The Korea Herald

S. Korean golfer aims for top-10 ranking after win in Japan

Mar 7, 2011

Fresh off her first victory of the 2011 season, South Korean female golfer Park In-bee said she has her sight on a bigger goal. "This year, I would like to be among the top 10 players of the world," Park said after winning the Daichi Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Okinawa over the weekend. It was the first event of the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, and Park overcame a three-stroke deficit to win by th
Yang is Asia’s last hope

Feb 25, 2011

MARANA, Arizona (AFP) ― South Korean Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian man to capture a major title, is the lone Asian to reach the last 16 at the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship.Yang, who won the 2009 PGA Championship in a ground-breaking effort, advanced on Thursday in emphatic style when he beat 2009 British Open champion Stewart Cink 4 and 3 in the second round of the $8.5 millio
Surprise losers at Match Play

Feb 25, 2011

Champion hopefuls Westwood, Mickelson, McIlroy, Els outMARANA, Arizona (AFP) ― Top seed Lee Westwood and No. 4 Phil Mickelson were among the surprise losers in the second round at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.Westwood and Mickelson weren’t the only big guns spiked as two-time runner-up Paul Casey, Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and South African Ernie Els also were eliminated
Tiger knocked out in first round

Feb 24, 2011

Yang Yong-eun handles Alvaro Quiros; Martin Kaymer ousts Noh Seung-yulMARANA, Arizona (AP) ― The slow road back for Tiger Woods took another detour Wed-nesday when he followed a clutch birdie with a shocking shot into the desert and lost to Thomas Bjorn in the first round of the Match Play Championship.It was only the second time that Woods, the No. 3 seed, had been eliminated in the first round.B
Players stake out their territory at Match Play

Feb 23, 2011

Europeans own eight of the top 16 seedsMARANA, Arizona (AP) ― More than ever, the World Golf Championships are living up to their name.The series enters its 13th year when the Match Play Championship gets under way Wednesday at Dove Mountain with Lee Westwood of England as the fifth player to occupy the No. 1 seed in the 64-man field.There are players from 15 countries, which is not unusual or eve
Top ladies’ golf tour to offer most money ever

Feb 15, 2011

The top-tier South Korean ladies’ golf tour will kick off in April with the most-ever amount of purse up for grabs.The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association announced Tuesday that its 24 tournaments this year will offer 13.6 billion won ($12.1 million) in total purse, up 1.6 billion won from a year ago. There are also two more events in 2011 than last year.The KLPGA also said eight of its 24
Tiger cuts deficit to 1 in Dubai

Feb 13, 2011

DUBAI (AP) ― Tiger Woods overcame a poor start in windy conditions Saturday to shoot a par 72, one shot behind leader Rory McIlroy and two others going into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic.On dusty day in the desert when the wind reached 28 mph, Woods showed an uncanny ability to repeatedly rally. He finished with a total of 7-under 209, behind second-round leader McIlroy (75), Denmark
Marino, Points share top spot at Pebble

Feb 11, 2011

PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) ― D.A. Points knew it was going to be a great week at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am when he found out Bill Murray was his amateur partner.It got even better Thursday.Points found Murray’s antics to be more amusing than annoying, and it showed in his play. With eight birdies on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula, he opened with a 7-under 63 and shared the lead w
Kang leads at Torrey, Woods five adrift

Jan 28, 2011

LA JOLLA, California (AFP) ― All eyes were on Tiger Woods, but it was South Korean Kang Sung-hoon, playing his second U.S. PGA Tour event, who topped the leaderboard on Thursday after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open.Woods launched his 2011 campaign with a bogey-free three-under par 69 on Torrey Pines’ North Course.That left him five behind Kang, who notched six birdies and an eagle i
Asia takes 6-2 lead over Europe

Jan 9, 2011

HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) ― Asia swept all four points in the fourballs on Saturday to build a 6-2 lead over Europe in the three-day Royal Trophy match play golf tournament.Asia needs only 2 1/2 points from the eight singles matches on Sunday to win at the Black Mountain Golf Club. Asia’s Noh Seung-yul hits a shot on the second hole. (AP-Yonhap News)Locked at 2-2, Asia dominated the fourballs with Eu
Woods, Golf Digest end relationship

Jan 7, 2011

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) ― Tiger Woods has one less endorsement deal, ending his 13-year relationship with golf’s biggest magazine when they couldn’t agree on how many hours he should devote to the job.Golf Digest, with a circulation of 1.65 million, announced Thursday the mutual end of a relationship that began at the 1997 Masters. He made his debut in the magazine in June that year, and the endorsem
K.J. Choi has high expectations in 2011

Jan 7, 2011

PGA golfer signs 3-year contract with SK TelecomFinally fit and healthy, South Korean professional golfer Choi Kyoung-ju declared himself ready on Thursday for the 2011 PGA Tour season.At a press conference in Seoul, Choi, known as K.J. Choi on the PGA Tour, said he has high expectations for himself.“This year, more than any other season, I expect myself to take big strides,” Choi said. “Two years
Kim wants focus only on golf

Jan 5, 2011

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) ― Anthony Kim wants 2011 to be a season that changes his career.He hopes it might be enough to change his reputation, too.One of the most dynamic young talents in golf? That’s what people were saying two years ago, when Kim blew away the field with a record score at Quail Hollow, then shot 65 in the final round at Congressional to win the AT&T National. It made him the younges