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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 08:56

South Korean LPGA legend Pak will receive USGA award

South Korean LPGA legend Pak will receive USGA award

NEW YORK (AFP) - South Korea's Pak Se-Ri, who won five major titles and 39 crowns overall in a pioneering 20-year women's golf career, was named winner of the Bob Jones Award by the US Golf Association on Wednesday.

2020-01-17 12:21

S. Korean stars set to resume battle for Olympic spots as new LPGA season begins

S. Korean stars set to resume battle for Olympic spots as new LPGA season begins

With the start of the new LPGA Tour season around the corner, South Korean stars will soon resume their competition for spots at this year's Olympic Games.

2020-01-15 16:02

The secret to great ball-striking

The secret to great ball-striking

Golf is a game in which you hit a small ball with a clubhead. However, if you try to hit the ball with the clubhead when focused on the movement of your hands, you will rarely enjoy solid, powerful shots.

2020-01-14 10:40

Hit your irons accurately like iron-shot wizard Jang Ha-na

Hit your irons accurately like iron-shot wizard Jang Ha-na

Jang Ha-na is a great iron player. Following an astonishing approach on the penultimate hole, she won the Hana Financial Group Championship last October. She nearly converted her third shot into an eagle. Similarly, she notched the inaugural BMW Ladies Championship title in the third playoff hole with a marvelous iron shot the same month. She hit her superb approach to just a...

2020-01-01 16:40

Woods' comeback at Masters named AP Sports Story of the Year

Woods' comeback at Masters named AP Sports Story of the Year

A green jacket. A heart-melting embrace. A stirring return to the top of golf by one of the sport's all-time greats.In choosing Tiger Woods' victory at the Masters as The Associated Press sports story of the year, voters went with the uplifting escape of a great comeback over options that were as much about sports as the issues that enveloped them in 2019: politics, money and...

2019-12-27 11:16

No. 1 ball-striker on KLPGA Tour shows ropes

No. 1 ball-striker on KLPGA Tour shows ropes

The New Year is drawing closer. Korean golf fans are eager to know if the feat similar to what happened this season would follow in 2020. Five talented KLPGA Tour rookies combined for eight victories, emerging as future stars and heralding South Korea to remain as a golf powerhouse.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-12-23 16:52

Golf in 2019: Tiger roars back into spotlight

Golf in 2019: Tiger roars back into spotlight

Tiger Woods completed one of sport's greatest ever comebacks by winning his 15th major title at the Masters in April, before ending the year as a winning Presidents Cup captain.Ireland's Shane Lowry won the first British Open to be held in Northern Ireland since 1951, while a potential rivalry between Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy started to emerge.Here, AFP Sport looks at f...

2019-12-17 17:00

Looking back on the 2019 golf season at home and abroad

Looking back on the 2019 golf season at home and abroad

Golf addicts in South Korea will happily recall the year 2019. The season left golf fans overjoyed and there were plenty of memorable moments.The 2019 KLPGA Tour schedule had 30 tournaments, boasting a total purse of 25.3 billion won, an all-time record. The total prize money went up by 4.7 billion won in comparison to that of the previous year. Competitions with a purse of o...

2019-12-16 16:57

S. Korean An Byeong-hun determined to make most of new opportunity at Presidents Cup

S. Korean An Byeong-hun determined to make most of new opportunity at Presidents Cup

As a last-minute addition to the International Team at this week's Presidents Cup, South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun said Tuesday he is keen on capitalizing on his second chance.

2019-12-10 17:07

Lee Da-yeon romps to victory at Hyosung Championship with SBS Golf

Lee Da-yeon romps to victory at Hyosung Championship with SBS Golf

Lee Da-yeon will likely remember this Sunday as an eventful moment into the distant future. It was an unforgettable week in Vietnam for her as she notched a wire-to-wire victory at the Hyosung Championship with SBS Golf. The 22-year-old held off Choi Eun-woo's challenge for the crown to win the 2020 season-opening tournament by three strokes.

2019-12-08 21:38

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