Kang Hyung-mo, president of the Korea Golf Association, is elected as the 21st chairman alone, and will make an association with international competitiveness
Jan 06, 2025
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The Korea Golf Association officially announced on the 6th that the Election Management Committee held its fourth meeting on December 30 last year to examine the reasons for disqualification of candidate Kang Hyung-mo, who ran alone for the 21st presidential election, in accordance with the relevant regulations, and decided to announce candidate Kang Hyung-mo as the final winner without a separate vote on the 6th, the previous election scheduled date.
Chairman Kang Hyung-mo, who was elected as the 20th president of the Korea Golf Association through a by-election in June 2023, will be guaranteed a four-year term by being elected as the 21st president.
Chairman Kang, who is the chairman of the Yuseong Country Club, was appointed as a director of the Korea Golf Association in 2004 and served as a full-time vice chairman from 2013 to 2021. He also served as a member of the International Golf Federation (IGF) and a director of the Asia-Pacific Golf Federation, supporting Korean golf's strengthening international relations and the overseas expansion of domestic players.
Chairman Kang Hyung-mo said, `I feel a great sense of responsibility and will create an association with international competitiveness for a new leap forward in golf in Korea"He expressed his feelings about winning the election. Chairman Kang's official term will begin on the 23rd, when the general meeting of delegates will be held.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
