SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jang Yu-bin, the top player on the South Korean men’s golf tour this year, will ply his trade on a Saudi Arabia-backed renegade circuit next year. LIV Golf, bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, announced Tuesday (Eastern Time) that Jang will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A celebrity golf championship featuring entertainers and athletes is coming to South Korea next year. The Korea Professional Golfers’ Association announced its tour plans for 2018 during a conference on Wednesday, including ‘Celebrity Pro-Am’, a celebrity golf tournament inspired by the PGA’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The event is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top men’s golf tour will offer the highest purse yet next year. The Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA) announced Wednesday that its top-tier Korean Tour will have a record total prize money of 14.1 billion won (US$13.1 million), with 17 tournaments lined up for next season. “The [...]