SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon has picked up her second LPGA win of the season in Arkansas, rising to the No. 1 spot in world rankings in the process. Ryu claimed the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday (local time) with a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Ryu So-yeon rose to the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf Monday on the strength of her latest LPGA victory. Ryu is the third South Korean to sit atop the women’s world rankings, following Shin Ji-yai in 2010 and Park In-bee in 2013. Ryu won the Walmart [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Pak Se-ri made her last 18th hole putt Thursday afternoon at Incheon’s Sky72 Golf & Resort, marking the end of an illustrious twenty-year professional career. The 39-year-old golfer already played her final U.S. event at the U.S. Women’s Open in July, but decided to make one last appearance at [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The top two women’s golfers in the world, Park In-bee of South Korea and Lydia Ko of New Zealand, said Monday they both want to enjoy themselves a bit more even as their competition for the top ranking heats up. Park and Ko are in the field for this [...]
“I think there’s no need to live if I didn’t have family. It was my family that supported me when I was going through a four-year slump, which felt like an endless rut at the time. I met my husband and decided not to quit when I was thinking of retiring from golf. I am [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – World No. 2 Park In-bee picked up her 13th career LPGA Tour victory in Singapore on Sunday, prevailing in a battle of the world’s three highest-ranked female golfers. Park enjoyed a wire-to-wire victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions with a four-round total of 15-under 273 on the Serapong Course [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) has many reasons to celebrate this year: 2014 marks the company’s 20th anniversary in the U.S.; the fifth annual Kia Classic tournament tees off tomorrow at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, Calif.; and a new era has begun with the arrival of the all-new [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA), the Official Automotive Partner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), today announced the renewal of its successful partnership with Michelle Wie, an official Kia brand ambassador since 2010 and one of the LPGA’s most popular players. Through a multi-year partnership, Wie will continue to [...]