All posts tagged "golf"

  • Sang-Moon Bae
    8 Korean golfers tee it up this week in Sony Open

    By Brian Han Five South Korean and three Korean American golfers will compete at the Sony Open in Hawaii beginning Thursday. Bae Sang-moon, who finished sixth in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions last Friday, is the leading...

    • Posted January 15, 2015
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  • Rickie Fowler
    Golfers barred from throwing souvenirs to fans at Phoenix Open

    HONOLULU (AP) — The PGA Tour already has banned the caddie races on the infamous par-3 16th hole at the Phoenix Open. Next on the taboo list: tossing items to fans in the grandstands at golf’s rowdiest...

    • Posted January 14, 2015
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  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates after playing an eagle on the 16th hole during the third day of the British Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool golf club, Hoylake, England, Saturday July 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
    Professional golf glance

    BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS All Times EST PGA TOUR SONY OPEN Site: Honolulu. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Waialae Country Club (7,044 yards, par 70). Purse: $5.6 million. Winner’s share: $1,008,000. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 7-10:30 p.m., 11 p.m.-2:30...

    • Posted January 13, 2015
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  • Bae Sang-moon (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
    Bae Sang-moon makes case against conscription with his game

    By Brian Han South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon has been tied up in a controversy regarding mandatory military service issued by his homeland’s government, which requires him to put his blossoming golf career on hold for two...

    • Posted January 10, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods
    Tiger Woods to begin his 2015 season in Phoenix

    JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The rowdiest event on the PGA Tour landed golf’s biggest attraction Friday when Tiger Woods said he would play the Phoenix Open for the first time in 14 years. The tournament starts Jan....

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • Almost every hole is just as scenic on Kapalua's Plantation Course in Maui. (Courtesy of Kapalua Golf)
    Kapalua provides unique test for PGA’s first event of 2015

    KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The reward for winning on the PGA Tour is a trip to the west tip of Maui for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, where the course was built on the side of a...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • David Oh is coming off his first big win on the Japan Golf Tour. Chances are he'll be winning more with his new attitude on the game. (Courtesy of David Oh)
    First win proves potential is still there for SoCal’s David Oh

    By Brian Han Korean American professional golfer David Oh will start 2015 feeling revitalized after coming off of his first professional win on Asia’s premier Japan Golf Tour. The victory came in November 2014 at the Mitsui...

    • Posted January 7, 2015
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