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All posts tagged "golf"

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  9 is fine! S. Korean-born golfers extend win streak

  With Kim Hyo-joo closing out the JTBC Founders Cup with a victory Sunday, the 19-year-old extended the 2015 streak for South Korean-born winners on the LPGA and Ladies European Tour (LET) to nine. This particular demographic has...

  • Posted March 23, 2015
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  Rookie Kim Hyo-joo wins LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup

  PHOENIX (AP) — Kim Hyo-joo overcame her fear of bees — and beat Stacy Lewis, too. Forced to hit under a tree with a beehive above her head, the 19-year-old South Korean player birdied five of the...

  • Posted March 23, 2015
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  Hoffman learns grandmother dies, then takes lead at PGA tournament

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Hoffmann’s day began with news that his 97-year-old grandmother died Thursday morning. It ended with his first lead on the PGA Tour. Hoffman began his round with a 35-foot birdie putt on...

  • Posted March 19, 2015
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  Kevin Na tied for 2nd at Arnold Palmer Invitational

  By Brian Han World’s top-ranked Korean player Kevin Na shot an opening round 5-under 67 Thursday to tie for second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational held at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Na played...

  • Posted March 19, 2015
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  Exclusive: Fast approaching $20 million mark, Kevin Na says the best has yet to come

  By Brian Han It’s not often you see a professional golfer of Korean descent holding up a trophy on the PGA Tour. In fact, it’s tough to even catch a glimpse of the 11 players who fit into...

  • Posted March 19, 2015
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  Top-ranked Lydia Ko back at Founders Cup

  PHOENIX (AP) — The JTBC Founders Cup honors the 13 women who started the LPGA Tour in 1950 and helps fund LPGA-USGA Girls Golf. At 17, top-ranked Lydia Ko is the same age as the oldest girls...

  • Posted March 18, 2015
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  Korea-born players winning every LPGA, LET event in 2015

  By Brian Han All eight tournaments on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET) this season have yielded seven different winners, but they all have one thing in common. Every winner was born in...

  • Posted March 16, 2015
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