Pro Park Golf Opens a New History in Korea to Host Korea's First Park Golf Protest...Pro Park Golf Association accepts participation by September 12th
Aug 24, 2025
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The Korea Professional Park Golf Association (KPPGA) announced on the 24th that it will begin accepting applications for the '2025 Professional Park Golf Protest' from the 25th to September 12th.
Hosted and organized by the KPPGA, the competition will be held for three days from October 22 to 24 at Hanyeoul Park Golf Course in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do.
This test is the first official professional qualification verification stage in Korea. Up to 472 people can participate per day, and it will be held in the form of a real round match test.
Participants can apply in two categories: Rising Class (born after 1 August 1975) and Master Class (born before 31 July 1975). Participant announcements will be announced three times on August 31, September 7, and September 14, and the final list will be confirmed on September 15.
Starting with official practice on October 21st, the schedule of the tournament, where the main test will be held from 22nd to 24th, allows participation in morning and afternoon selection. The evaluation criteria are accuracy, distance sense, course management ability, game manners and attitudes, and the top 30% of all candidates are selected.
Anyone over the age of 18 can apply for the park golf club, and those who hold professional certificates of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA), the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA), and the U.S. Golf Leaders' Federation (USGTF) are exempt from practical skills.
Along with this test, KPPGA announced that it will renew its official website, develop applications exclusively for reception, and launch programs to attract sponsors through a technological partnership with Pixel Software (CEO Kang Sung-moo), a company specializing in integrated golf course operating systems and cloud-based DevOps solutions.
This platform aims to build a more efficient and user-friendly golf platform by combining the association's operational know-how with Pixelsoft's advanced technology.
Chairman Lee Jung-gil of the KPPGA said, "This test will be a watershed for the growth of Park Golf into the next generation of professional sports in Korea. Through the test, we will create the world's best professional golf stage by signing title sponsorships and holding pro-am competitions and prize-based premier tours from 2026." he expressed his ambition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
