I'm excited from the opening game! KPGA DB Insurance Promy Opens, Increases Total Prize by 1 Billion
Apr 08, 2025
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Hosted by DB Insurance (CEO Jeong Jong-pyo) and organized by the Korea Professional Golf Tour (CEO Kim Won-seop), the opening game of the 2025 KPGA Tour '20 DB Insurance Promy Open (total prize money of 1 billion won, winning prize money of 200 million won)' will be held for four days from the 17th at Lavievel CC Old Course in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.
The 'DB Insurance Promy Open' is the 6th oldest existing KPGA Tour tournament. DB Insurance, the host company, first formed a relationship with KPGA in 2005 by participating as the title sponsor of the 「48th KPGA Championship」 of Dongbu Fire & Marine Insurance. Since then, he has participated as the title sponsor of the KPGA Tour for 20 years, providing a stage for players to play. In addition, Moon Do-yeop and Jang Hee-min have been sponsored since the previous year, and Kim Hong-taek has also been newly sponsored this year, contributing to the development of Korean men's professional golf.
DB Insurance Promy Open has steadily increased the total prize money of the tournament for the development of Korean men's professional golf.
No player has won two consecutive games or two championships in the main tournament since 2011, when it started with DB Insurance's sole host, until last year. Yoon Sang-pil, the defending champion, is unfortunately difficult to win the tournament for the second time in a row due to the absence of joining the military, but he is aiming for the second championship of all time.
In addition, to mark the 20th anniversary of the event, as many as 14 of the 17 winners will participate. Kang Kyung-nam, Ko Kun-taek, Moon Do-yeop, Park Sang-hyun, Lee Dong-min, Lee Chang-woo, Jeon Ga-ram, Choi Jin-ho, and Taehoon Lee, as well as Kang Kyung-sul, Kim Do-hoon 752, Maeng Dong-seop, Lee Ki-sang and Lee Yong-hoon, who have been performing well recently, are invited to participate to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
In particular, this year, the 20th anniversary will be celebrated, and the trophies of all-time winners will also be displayed. It will be a space where you can capture the history of the 'DB Insurance Promy Open' at a glance, and a photo call with past winners is also expected to increase its status as the 6th longest competition by taking pictures with past trophies.
In order to boost players' morale and help them maintain their performance, special awards and player support have also been greatly improved. There is a hole-in-one injury in the third hole of the tournament.
The organizers will host the 「Buddy of Love」 that has been going on since 2012. Funds will be accumulated according to the cumulative number of birdies of the players during the competition, and donations will be delivered to 'Fire Family Hope Sharing' to be used to support bereaved families. Up until last year, the cumulative donation of 'Buddy of Love' totaled KRW 802.2 million.
In addition, on the 20th anniversary, a gallery stand was created so that galleries could safely focus on watching the competition, and free gifts were provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The gallery prize lottery will be held at the final round of the awards ceremony, and a high-quality massage chair will be provided only for the on-site lottery.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
