INCHEON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The UL International Crown, a fledgling women’s match play competition put together by the LPGA Tour, is here to stay as it provides a “unique” opportunity for fans and players alike, the tour’s top official said Monday. LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan said the International Crown, which was first [...]
YANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In pursuit of multiple individual awards, LPGA Tour’s rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun said Thursday she’s most eager to grab the scoring title at the season’s end. Park, who turned 24 the same day she made the comment, is making her first Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour appearance in a year this week at the OK Savings Bank Se Ri Pak [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Now that she has enjoyed the sweet taste of an LPGA major victory, South Korean rookie sensation Park Sung-hyun wants more of the same. Park returned home for the first time on Tuesday since winning the U.S. Women’s Open on July 16 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to her first LPGA major title at the U.S. Women’s Open, South Korean Park Sung-hyun is a virtual lock to win the tour’s top rookie honors this year. Park shot an 11-under 277 to win the oldest women’s major championship by two strokes on Sunday (local time) in [...]
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 [...]