PARIS, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The men’s golf tournament of the Paris Olympics will begin Thursday at Le Golf National, just south of the French capital, with two PGA Tour pros looking to bring South Korea its first men’s golf medal. An Byeong-hun will play at his second Olympic Games, after tying for 11th [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean golfer Choi Ho-sung, a viral Internet sensation thanks to an eccentric swing, has missed the cut at his first PGA Tour event. The 45-year-old shot a nine-over 224 after three rounds at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Oct 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The PGA TOUR will be holding its first golf tournament in Korea, THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, on Jeju Island. Somerset Jeju Shinhwa World has been appointed as the official hotel partner of the event to accommodate the contestants. To enable tourists to enjoy both the [...]
JEJU, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – After 20 years of golf course maintenance at the PGA Tour, Dennis Ingram has seen it all, which is why his words describing the Nine Bridges Course in Seogwipo, Jeju — the site where South Korea’s first ever PGA Tour tournament will be held — to be in “top-notch [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Two-time PGA Tour winner Bae Sang-moon said Wednesday he is curious about how he will perform after a two-year hiatus from golf. Bae was discharged last month after completing his 21-month mandatory military service. The 31-year-old will make his return to competitive golf at the Shinhan Donghae Open on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tickets for the first PGA Tour event to be played in South Korea went on sale Tuesday. Organizers of the CJ Cup@Nine Bridges said they’ve also opened the official website of the tournament at www.thecjcup.com. Tickets can be purchased online at CJ Mall (www.cjmall.com), with some early-bird discounts available. [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The southern resort island of Jeju will host South Korea’s first PGA Tour event this fall, officials said Wednesday. The Jeju provincial government said it will sign an agreement with the PGA Tour and CJ Group, the title sponsor of the tournament named the CJ Cup@Nine Bridges, [...]