{
  "id": 14384907,
  "title": "2-time major champion Ryu Hae-ran headlines field at LPGA Tour event in Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/2-time-major-champion-ryu-hae-ran-headlines-field-at-lpga-tour-event-14384907",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261014/2-time-major-champion-ryu-hae-ran-headlines-field-at-lpga-tour-event-in-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "World No. 3 and two-time major champion Ryu Hae-ran will be the headline act at the upcoming BMW Ladies Championship in Korea. The four-day tournament, set to begin on October 22 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, will welcome over 80 players. Ryu will take the tee off as the highest-ranked competitor, followed by defending champion Kim Sei-young, ranked No. 9, and world No. 5 Kim Hyo-joo, who has secured two LPGA victories this season. Ryu's recent success includes back-to-back major titles, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June and the Amundi Evian Championship in July, which helped her secure a spot in the top three rankings. Additionally, Ryu clinched a Korea LPGA major tournament at the beginning of October. Last year's BMW Ladies Championship saw Kim Sei-young end her five-year LPGA title drought with a wire-to-wire victory, this time in her hometown of Yeongam, a 30-minute drive from Haenam. The 33-year-old is aiming to become the first player to win consecutive BMW Ladies Championships.",
  "summary": "World No. 3 and two-time major champion Ryu Hae-ran will headline the field of over 80 players at the upcoming LPGA Tour event in Korea. Organizers of the BMW Ladies Championship announced Wednesday Ryu will be the highest-ranked player teeing off when the four-day tournament begins Oct. 22 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul in South Jeolla Province. Ryu will…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "2-time major champion Ryu Hae-ran headlines field at LPGA Tour event in S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/2-time-major-champion-ryu-hae-ran-headlines-field-at-lpga-tour-event",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:33:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}