All posts tagged "LPGA"

  • (AP Photo)
    LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Yonhap) — Last year’s U.S. Women’s Open champion Chun In-gee said Tuesday she is happy to be back after an injury kept her out for a month, as she eyes a solid return at the...

    • Posted March 30, 2016
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  • Lydia Ko (AP)
    Lydia Ko wins first LPGA title of the year

    CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Lydia Ko won the Kia Classic at Aviara, reaffirming her position as the top player in the world heading into the first major championship of the season. Ko birdied the final three holes...

    • Posted March 28, 2016
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  • Jenny Shin
    Jenny Shin leads LPGA Tour’s Kia Classic at the halfway mark

    CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Jenny Shin took the lead in the LPGA Tour’s Kia Classic, a stroke ahead of top-ranked Lydia Ko and Brittany Lang. Shin birdied five of her first eight holes and had a 7-under...

    • Posted March 25, 2016
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  • Kim Sei-young, of South Korea, poses with the trophy after winning the JTBC Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
    Sei Young Kim ties Sorenstam’s record, wins 1st LPGA title of year

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Last year’s rookie of the year Sei Young Kim 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...

    • Posted March 21, 2016
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  • Sei Young Kim
    Sei Young Kim soars to front with two eagles

    PHOENIX (AP) — Sei Young Kim made two eagles in a 6-under 66 round on Friday in the JTBC Founders Cup to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend. The 23-year-old South Korean player had a tournament-record...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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  • (Instagram photo)
    Park Chan-ho shows up as Lydia Ko’s caddie

    (PHOTO NEWS) Seoul-born LPGA golfer Lydia Ko, 18, is meeting a lot of superstars these day. Ko got to meet arguably the best player in NBA, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, last week and this...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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  • SE RI PAK
    Se Ri Pak, 38, retiring after season

    PHOENIX (AP) — Se Ri Pak is retiring after the season, ending a Hall of Fame career that inspired a wave of South Korean players who followed her to the LPGA Tour. The 38-year-old Pak broke the...

    • Posted March 17, 2016
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