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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 23, 2020 23:50:38 GMT
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Ko Jin-young, world No. 1 in women's golf from South Korea, will end her two-month hiatus in October at a domestic tour event, sources said Tuesday.
Ko has committed to play at the Autech Carrier Championship on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour at Sejong Field Golf Club in Sejong, starting on Oct. 8. It will be Ko's first tournament since another KLPGA event, Jeju Samdasoo Masters, in August.
Ko will then compete in two more KLPGA tournaments in October and November before making her long-awaited LPGA season debut at the Pelican Women's Championship on Nov. 19 in Florida.
Ko had planned to play her first LPGA event of the season in March, but the coronavirus outbreak wiped out the tour schedule from mid February to late July. While a few other Korean stars have rejoined the U.S. circuit since the resumption of play during the pandemic, Ko has chosen to stay home.
After the Pelican Women's Championship, the LPGA Tour will have three tournaments remaining this season, including the postponed major tournament, U.S. Women's Open, from Dec. 10 to 13 in Texas. Ko plans to play in all three.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 24, 2020 17:04:55 GMT
YAY! Looking forward to it!
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 25, 2020 16:38:39 GMT
Just wondering: does Jin Young need to qualify for the CME this year? I mean, it's pretty likely she will, but she has literally 0 CME points right now. Or does she get in because she was #1 on last year's money list?
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Post by 18majors on Sept 25, 2020 17:45:12 GMT
Just wondering: does Jin Young need to qualify for the CME this year? I mean, it's pretty likely she will, but she has literally 0 CME points right now. Or does she get in because she was #1 on last year's money list? Sung Hyun Park currently has 39 Race to CME Globe points and is ranked #133. Nothing from 2019 carries to 2020. |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 25, 2020 18:11:19 GMT
Just wondering: does Jin Young need to qualify for the CME this year? I mean, it's pretty likely she will, but she has literally 0 CME points right now. Or does she get in because she was #1 on last year's money list? I was wondering about the same thing. |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 15, 2020 23:14:00 GMT
World No. 1 in women's golf has 'no regrets' over missing 3 LPGA majors
ICHEON, South Korea, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young has managed to stay at the top of the world rankings despite skipping all three major championships so far in the coronavirus-interrupted season.
The two-time major winner says, though, she doesn't regret her decision to stay home during the pandemic and not play in those big events.
"Given that health and safety are the most important things, this was an unavoidable choice," Ko said Thursday before her first round at the KB Financial Group Star Championship, a major tournament on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour.
"My parents were worried that something might happen to me, and I am their only daughter," Ko said at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, about 100 kilometers south of Seoul. "I couldn't just leave them behind."
Ko Jin-young of South Korea tees off on the first hole during the first round of the KB Financial Group Star Championship at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, 100 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 15, 2020. (Yonhap)
Ko, the reigning LPGA Tour Player of the Year, had planned to begin her 2020 season in March. But the tour came to a screeching halt in February because of the coronavirus outbreak and didn't return to action until the end of July. One by one, other South Korean stars have rejoined the LPGA Tour, but Ko, the biggest name of them all, has stayed put.
In her absence, three LPGA majors have been played -- with one, the Evian Championship in France, having been canceled -- and two South Korean players have been crowned champions, including Kim Sei-young last week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Kim has soared to No. 2 in the world rankings, right behind Ko.
Ko, who won the ANA Inspiration and the Evian Championship last year, said she is taking a long view on her career.
"I don't regret not playing at majors so far this year," she said. "I am not getting caught up in results this year. Winning tournaments and being world No. 1 is important, but what I am doing now is investing for the future. To make sure I will stay competitive for a long time, I am working on my body and my swing."
Ko is scheduled to return to the LPGA at the Pelican Women's Championship on Nov. 19 in Florida and to play in the season's final major, the U.S. Women's Open, on Dec. 10 in Texas.
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