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[Newsmaker] Bae third Korean golfer to win on PGA tour

Bae Sang-moon cemented his status as one of South Korea’s rising golf stars by nabbing his first U.S. PGA Tour title two years after his debut on the tour. The 26-year-old won the HP Byron Nelson Cha...

Updated : 2013.05.20 21:19

Bae clutch in Texas

IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Bae Sang-moon watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fron...

Updated : 2013.05.20 19:49

Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title.“It was ...

Updated : 2013.05.20 19:47

Bae Sang-moon wins on PGA Tour, becomes third S. Korean champ

Bae Sang-moon captured the HP Byron Nelson Championship on the PGA Tour on Sunday in Texas, becoming the third South Korean golfer to win on the most prestigious men's golf circuit.At TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas, Bae shot a 1-under 69 in the final round for a four-round total ...

Updated : 2013.05.20 09:22

Choi takes control at Mobile Bay

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist, the Swede who broke the course record with a 61 in ...

Updated : 2013.05.19 19:55

Unheralded Castro leads with McIlroy, Woods lurking

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) ― Unheralded Roberto Castro fired a 63 to tie the course record for a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson with Tiger Woods lurking after Thursday’...

Updated : 2013.05.10 20:14

Park cements No. 1 status

IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Park In-bee was already preparing to congratulate Carlota Ciganda for winning the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout.Park, the top-ranked woman in the world, was in the middle o...

Updated : 2013.04.29 19:44

Park In-bee earns third LPGA win of season in Texas

South Korean Park In-bee, the world's No. 1-ranked female golfer, earned her third LPGA Tour victory of 2013 in Texas on Monday, Korean time.Park captured the North Texas LPGA Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, with a four-round total of 13-under 271. She shot a 4-under...

Updated : 2013.04.29 09:16

Masson shoots 64 to lead LPGA in North Texas

IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Tour rookie Caroline Masson of Germany shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Carlota Ciganda after the first round of the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. While Masson has made only one of five cuts in her first LPGA season, the 2...

Updated : 2013.04.26 20:16

LPGA Tour makes first North Texas stop since ’91

IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Angela Stanford gets to experience a first in her 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour. She gets to stay at home and sleep in her own bed during a tournament.“It’s great to be home. I’...

Updated : 2013.04.25 20:07

Golfers focus on short game ahead of Ballantine’s

ICHEON (Yonhap News) ― Ahead of South Korea’s only European Tour golf tournament, key golfers on Wednesday emphasized the importance of the short game. Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, about 100 kilo...

Updated : 2013.04.24 19:40

McDowell wins in playoff at RBC Heritage

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (AP) ― For all the big moments in Graeme McDowell’s career, his resume was short on PGA Tour victories.McDowell relished what he called his first authentic tour wi...

Updated : 2013.04.22 19:34

Pettersen downs Salas in playoff for Lotte win

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen won the LPGA Lotte Championship on Saturday, beating Lizette Salas with a par on the first hole of a playoff after Salas chunked her approach shot into the wat...

Updated : 2013.04.21 20:16

Pettersen leads Miyazato at Lotte

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen rebounded from her lone bogey with three back-nine birdies Thursday at wind-swept Ko Olina to take the second-round lead in the LPGA Lotte Championship.The 32-...

Updated : 2013.04.19 20:23

S. Korean golfer Park In-bee rises to No. 1 in women's world rankings

South Korean LPGA Tour star Park In-bee is the new world No. 1 in women's golf.Park moved up a spot to supplant Stacy Lewis of the U.S. as the top player in the latest women's rankings announced early...

Updated : 2013.04.16 09:38