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Green tops elite HSBC field featuring Korean contenders

The LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship ended Sunday with Hannah Green lifting the trophy in Singapore, wrapping up a key event on the Tour’s Asian swing that regularly draws many of the world’s top-ranked golfers outside the majors.

2026-03-03

Major champions teeing off as LPGA makes lone annual Korea stop this week

The LPGA Tour will make its annual stop in Korea this week, with a scenic course on the country's southern coast hosting major champions and homegrown stars over four days. The sixth edition of the BMW Ladies Championship will start Thursday.

2025-10-14

Ko Jin-young seeks second Evian Championship title amid Korean resurgence on LPGA

Ko Jin-young aims for a repeat win at the Evian Championship in France, where Korean golfers seek to regain their former dominance after recent struggles on the LPGA Tour.

2025-07-09

Ko Jin-young climbs to 7th in rankings after Founders Cup runner-up finish

Ko Jin-young jumped four spots to land in seventh place on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after finishing runner-up at the Founders Cup presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands on the LPGA Tour on Sunday.

2025-02-11

Ko Jin-young claims second place at Founders Cup, missing fourth title

Ko Jin-young finished as runner-up in the Founders Cup on Sunday, posting a 17-under-par 267, marking another strong finish in the LPGA tournament where she became the first golfer to win the title three times in 2023.

2025-02-10

KLPGA star Yoon Ina to make LPGA debut at Founders Cup

KLPGA star Yoon Ina, who was once banned in Korea for playing the wrong ball, will make her LPGA debut on Thursday at the Founders Cup at the Bradenton Country Club in Florida.

2025-02-05

Yoon Ina promises to put Korean golfers back on top on the LPGA Tour

KLPGA star Yoon Ina is looking to follow in footsteps of fellow LPGA golfers to bring back Korea's dominance on the U.S. Tour.

2025-01-02

CME Group Tour Championship ends dissapointing year for Korean LPGA golfers

The 2024 LPGA Tour ended Sunday at the CME Group Tour Championship, drawing the curtain on a dissapointing year for Korean golfers with just three titles won across the 35 events.

2024-11-25

Amy Yang, Ko Jin-young lead Korean contingent at AIG Women's Open

Fifteen Korean golfers are set to tee off at the 2024 AIG Women’s Open in Fife, Scotland Thursday for a shot at winning the final LPGA major of the year.

2024-08-21

Amy Yang drops to 14th on second day of women's golf tournament

Amy Yang dropped to 14th on the second day of the women’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics Thursday, leading the Korean contingent but remaining seven strokes behind the leader with two days still to play.

2024-08-09