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Yuka Saso (AFP) Filipino-Japanese Yuka Saso fired a two-under-par 69 in the opening round of the 2021 US Women’s Open Championship Thursday, June 3, at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Saso is two shots behind leaders Megha Ganne of the US and English golfer Mel

Teenager Ganne joins Reid in US Women's Open lead

Sports now and with it being the last Monday of 2020, its time to take a look back at the year that was with our sports editor Paul Neat joining us in the studio. Paul, it has been an eventful year but began with some success for the Korean national football team? Yes, it did. Way back in January, South Korea won the AFC U23 Championships in Thailand, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. Giant defender Jeong Tae-wook grabbed the game’s only goal in extra time. Starting as he meant ...

Surprise U.S. Women’s Open champ to join LPGA Tour in 2021 December 21, 2020 Kim A-lim, who shocked the golfing world by winning the oldest LPGA major championship earlier this month, will take her talent to America next year. The reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion announced on Monday that she will be joining the LPGA full-time starting in 2021. The 25-year-old had been playing on the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour since 2016. Kim became one of the tour’s best Cinderella sto...

Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By: AFP Kim A Lim poses with the trophy. HOUSTON: South Korea’s Kim A-Lim produced a stunning finish to snatch her maiden major victory with a one-shot win in the delayed finale to the US Women’s Open on Monday. The 25-year-old, who had never won a tournament outside of South Korea before, rattled in three consecutive birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to finish with a four-under-par 67 at Champions Golf Club in Houston. That finish left Kim ...

Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By: AFP Kim A Lim poses with the trophy. HOUSTON: South Korea’s Kim A-Lim produced a stunning finish to snatch her maiden major victory with a one-shot win in the delayed finale to the US Women’s Open on Monday. The 25-year-old, who had never won a tournament outside of South Korea before, rattled in three consecutive birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to finish with a four-under-par 67 at Champions Golf Club in Houston. That finish left Kim ...

Ironically, he tied with his good mate and colleague Terry Price, who shares the coaching duties with Ecob and Ossie Moore at the Gold Coast academy. Their academy caters for all levels of golfer, from beginners to touring pros, and has built up a strong clientele of Asian golfers. Ecob, 50, who was the NSW amateur champion in 1994 and toured the world playing golf for more than a decade, only recently returned to the professional tour. “I have had health issues with my heart, had numerous op...