Fog that hasn't cleared up in less than 20 meters of visibility → Cancellation on the first day, sighing at the forecast of rain lightning tomorrow, inevitably reducing the competition
May 15, 2025
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The first round of KPGA 'SK Telecom Open 2025', which was scheduled to be held at FinxGC in Seogwipo, Jeju on the 15th, was canceled due to bad weather (fogging). The next day, on the 16th, the weather forecast is not good, so it seems inevitable to reduce the competition.
The headquarters of the tournament decided to cancel after 2 p.m. after five extensions due to the thick fog surrounding the FinxGC from the early morning of the day.
KPGA Chairman Kwon Cheong-won stressed that the cancellation of the first day was inevitable, saying, "I tried to proceed with the play today, but it was delayed until the fifth round due to bad weather, but when I talked to the weather forecaster on the phone, he said, "I couldn't see the visibility today, so I finally canceled it." "We tried to play even if the visibility was about 300m with the landing point visible, but so far, there is no visibility even up to 20m pins." "Tomorrow, there is a forecast of rain and lightning, but I hope we can play in better weather. I think we should play at least 54 holes."For now, the first round has been postponed to tomorrow, not canceled. I'm aiming for 72 holes. If he can't finish tomorrow, he will play at least 54 holes through the remaining games the day after tomorrow."
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On the morning of the 16th, the second day, there is a rain forecast in FinxGC. Therefore, the headquarters decided to hold the round on the first day by maintaining the group and the time. The first group departs at 6:50 a.m. and the first group departs at 11:40 p.m. The last group leaves at 1:41 p.m. It is successful if you finish the first round well, let alone the additional round.
On the first day of the game, the first group players came out to the stadium from 5:30 a.m. and waited tirelessly until the afternoon. If the tee-off time is hastily advanced on the 16th and delayed again due to bad weather, it will be difficult for the players in the previous team to control their condition.
A total of 144 players will participate in the SK Telecom Open, which will be held in a stroke play method of 72 holes in the fourth round. After the end of the second round, the top 60 (including the runners-up) will advance to the third round.
Naturally, Moving Day was also postponed by one day to the 17th. Eventually, the top 60 players are expected to compete for the championship in the third round on the 18th. Since the competition is established only when at least three rounds are played, organizers are expected to try to keep the 54-hole Maginot Line even if the weather is not good.
Choi Kyung-ju vs. Park Sang-hyun's first day match, which drew attention with the return match of `Choi Kyung-ju Island" even before the opening, was also delayed by a day.
Choi Kyung-ju (55, SK Telecom), the defending champion, and Park Sang-hyun (42, Dong-A Pharmaceutical), who had an extended match with Choi last year, are scheduled to start at 1:08 p.m. on the 16th with Bae Yong-joon (25, CJ), the champion of the `KPGA Classic' last week.
Group 31, which includes all-time winners such as Kim Bi-oh, Lee Sang-hee and Ham Jung-woo, will also start at 12:46 p.m. on the 16th, while Jang Yoo-bin, who won six KPGA titles last year, will tee off at 8:18 a.m. on the 10th hole (par 4) with Kim Min-kyu and Choi Seung-bin.
The winner of this tournament will be given four years of KPGA Tour seeds and 1,200 Genesis points. SK Telecom Open 2025 will be broadcast live on KPGA Tour host broadcaster SBS Golf2.
Photo courtesy = KPGA
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
