2025 AJGA IPS 2nd Competition 36th KJGA Chairman Bae PLK Cup National Secondhand Competition, Baek Seung-hwa and Pyo Song-hyun Win → AJGA Full Seed

Aug 25, 2025

The 36th KJGA Chairman Bae-Pacific Lynx Korea Bae Group Photo Awards Ceremony.From the left of the first row, the male middle class winner (Cheon Ji-yul Shin Seong-joong 2), the female middle class winner Kim Ji-ah (Boram Middle School 3), the female class winner Pyo Song-hyun (Suncheon Bang Tong High School 2), the men's team winner Baek Seung-hwa (Cheonan Jungbang Tong High School 2)

The second competition of Pacific Rings Korea 2025 AJGA IPS, the entrance gate of junior golfers who dream of a global stage, was held in great success.

Baek Seung-hwa (Cheonan Joongang Tong High School 2) and Pyo Song-hyun (Suncheon Bang Tong High School 2) ranked first in the men's and women's divisions in the '36th KJGA President-Pacific Rings Korea Cup' hosted by Pacific Rings Korea (CEO Jang Ok-young) and the Korea Middle and High School Golf Federation (Chairman Heo Nam-yang), respectively, to qualify for the AJGA full seed in the 2026 season.

The winner was decided in the second round of the finals held at Gunsan Country Club in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province on the 23rd and 24th. A total of 1,062 middle and high school students from all over the country participated in the preliminary round held from August 8 to 11 before the finals. In the finals, a total of 240 men and women, 120 from each of the men's and women's teams who passed the preliminary round, showed off their skills to the fullest even in the heat. Baek Seung-hwa, the men's winner, won the men's unified championship with a final 12-under 132 total in the second round. Pyo Song-hyun won the women's unified championship with a total of 14-under 130. The two winners secured the 2026 AJGA full seed.

From the left of the photo, PLK CEO Jang Ok-young, Women's Champion Pyo Song-hyun (Suncheonbang Tong High School 2), PLK Chairman Wang Wol

From the left of the photo, men's winner Baek Seung-hwa (Cheonan Central Communications High School 2), chairman of the Korea Federation of Middle and High Schools Heo Nam-yang

The tournament, which marks the 36th anniversary, has become more meaningful as Pacific Lynx Korea is co-hosted and held in conjunction with the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) IPS Korean Series.

AJGA is a global stage where prospects from all over the world participate, and has become a global gateway for entering U.S. universities and professionals. In fact, Korean male golf star Tom Kim also stood out through the AJGA competition in high school.

Pacific Lynx Korea secured 20 tickets to the AJGA tournament through a partnership with AJGA this year. The competition will be offered to male and female winners of three competitions, including the '36th KJGA President - Pacific Rings Korea Cup National Middle and High School Student Golf Tournament'. It is called the 'AJGA Pathway Korea IPS' program, and the men's and women's first place in cumulative points of nine competitions held annually by the Secondhand Golf Federation will also be given the right to participate.

This competition is designed to present the diversity of career choices to Korean junior golfers beyond simple competition management. The purpose is to open up the possibility of entering related fields such as golf course management, sports management, and equipment industry by conducting both academic and junior golf at U.S. universities.

Chang Ok-young, CEO of PLK, expressed his gratitude to the Korea Middle and High School Golf Federation and Gunsan Country Club for participating in the event"We will continue to develop a stage and provide various opportunities for Korean junior players to develop their dreams." We hope that this competition will serve as a stepping stone for junior players to challenge themselves on a wider stage and explore their own paths," he said.

Photo courtesy = Pacific Lynx Korea

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.