All posts tagged "golf"

  • Bae Sang-moon (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
    Swan Song: Golfer Bae Sang-moon receives Presidents Cup captain’s pick

    By Brian Han South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon will end his season on a bittersweet note in his home country as one of two Presidents Cup captain’s picks. The South Korean government ordered the 29-year-old to begin...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • Bae Sang-moon (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
    Korean golfers start slow in final week of Presidents Cup qualifiers

    By Brian Han There’s less than month left until the 2015 Presidents Cup, which will be one of the most significant global golfing events to be held in Asia. More specifically, it will be hosted by the...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
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  • Korean American golfer Michael Kim earned his PGA Tour card for the 2015-2016 season by finishing in the Web.Com Tour's top-25 in earnings this season. (Courtesy of the PGA Tour)
    5 more Koreans earn PGA Tour card for next season

    By Brian Han Five golfers of Korean heritage received their PGA Tour cards for the 2015-2016 season by finishing in the Web.com Tour’s top-25 in earnings. The results were finalized on Sunday after the final event of...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • South Korean LPGA Tour Rookies Kim Sei-young, left, and Kim Hyo-joo (AP Photos)
    S. Korean sensations taking LPGA rookie award battle to wire

    SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) — The battle for the 2015 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year will come down to the wire between two South Korean sensations. Up through last week’s Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Kim Sei-young...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Sangmoon Bae
    Bae falters in final round of PGA Tour playoff event

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean Bae Sang-moon faltered in the final round of a PGA Tour playoff event on Sunday, missing a chance for victory before his mandatory military service. Bae shot a two-over 72 on the...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • South Korean golfer Pak Se-ri waves at the gallery after finishing the second round of the LOTTE Championship in Honolulu on April 17, 2015. (Yonhap/LOTTE)
    Hall of Fame golfer Pak Se-ri, father to appear on TV show

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Golfer Pak Se-ri will join SBS’ Sunday entertainment program “Take Care of My Dad,” the terrestrial network said Friday. Pak and her father, Jun-cheol, are among the four members joining the program on Sept....

    • Posted August 28, 2015
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  • The 2015 Presidents Cup will take place in Incheon, South Korea. (Courtesy of Presidents Cup/PGA)
    Presidents Cup to change format to include fewer matches

    EDISON, N.J. (AP) — The PGA Tour agreed Monday to reduce by four the number of matches in the Presidents Cup, giving the event its fewest matches since it began in 1994. International team captain Nick Price...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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