amy Yang, by two strokes to take home US$195,000 in the winner's check.Shin, who joined the tour in 2011, had gone winless in 131 starts before this one.Shin began the day trailing overnight leader Gerina Pil
Korean Jang Ha-na withdraws from LPGA event with anemia, insomnia

Apr 22, 2016

South Korean golfer Jang Ha-na withdrew from an LPGA Tour event in San Francisco Thursday with symptoms of insomnia and anemia, her Seoul-based agency said.Jang, a two-time winner this season and world No. 8, pulled out during the first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. An official at her agency, Sportizen, said since the JTBC Founders Cup tournament in mid-March, Jang had been suffering from blurred vision, dizziness and vomiting, and had also experienced trouble sleeping."She was trea
Injured LPGA star Park In-bee to take one month off from touring

Apr 18, 2016

Park In-bee, the world's No. 2-ranked female golfer from South Korea, will take one month from the LPGA Tour to rest and treat a hand injury, her agency announced Monday.Galaxia SM said Park has pulled out of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic scheduled for this week in San Francisco. She will also skip next week's Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, foregoing a chance to defend her title.Park wasn't planning to enter the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic from May 5-8 in Pratville, Ala
Chun In-gee rises to qualification spot for Olympic women's golf

Apr 4, 2016

Fresh off a runner-up finish at the LPGA Tour's first major of the season, South Korean youngster Chun In-gee rose to the last qualification spot for the Olympics Monday.Chun finished second behind champion Lydia Ko at ANA Inspiration in California on Sunday, and moved up a notch on the latest women's world rankings to No. 8. She traded positions with fellow South Korean Amy Yang.Chun is now the fourth-highest South Korean on the rankings, behind No. 2 Park Im-bee, No. 5 Kim Sei-young and No. 6
Korean rookie Chun In-gee finishes 2nd at LPGA major

Apr 4, 2016

South Korean rookie Chun In-gee finished second in the LPGA Tour's first major of the season in California on Sunday.Chun shot 11-under 277 to end one shot behind champion Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course here in Rancho Mirage.Chun, who started Sunday one stroke behind the overnight leader Lexi Thompson at nine-under, shot a final round of two-under 70 with three birdies and one bogey.Chun, who won last year's U.S. Women's Open as a no
Kim Sei-young captures 1st LPGA win of year

Mar 21, 2016

South Korea's Kim Sei-young captured her first LPGA Tour win of 2016 in Phoenix on Sunday.Kim cruised to a five-shot victory at the JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, finishing the four-round event at 27-under 261. She lapped the field with a bogey-free final round of 10-under 62 and left world No. 1 Lydia Ko well back at 22-under.Kim, who took home $225,000, also tied an LPGA scoring record in relation to par. At the Standard
Jang Ha-na reaches No. 5 in world golf rankings after LPGA win

Mar 7, 2016

Fresh off her second LPGA Tour win of the season, South Korean Jang Ha-na reached No. 5 in the latest world rankings released Monday.Jang is the second-highest Korean in the rankings after climbing five spots to reach the top five. Park In-bee remained at No. 2.Jang won the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore on Sunday. It was her second victory of the season, and she is the first LPGA golfer to pick up multiple wins in 2016.There are four more South Koreans in the top 10: Amy Yang, Kim Sei-youn
Korean Jang Ha-na picks up 2nd LPGA win of season in Singapore

Mar 6, 2016

South Korean Jang Ha-na picked up her second LPGA Tour win of the season in Singapore on Sunday.Jang cruised to a four-stroke victory at HSBC Women's Champions at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Course, after a blistering final round of seven-under 65 took her to 19-under 269 for the tournament. Jang, who won the Coates Golf Championship last month for her maiden victory, is the first LPGA golfer to win twice in 2016, and took home $225,000 in winner's check.Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand was alone
Shin Ji-yai wins RACV Ladies Masters in Australia

Feb 28, 2016

South Korea's Shin Ji-yai won the Australian RACV Ladies Masters after shooting a 4-under 69 for a three-stroke victory Sunday at Royal Pines Resort.Shin sealed the victory with a 14-under total of 278, edging out England's Holly Clyburn who shot an 11-under total of 281 at the Ladies European Tour event in Cold Coast.The victory made Shin the second South Korean to win the Australian Ladies Masters after Yang Hee-young's triumph in 2006.Shin was the British Open champ in 2008 and 2012 and has w
World No. 2 Park In-bee set for LPGA return in Thailand

Feb 23, 2016

World No. 2 Park In-bee is set to return to LPGA Tour action this week in Thailand, having recovered from a back injury sustained at the start of the season.The 27-year-old South Korean will compete at the Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi, starting Thursday.This is the fourth LPGA event of the season, but Park's first full competition. In the last week of January, she withdrew from the season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic after one round with a bac