All posts tagged "golf"

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    Kevin Na stays tied for lead after 2nd round at Players

    By Brian Han Korean American golfer Kevin Na posted another strong round on Friday at the Players Championship and managed to maintain a tie for the lead. He matched his six birdie first round total, but had...

    • Posted May 8, 2015
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  • Kevin Na hits from the 16th tee during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
    Kevin Na takes share of lead at Players Championship

    By Brian Han Korean American golfer Kevin Na cruised to a tie for the lead Thursday at the Players Championship after a 5-under 67 at TPC Sawgrass. The star-studded field includes the likes of world No.1 Rory...

    • Posted May 7, 2015
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  • From top left going clockwise, Kim Hyo-joo, Park Inbee, Amy Yang and Ryu So-yeon. South Korea has four female golfers who are in the top-15 qualifying rankings for the 2018 Olympics. (AP Photo)
    Olympics motivates S. Korean LPGA stars

    IRVING, Texas (Yonhap) — Next year’s Summer Olympics greatly motivates South Korean LPGA Tour stars, the nation’s top-ranked player said Sunday. Through 11 tournaments this season, five South Koreans have combined for seven victories. World No. 2...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods leaves a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (William Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
    Sleepless nights for Woods over Vonn split, father’s death

    PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods felt rusty and tired Tuesday at The Players Championship — rust because he has played one tournament in three months, fatigue because of his personal life. He said only...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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  • Park Inbee, of South Korea, posses with the champion's trophy after winning the LPGA North Texas Shootout golf tournament, Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
    World No. 2 Park Inbee earns LPGA win in Texas

    IRVING, Texas/SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) — World No. 2 Park Inbee captured her 14th career LPGA Tour victory on Sunday in Texas. Park claimed the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas, for her second...

    • Posted May 4, 2015
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    Lydia Ko survives cut, Henderson leads North Texas Shootout

    IRVING, Texas (AP) — Brooke Henderson shot a 6-under 65 on Friday in the North Texas Shootout, giving the 17-year-old Canadian the lead going into the weekend for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour. Henderson...

    • Posted May 1, 2015
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    Lydia Ko to donate this week’s earnings to Nepal relief effort

    IRVING, Texas (AP) — Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour’s North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal. “We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple...

    • Posted April 30, 2015
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