All posts tagged "LPGA"

  • Kim Sei-young of South Korea pumps her fist in the air after winning the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
    Kim Sei-young shuts door on LPGA’s Rookie of the Year race

    By Brian Han South Korea’s Kim Sei-young had one goal in mind when she started her first season on the LPGA Tour — win three tournaments. Sure enough, the 22-year-old did just that last week when she...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Sun-ju Ahn of South Korea smiles with a trophy after winning the Toto Japan Classic, her first LPGA Tour victory, in Shima, central Japan. Ahn won the 20th Japan LPGA title, beating fellow South Korean player Ji-Hee Lee and American Angela Stanford with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. (Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP)
    S. Korea’s Ahn Sun-ju wins first LPGA event at Japan Classic

    By Brian Han With so many talented youngsters blazing towards their first win on the PGA and LPGA Tours, it can be refreshing to see a winner who’s taken a longer path to the same destination. 28-year-old...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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    2011 LPGA Rookie of the Year retires

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Seo Hee-kyung announced her retirement on Wednesday, saying she’d like to spend more time with her young family. Through her Seoul-based agency, Spotizen, Seo,...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • Kim Sei-young of South Korea holds her trophy after winning the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan Island, China on Nov. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
    Kim Sei-young closes out Blue Bay LPGA for 3rd victory

    By Brian Han Four players. Of the 80 golfers competing at the Blue Bay LPGA in China, that’s how many were able to post an under-par total. A rare occurrence considering that last week’s winner Lydia Ko...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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    Kim Sei Young battles rough conditions to lead at Blue Bay LPGA

    By Brian Han Only five players managed to shoot under par over 36 holes in the blustery conditions at the Blue Bay LPGA. South Korea’s Kim Sei Young will enter the weekend atop the leaderboard after shooting...

    • Posted October 30, 2015
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  • South Korea's world No. 2 golfer Park Inbee (Yonhap)
    Park Inbee can’t chase Lydia Ko, withdraws due to injury

    By Brian Han What Park Inbee needs right now is a hot streak to end the LPGA Tour season. That’s if she wants to catch up with newly crowned world No. 1 Lydia Ko who is also...

    • Posted October 30, 2015
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    Lydia Ko becomes youngest to notch 10 wins on any major tour

    By Brian Han For her latest victory at the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, Lydia Ko left no question as to who is the best female golfer in the world. The Korean New Zealander regained the world No....

    • Posted October 26, 2015
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