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Kim Hyo-joo
Kim Hyo-joo (; ; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round. The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015. Professional wins (25) LPGA of Korea Tour wins (14) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) LPGA Tour wins (7) ^ Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2) Ladies European Tour wins (3) ^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour Other wins (1) Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline ''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied Summary * Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 PGA – 2022 Chevron) * Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (twice) LPGA Tour career summary ^ Official as of 2024 season *Includes matchplay and other tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonju
Wonju (; ) is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. History During the time of Joseon, Great Joseon, Wonju was the capital of the historic Gangwon Province (pre-1910), Gangwon Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea. Korean War Wonju was the site of the first ever massacres conducted by the Republic of Korea Army against Bodo League massacre, suspected communists that occurred on 30 June 1950. On 2 July of the same year, the Korean People's Army attacked Wonju before capturing it on 7 July. Throughout the Korean War, Wonju was the site of Battle of Wonju (other), three crucial battles. Geography Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangwon Province, bordering Gyeonggi Province to the west and North Chungcheong Province to the south. Within Gangwon, Wonju borders Yeongwol County to the east and Hoengseo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hye-youn
Kim Hye-youn (born 3 June 1960) is a South Korean basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References 1960 births Living people South Korean women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for South Korea Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanshan Feng
Shanshan Feng (, ; born 5 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional golfer who previously played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA Tour, which she joined in 2008. Feng had 10 victories on the tour, including the 2012 LPGA Championship, a major title, in which she shot a bogey-free 67 in the final round to win by two strokes. She was the first player from China to win an LPGA major championship, as well as the first player from mainland China (male or female) to have won a major championship. Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. With the victory, she moved from tenth to fifth in the Women's World Golf Rankings. On 20 August 2016, Feng won the Olympic bronze medal in women's golf at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. From November 2017 to April 2018, she was first in the Women's World Golf Rankings. In August 2022, Feng announced her retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun In-gee
Chun In-gee (, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women, and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship. In 2015, Chun became the first player in history to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year. On the KLPGA Tour, she won two majors – the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship; on the JLPGA Tour, she also won two majors – the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship; and on the LPGA Tour, she won one major – the U.S. Women's Open. By winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot Se Ri Pak as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their first two LPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 LPGA Of Korea Tour
The 2015 LPGA of Korea Tour is the 38th season of the LPGA of Korea Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Korea Ladies Professional Golf' Association. It consists of 31 golf tournaments, 28 played in South Korea, two in China, and one in Japan. Schedule The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Korea Tour, including that event. Events in bold are majors. LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship is co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour. Kumho Tire Ladies Open and Hyundai China Ladies Open are co-sanctioned with China LPGA Tour. External links * {{LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour seasons LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA of Korea Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for Women's sports, women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inbee Park
Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 to June 2014, October 2014 to February 2015, June 2015 to October 2015, and from April to July 2018. Park has won seven major championships in her career, including three consecutive major wins during the 2013 season, becoming only the fourth LPGA Tour player to win three majors in a calendar year. She is the youngest player to win the U.S. Women's Open and the second player, after Annika Sorenstam, to win the Women's PGA Championship three years in a row. Park is only the seventh player to win four different majors during her career and capture a career Grand Slam. In 2016, she won the first Olympic gold medal since 1900 in the women's individual tournament. Park has endorsement deals with KB Financial Group, Srixon, Panasonic, Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KB Financial Star Championship
KB, kB or kb may stand for: Businesses and organizations Banks * KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea * Kaupthing Bank, Iceland * Komerční banka, Czech Republic * Kasikornbank, Thailand * Karafarin Bank, Iran Libraries * National Library of Sweden () * National Library of the Netherlands () Sport * Kalix BF, a Swedish bandy club * Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, a sports club, Copenhagen, Denmark Other businesses and organizations * KB Home, a US house builder * KB Lager, Australia * KB Toys, US * K&B, a New Orleans, Louisiana, US drugstore * Druk Air (IATA code: ''KB''), Bhutan airline Entertainment * Kick Buttowski, an American animated series and titular character People * Kevin Bartlett (Australian rules footballer) (born 1947) * KB (rapper) (born 1988), Kevin Elijah Burgess * KB Killa Beats (born 1983), Zambian record producer * Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player * Kyle Busch (born 1985), American stock car driver Science and technology Biology * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hite Jinro Championship
Hite or HITE may refer to: *HiteJinro, a South Korean brewery **Hite Brewery *Hite (surname) *Hite, California, former name of Hite Cove, California *Hite, Utah, a ghost town *HITE Hite or HITE may refer to: *HiteJinro, a South Korean brewery **Hite Brewery *Hite (surname) *Hite, California, former name of Hite Cove, California *Hite, Utah Historic Hite is a flooded ghost town at the north end of Lake Powell along the Co ..., an industrial estate in Pakistan See also *'' Hite v. Fairfax'', Virginia Supreme Court case {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jung-min
Lee Jung-min (; born 13 November 1990) is a South Korean Paralympic judoka. Career He represented South Korea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 81kg event. In 2018, he represented South Korea at the Asian Para Games The Asian Para Games, also known as Para Asiad, is a multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee that's held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Both events had adopted the strat ... held in Jakarta, Indonesia and he won the gold medal in the men's 81kg event. He also won the gold medal in the men's team event. References External links * Living people 1990 births Place of birth missing (living people) South Korean male judoka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for South Korea Paralympic medalists in judo Paralympic judoka for South Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanwha Finance Classic
Hanwha Group () is a large business conglomerate (chaebol) in South Korea. Founded in 1952 as Korea Explosives Co. (), the group has grown into a large multi-profile business conglomerate, with diversified holdings stretching from explosivestheir original businessto energy, materials, aerospace, mechatronics, finance, retail, and lifestyle services. In 1992, the company adopted its abbreviation as its new name: "Hanwha". History 1952–1999 Kim Chong-hee founded Korea Explosives Co. in October 1952. Prior to founding the company, Kim worked as a gunpowder engineer for the "Chosun Explosives Factory", a Japanese company. Later, he won the bid for the company and its Incheon factory and started the company there. From 1952 to 1963, the Korea Explosives Co. produced industrial explosives domestically, which was needed for construction and engineering of infrastructure. In the same time period, the Korea Explosives Co. started producing nitroglycerin, which gave it a monopoly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Jin-young
Ko Jin-young (;, born 7 July 1995), also known as Jin Young Ko, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. By age 22 years, she had won 10 times on the LPGA of Korea Tour, was second at the 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open, and had won the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship. Having become a member of the LPGA Tour for the 2018 season, she won her opening tournament in February – the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open – as only the second player in LPGA history to win in her first tournament as a Tour member. With 13 top-10 finishes out of 25 tournaments played in 2018, she was named the LPGA Rookie of the Year, and completed the 2018 season as the 10th-ranked female player in the world. In 2019, she won her first two LPGA major championships at the ANA Inspiration and the Evian Championship. Ko completed the 2019 season with the official money title ($2,773,894), the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average (69.06), and was named LPGA Playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumho Tire Ladies Open
Geumho, Kumho, or Kǔmho () may refer to: * Kumho (South Hamgyong), North Korea * Geumho River, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea * Geumho-eup, a town in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea * Geumho-dong, Seungdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea * Geumho Station, Seoul Metro station in Geumho-dong, Seungdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea Companies * Kumho Asiana Group, a South Korean conglomerate * Kumho Petrochemical Kumho Petrochemical Co. (KKPC) () is a South Korean chemical company headquarters in Seoul. , Kumho Petrochemical was the largest the manufacturing of synthetic rubbers with the world's largest production capacity based on styrene-butadiene r ... and subsidiaries, a South Korean conglomerate spun off from the Kumho Asiana Group * Kumho Tire, a South Korean tire manufacturer separated from Kumho Asiana Group after it was sold to Double Star in 2018 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
