South Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri will team up with a global investment firm to host a newly named tournament on the LPGA Tour, officials have announced. The LPGA Tour announced Tuesday (U.S. time) that Pak and the Silicon Valley-based investment company Fir Hills will stage the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship from March 18-24 at Palos Verdes Golf Club in suburban Los Angeles. The 72-hole tournament will have a field of 144 players competing for a US$2 million purse, up by $250,000 from last year, when it was called the DIO Implant LA Open. Pak, a World Golf Hall of Famer, was a trailblazer in women's golf for South Korea and across Asia. She burst onto the LPGA scene in 1998, winning the first two of her five career major titles en route to capturing the Rookie of the Year award. Her playoff victory at the U.S. Women's Open at age 20 featured a career-defining shot from near a water hazard on the 72nd hole that forced the 18-hole playoff, and that moment alone inspired a whole generation of South Korea n girls to pick up the golf club. That group includes future LPGA Hall of Famer Park In-bee and major champions Ryu So-yeon and Choi Na-yeon. Pak retired after the 2016 season with 25 LPGA titles to her name. "It is an honor to return to the LPGA Tour as host for the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club," Pak said, in a statement released by the LPGA. "Mentoring the next generation of golfers and giving back to the game I love is at the core of everything I do. I'm excited to kick off this new partnership and elevate this tournament to new heights on the LPGA Tour." Source: Yonhap News Agency Middlesbrough wins at home against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. The first semi-final, while Spurs grabbed Timor Vanner, the German national team striker from Life Six, to strengthen the team. Carabao Cup semi-finals, first leg, Middlesbrough A team from the EFL Championship meets Chelsea from the Premier League at home. In this game, the home team took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute from Hayden Hackney's shot. After losing the goal, Chelsea had 16 chances to shoot but were unable to penetrate the goal to end the game. Middlesbrough won at home against Chelsea 1-0. The second game will be played at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium on Tuesday, January 23. The "Golden Spurs" team, Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, announced the acquisition of Timo Werner, the striker of the German national team from RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga, to strengthen their line. Attack with a loan contract until the end of this season. The Spurs have decided to grab Werner to help as reinforcements during the pe riod when Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean national team. Travel to compete in the Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar. Ready to have option conditions To be bought out for a fee of approximately 13 to 17 million pounds or 572-748 million baht if Werner shows good form and catches the eye of Ange Postecoglou, the team's manager. For Werner, he used to play with Chelsea and helped the team win the 2021 UEFA Champions League by scoring 23 goals in 89 appearances before returning to play with his old team, Leipzig. Valued at 25 million pounds and scored 16 goals last season. Werner will be listed for his debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the away game against Manchester. United this weekend.-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency