KPGA-KLPGA to LPGA in Korea over the weekend 'Counterattack'...What's the big match that will attract fans' attention?

Oct 16, 2024

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A golf festival will be held in autumn, heading to its peak.

Three tours will be held simultaneously in Korea for four days from the 17th to the 20th.

The KPGA Tour The Charity Classic 2024 (total prize money of 1 billion won and winning prize money of 200 million won) will be held at Seolhaewon in Yangyang, Gangwon-do. At South Springs CC in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, the KLPGA (Korea Women's Professional Golf) Tour Sangsangin-Hankyung Wownet Open 2024 (total prize money of 1.2 billion won and winning prize money of 216 million won) will be held. The BMW Ladies Championship (total prize money of $2.2 million, about 3 billion won) will be held at Seowon Hills CC in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

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The competition that drew the most attention was the BMW Ladies Championship. It is the only LPGA tour in Korea that has drawn attention from world-class players every year. In this competition, all the world's second- to fourth-ranked players, including Lilia Bu (USA), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and In Luoning (China), threw their hat in the ring. Korean players, including world No. 9 Yoo Hae-ran and KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners Yang Hee-young and Kim Hyo-joo, will also show up in front of fans for the first time in a long time. However, world No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA), who had predicted her participation, announced that she would withdraw due to a neck injury, and Ko Jin-young, the world's top player (fifth) among domestic players, also fell into the tournament.

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The KPGA Tour The Charity Classic is drawing attention as a social contribution activity. Dong-A Socio Group, the organizer of the event, removed the name of the company from this year. Corporate promotion is also important, but it has practiced its will to focus on social contribution. It has donated 1 billion won, the same as the total prize money of the competition, as a charity fund and will also donate to galleries. The participants also share their will by offering 10% of the prize money. Attention is focusing on whether Jang Yoo-bin, who is currently the leader in Genesis points, prize money rankings, and average pars, will win the title for the second consecutive week following last week.

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The biggest interest in the KLPGA Tour Sang Sang-in-Hankyung WowNet Open 2024 is whether Yoon In-na will perform or not. Yoon In-na, who is currently leading the prize money ranking, target point, and average at-bats, is drawing attention as she recently revealed her potential to advance to the LPGA Tour.

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KPGA-KLPGA to LPGA in Korea over the weekend 'Counterattack'...What's the big match that will attract fans' attention?

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