All posts tagged "golf"

  • USA's Anthony Kim reacts after winning his match against Europe's Sergio Garcia during the final round of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    [NY DAILY NEWS] The U.S. could use a player like Anthony Kim in the Ryder Cup, but…

    At the time, it appeared that Kim, aggressive and cocky at just 23, was considered a possible successor to Tiger Woods and a Ryder Cup fixture for years. Indeed, imagine him as a catalyst...

    • Posted September 25, 2014
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  • US team captain Tom Watson stands on the 16th tee box during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Gleneagles, Scotland, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
    Ryder Cup set to tee off

    U.S. vs. Europe on Golf Channel 11:35 a.m. PT  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The 2014 Ryder Cup is set to begin Sept. 26 and will be hosted by Scotland’s own Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course – a...

    • Posted September 25, 2014
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  • Jenny Shin, left, Meena Lee, center, and Illhee Lee, right, spray Champion Inbee Park after she won the Wegmans LPGA golf championship in Pittsford, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Park won in a sudden death playoff round. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)
    Park Inbee becomes first Korean to successfully defend major golf title

    By Lee Kyutae Park Inbee became the first Korean golfer to successfully defend a major title. Park came from behind to win the Wegmans LPGA  Championship for the second straight year on Sunday in New York. She edged...

    • Posted August 18, 2014
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  • Lydia Ko
    Lydia Ko picks up second LPGA win of season

    (Yonhap) — South Korean-born New Zealander Lydia Ko picked up her second LPGA Tour victory of 2014 on Sunday in Ohio. Ko, 17, took the Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, with a...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • Park Inbee watches a bunker shot during the final round of the Ricoh Women's British Open on July 13, 2014, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. (AP)
    Park Inbee comes up short of career grand slam at Women’s British Open

    SOUTHPORT, England (Yonhap) — South Korean LPGA Tour star Park Inbee came up short of completing a historic career grand slam on Sunday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Park finished fourth in the season’s third major...

    • Posted July 14, 2014
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  • Michelle Wie will not be playing in the LPGA Championship this year.
    Wie misses the cut at British Women’s Open golf

    SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Michelle Wie has gone from major champion to her first weekend off in nearly a year. Mo Martin, a UCLA graduate, has a three-shot lead over Beatriz Recari of Spain and former U.S. Women’s...

    • Posted July 11, 2014
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  • ahn
    Korean golfer told to have plastic surgery, thrives in Japan

    The best female golfer in Japan is Korean. Ahn Sun-ju, 26, has won 16 tournaments, including three this year, and banked 500 million yen (about $5 million) in prize money since joining the JLPGA in 2010. While...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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