Korean-born players on LIV Golf thrilled with May homecoming

They both left Korea at a young age, but for Kevin Na and Danny Lee, Korea never left their hearts. Though they no longer fly the Taegeukgi, Na and Lee are both thrilled with a chance to play on their native soil next month when their LIV Golf tour makes its Korea debut. Na, 41, is a Seoul-born American golfer who spent years on the PGA Tour before taking his talent to the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf in 2022. Lee, the 34-year-old native of Incheon who is now a Kiwi, joined LIV Golf the following year. They compete together on Iron Heads Golf Club (GC), one of 13 teams on the breakaway tour, with Na serving as captain and Korean national Jang Yu-bin joining this season. In a press release issued Friday by LIV Golf, Na and Lee expressed their excitement about their homecoming at the May 2-4 LIV Golf Korea tournament, which will be played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Lee's hometown. "Having LIV Golf held in my hometown Incheon, it doesn't get more special than this," Lee said. "I was born in Incheon and lived there until I was in elementary school. That's why LIV Golf being held inWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times