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Mon, July 24, 2017 | 11:47

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S. Korean Kim In-kyung picks up 2nd LPGA win of '17

South Korean Kim In-kyung has picked up her second LPGA win of the season. Kim rallied to captured the Marathon Classic at the par-71 Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sunday (local time), thanks to a blistering 63 in the weather-interrupted final round. Kim had a four-round total of 21-under 263 to beat American Lexi Thompson by four strokes.

Golf | 2017-07-24 09:15

Correct backswing is critical to solid, powerful shots

How you finish your backswing is critical to solid, powerful shots. To remove slices, you need to get your club shaft parallel with your target line at the top. Leaving your club laid-off, or pointing left of your target, you will come down from outside the target line.

Golf | 2017-07-19 16:37

Park Sung-hyun likely to win LPGA's top rookie award

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 New Jersey. The 23-year-old shot back-to-back rounds of 67s over the weekend to get past South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin.

Golf | 2017-07-17 14:25

Trump congratulates Korean golfer's US championship win

Trump congratulates Korean golfer's US championship win

U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated South Korean Park Sung-hyun on winning the U.S. Women's Open Sunday. Trump, who attended the oldest major championship in women's golf at his namesake golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, posted to his Twitter account:

Golf | 2017-07-17 10:53

Park Sung-hyun wins US Women's Open

Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun claimed her first LPGA Tour win at U.S. Women’s Open Championship, Sunday. At Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Park carded a five-under 67 in the final round to finish 72 holes with a score of 11-under 277 and earned the richest first prize in women’s golf of $900,000.

Golf | 2017-07-17 08:36

Trump congratulates Korean golfer's US championship win

Proper ways to start backswing to ensure correct takeaway

If you grip your club correctly and set up properly, you will take the club back decently. But to ensure the correct takeaway, you need to know the proper way to start your backswing. Abruptly lifting your club outside the target line, you will mistakenly come down from outside the target line. This produces slices and pulls and can even cause shanks when you hit a short iron...

Golf | 2017-07-12 17:54

World No. 1 Ryu aims for another US Open victory

Since Pak Se-ri claimed the 1998 trophy, seven Korean golfers have won eight of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, making it one of the most acclaimed golf events for Korean fans. This year’s U.S. Women’s Open Championship will take place at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey from Thursday to Sunday and a total of 28 Korean golfers will compete for the bigges...

Golf | 2017-07-12 17:24

Your address posture decides your shot quality

Once you’ve gripped your club correctly, you need to address your ball properly. Unless you set up right, you cannot purge your game of revolting slices. After all, poor shots stem from mistakenly preparing for your swing, physically and mentally. Your address posture decides your shot quality, affecting your finish position. To cut out your slices, you need to aim your clubf...

Golf | 2017-07-05 17:04

LPGA star Ryu So-yeon's father pays delinquent taxes dating back 16 years

The father of a star athlete has paid over 300 million won ($260,620) in delinquent taxes dating back to 2001, according to the Seoul city government Tuesday. The father of Ryu So-yeon - who climbed to the world’s top spot in women’s golf last month - paid his taxes after evading them for 16 years. Over the last few years, the city government has scaled up its measures to ide...

Golf | 2017-07-04 17:29

Grip your club lightly to avoid nasty slices

You need to grip the club lightly if you want to rid your game of slices. Tightening your grip will make it hard to swing your arms and hands as fast as you want. You cannot increase your swing speed to the maximum unless you swing your arms and hands at full tilt.

Golf | 2017-06-28 18:07

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