According to Kang, one of the main things that holds Koreans in good stead when it comes to golf is their work ethic and the way they approach improvement in the game. Koreans love to play golf recreationally… said Kang.
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Blue moves the national headquarters of the LPGA from Sugar Land, Texas, to Daytona Beach, Florida. * In 1989, the LPGA makes a commitment to kids with the foundation of the LPGA Urban Youth Golf Program and the LPGA Girls Golf Club. * Annual LPGA Tour prize money reaches $14 million in 1989.
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Currently the country can boast the latest major winner (Y.E Yang at the '09 PGA Championship), the U.S Women's Open Champion (Eun-Hee Ji), the U.S Amateur Champion (Byeong-Hun An), the Asian Amateur Champion (Chang-Won Han) and numerous winners on the LPGA Tour.
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Steve Bann and Dale Lynch have had a long term association with Korean golfers. Both coaches have been involved in the extensive training of Korean golf coaches at their academy in Melbourne for a number of years. Steve Bann coaches PGA Tour star K.J Choi and LPGA Tour player Hee Young Park, along with a host of up and coming Korean players including 2009 KLPGA Rookie of the Year Shin Ae Ahn. A group of about 20 Korean golfers is currently in Melbourne, Australia training at the Bann Lynch Golf school. They have been introduced to the Bann Lynch Golf training philosophies by Bann Lynch Golf's Korean born coach John Kang.
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* Jan Stephenson and Amy Alcott join the ranks of the LPGA and enhance the new-age style and character of women's golf with their winning performances and effervescent personalities. * Annual LPGA Tour prize money reaches $4.4 million in 1979. * During Volpe's tenure, purses increase from $1.5 million to $6.4 million.
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WorldGolf.com-Golfing the Globe. A History of the LPGA Tour In 1944, Hope Seignious, Betty Hicks and Ellen Griffin founded and incorporated the Women'sProfessional Golf Association (WPGA). At that time, the newly formed WPGA was struggling untilWilson Sporting Goods came to the rescue in 1948.
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To search for some answers to these questions we sat down for a chat with Bann Lynch Golf's Korean born coach John Kang and Korean professional golfers Hee Young Park (LPGA Tour) and Byong Min Cho (Korean PGA Tour) both of whom are currently in Melbourne to work with Bann Lynch Golf co-founder Steve Bann.
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* The LPGA Foundation is established in 1991 as a charitable organization that benefits youthgolf and scholarships, a catastrophic illness fund for members, and the development of the LPGA Hall of Fame. * The first-ever Women in Golf Summit is held in 1991. The focus is on defining the issues inwomen's golf. It is so successful that there are two additional Women in Golf Summits: 1993and 1995. * The changing role of women in business makes a positive impact on the growth of the LPGA, and a number of clinics and seminars for women is conceived.
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when did the lpga adopt a development program for golf
The Ladies Professional Golf Association adopted a development program for golf in 1991.