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  Kolon's new golf ball records world's longest distance in WRC certification test SEOUL -- A new golf ball made by applying the powder of attometal, a new material developed by a subsidiary of South Korea's Kolon Group, has recorded the world's longest distance. In a ceremony in Seoul on August 14, the golf ball brand-named "Attomax" has officially received the world's longest distance title from the World Record Committee (WRC), a world record certification body based in the United States. In a certification test using a WRC-certified 2022-06-14
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  SK Telecom introduces autonomous delivery robot at professional golf tournament site SEOUL -- For an annual professional men's golf tournament in the southern resort island of Jeju, SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, will deploy an autonomous delivery robot installed with cameras to provide water and drinks on-site galleries and players. Through a partnership with Neubility, a domestic delivery robot startup, SK Telecom (SKT) will apply "Metatron Grandview" technology to the self-driving delivery robot at Jeju's Pinx Golf Club, the s 2022-05-26
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  Voice Caddie teams up with LG Uplus to provide ultra-precision location information service for golfers SEOUL -- Voice Caddie, a golf technology company that produces GPS rangefinder products, will provide an ultra-precision location information service by combining measurement and communication technologies from LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea. Voice Caddie (VC) will apply LG Uplus solutions to its real-time auto pin location (APL) and digital yardage book to improve the quality of golf location information devices. Along with the real-time location of the hole cup that fre 2022-04-12
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  Harold Varner III beats Bubba Watson to grab winning trophy at 2022 Saudi International SEOUL -- American golfer Harold Varner III perfectly sank a 92-foot eagle putt on the par-five 18th at Royal Greens & Country Club in Saudi Arabia to grab the winning trophy of the "PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisors," beating competition Bubba Watson by a stroke. Varner III needed only a birdie four on the 18th hole of the tournament to take two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson to a playoff on the final day of the $5 million purse tourn 2022-02-07
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  ​Harold Varner III finishes one-stroke lead after 3rd round of Saudi Invitational golf tournament SEOUL -- American golfer Harold Varner III has finished the third round of "PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisors," the season-opening event of the Asian Tour, by birdieing the par-five 18th hole. The 31-year-old took the No. 1 spot on the leaderboard on the third day by finishing the round one stroke ahead of Adri Arnaus from Spain. The two players had started the third round tied for the lead and went head-to-head for much of the day before t 2022-02-07
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  Asian Tour and Greg Norman-led LIV Golf Investments to feature International Series SEOUL -- Asian Tour and LIV Golf Investments unveiled the International Series of 10 events with a total purse of $300 million backed by the Saudi Arabian government's Private Investment Fund. " We are setting the Asian Tour up as a powerful new force on the world golf stage," former No. 1 golf player Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf Investments, told reporters. According to Asian Tour, the International Series will kick off in Thailand in March followed by events in 2022-02-03
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  ​Asian Tour's season-opening event attracts top players to Saudi Arabia SEOUL -- Asian Tour's season-opening golf tournament has attracted top players including rising stars to Saudi Arabia. The golf event with total prize money of $ 5 million will be held at Saudi Arabia's Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. The 7,010- yard par 70 tournament venue is well known for its perfectly-managed fairways and greens. It is also famous for its weather which gets fairly windy in the afternoon hours. The wind can sometimes turn the beautiful premier course 2022-02-03
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  Saudi International extends driving range as big hitter DeChambeu vows to hit ball 'further than ever' SEOUL -- There's no need for PGA big hitter Bryson DeChambeu to fly the ball over the fence. Organizers of the Asian Tour's season-opening golf tournament event in Saudi Arabia have extended the driving range to help the 28-year-old freely practice his swings. The changes were made because the big-hitting American found the 300-yard driving range of the course was too short after driving his ball over the fence to land on the 12th tee during last year's tournament, sa 2022-01-25
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  Asian Tour to tee off new season with tournament in tough Saudi Arabia field SEOUL -- The Asian Tour, the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia, will tee off a new tournament season with a four-day event in Saudi Arabia on February 3. The golf event will attract international players including Shane Lowry, a 34-year-old Irishman who plays in the European Tour and the PGA Tour. "PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers" with a total prize fund of five million dollars will be held at Saudi Arabia's Royal Green 2022-01-12
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  Researchers develop GPS trackers for S. Korean soccer players SEOUL -- Researchers from a private research university developed a reliable GPS tracker for soccer players in a state-sponsored project to replace expensive foreign products. It satisfied the governing body of football through a successful test in the training of South Korea's U-19 women's national team. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the new GPS tracker called "ZEUS S20," developed by a research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology ( 2021-11-22
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  Hyundai auto group credited with bringing archers to Olympic fame SEOUL -- The outstanding performance of South Korean archers who have dominated the Olympic competition and international champions for decades was attributable to a scientific training program and the transparent selection of a national team, coupled with full and dedicated support from their rich corporate sponsor. South Korea has dominated archery since the modern archery competition was introduced in 1972, collecting 27 gold medals including four in Tokyo. Since 1988, South Kore 2021-08-04
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  Pro volleyball league rocked by bullying scandal involving star players: Yonhap SEOUL -- Professional volleyball's growing popularity in South Korea came crashing down over the Lunar New Year long weekend, as the league's star players got embroiled in a scandal over their checkered pasts as bullies. The V-League, run by the Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO), saw cable TV ratings for some big matches rival or even surpass those of baseball, the nation's No. 1 sport, in recent years. It is now reeling from allegations, since acknowledged by the impl 2021-02-15
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  Former coach gets jail term of over 10 years for sexually assaulting Olympic gold medalist SEOUL -- A former coach of South Korea's national short track speed skating team was given a jail term of 10 years and six months for having sexually assaulted Shim Suk-hee, a 23-year-old Olympic gold medalist, intermittently for three years since she was a 17-year-old high school student in 2014. There was no physical evidence, but a criminal court in Suwon judged that Shim's statement was "clear and concrete, so it is highly credible," although Cho Jae-beom has 2021-01-21