South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly started practicing his golf game in anticipation of meeting President-elect Donald Trump. Yoon started the practice after holding a brief phone call with Trump congratulating him on his victory over Vice ...

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon's office confirmed on Tuesday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has taken up golf again after an eight-year break to potentially bond with returning US President Donald Trump. Y

He hasn’t played in eight years, but Yoon Suk-yeol is working on his golf swing in the hope of a round or two with Trump, his office said.

In a bid to strengthen diplomatic ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has resumed golfing after an eight-year hiatus. The South Korean presidential office shared that Yoon is back on the greens to potentially bond over golf with Trump, a known enthusiast of the sport.

President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to Newsweek's Chief Executive Officer Dev Pragad, Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper and Senior Global Affairs Editor Matthew Tostevin in Seoul. The text of the interview below has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.

South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport his office said he had last played in 2016.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is preparing for the return of golf diplomacy under U.S. president Donald Trump.

Golf was key to Trump's diplomatic relations during his first term — Japanese late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, for one, famously gifted him gold-plated clubs in 2016 — and Yoon's practice, according to a senior official,