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Korean golfers seek continued dominance at Women's British Open

The Ricoh Women’s British Open will feature the world’s top golfers at Kingsbarns Links in Scotland, starting Thursday. Twenty Koreans will compete in one of the major championships in women’s golf, aiming to continue their dominance in the sport. Korean golfers have had 11 wins in 21 LPGA Tour tournaments this season. And they have won the past three major events -- Park Sun...

Golf | 2017-08-02 18:15

Achieving full, balanced finish to send your ball perfectly

Once you’ve hit your ball, you need to make sure you swing into a full, balanced finish. If you quit swinging your club immediately after hitting, your clubface will not close enough. If your clubface stays open when your ball leaves your club, you will fail to send your ball accurately toward your target. Your ball will travel straight to your right or curve from left to rig...

Golf | 2017-08-02 17:21

Lee Mi-hyang wins Ladies Scottish Open

Korean golfer Lee Mi-hyang scored a one-stroke win over Hall of Famer Karrie Webb in Scotland, Sunday, for her second career LPGA Tour victory. At the Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, the 24-year-old claimed the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open title after carding a six-under 66 on the final day for a four-round total of a six-under 282. She was only one stroke ahea...

Golf | 2017-07-31 16:54

Swing your club down properly

Swinging your club down properly is as important as taking your club back. Your key thought on the downswing needs to be to let the clubhead come down to inside your target line. You are committing a fatal mistake if you lunge forward toward your target in a faulty effort to hit the ball hard. That forces you to throw the club outside the target line and swipe the ball from o...

Golf | 2017-07-26 17:06

Kim In-kyung wins LPGA Marathon Classic

Korean golfer Kim In-kyung claimed another LPGA Tour title, Sunday, following Park Sung-hyun’s U.S. Women’s Open win last week. At Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, Kim picked up her second victory of the year at the Marathon Classic. The 29-year-old carded a bogey-free eight-under par 63 in the final round and finished 72 holes with a 21-under par 263. This was t...

Golf | 2017-07-24 18:22

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

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