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| Hannah Green, winner of last year's BMW Ladies Championship. Photo courtesy of BMW Korea |
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The only regular LPGA Tour tournament in Korea 'BMW Ladies Championship' will be held in Korea until 2029.
BMW Korea held an agreement ceremony to extend the LPGA Tour's extension contract and finalized a plan to extend the tournament until 2029.
It will be played with a 72-hole stroke play in the fourth round and will maintain the existing method without a cutoff. A total of 78 players, including 68 top LPGA Tour players and special invited players, will participate. In order to contribute to fostering promising golf players in Korea, amateur players will also be given the right to participate.
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| extended hosting of BMW Korea LPGA tournament. Photo courtesy of BMW Korea |
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BMW Korea is touring luxury courses in each region of the country, starting with Busan and Gyeongnam in 2019 to build a differentiated tradition as a sustainable competition. It has been held for two consecutive years in one region for community contribution and economic revitalization. Over the past six years, it has demonstrated its global competition status by mobilizing more than 250,000 spectators through five competitions.
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| extended hosting of BMW Korea LPGA tournament. Photo courtesy of BMW Korea |
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Han Sang-yoon, CEO of BMW Korea, said, `We are happy that BMW Korea will continue to host the BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA event in Korea.' `We will do our best to repay the enthusiasm and support of our fans by thoroughly preparing for the next five years," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
