BMW Ladies Championship sets Korean player press conference before Haenam event
Six Korean players are scheduled to speak before the tournament, where 15 KLPGA Tour entrants will compete alongside LPGA players.
The BMW Ladies Championship will bring 15 KLPGA Tour players into its LPGA field in Haenam, South Korea, from Thursday, October 22, through Sunday, October 25. Organizers have scheduled an all-Korean player press conference for Wednesday at the tournament, which will be played at Pine Beach Golf Links.
Yonhap reports that Kim Sei-young, Ryu Hae-ran, Yoon Ina, Choi Hye-jin, Kim Min-sol and Seo Gyo-rim are scheduled for the press conference. The gathering adds a new event to the tournament preview in our earlier report on the BMW Ladies Championship's return to Haenam.
How the KLPGA players qualified
The Korea Herald says the 15 domestic tour places were awarded under a partnership between the KLPGA and LPGA tours. They went to the top 15 players on the KLPGA season money list after the HJ Shipbuilding & Construction-Dongbu Construction Championship ended on October 11. The tournament is the LPGA Tour's only event in South Korea; Yonhap reports it will be a 72-hole stroke-play competition for a $2.35 million purse.
Kim Min-sol leads the KLPGA money and Rookie of the Year standings. The Korea Herald reports that she has three wins this season and five top-five finishes in her past nine events, including three runner-up finishes. Seo is second on the money list and leads the tour's Player of the Year points standings, with four victories this season.
Seo withdrew after the first round of last week's Iceberg Golf-Seoul Shinmun Open because of rib pain, The Korea Herald reports. She remains listed among the Haenam entrants and Wednesday's scheduled speakers; it was not immediately clear how the injury might affect her participation.
Choi Hye-jin arrives after Shanghai runner-up finish
Choi finished runner-up at the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Sunday, October 18, a result that lifted her four places to No. 23 in the world rankings, Yonhap reports. She is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory. Kim Sei-young returns as defending champion; Yonhap says no player has won consecutive BMW Ladies Championship titles since the event began in 2019.
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Sources and context
- KLPGA, LPGA stars to meet at BMW Ladies ChampionshipThe Korea Herald
- (LEAD) U.S., local tour stars to converge for LPGA event in S. KoreaYonhap News Agency
- U.S., local tour stars to converge for LPGA event in S. KoreaYonhap News Agency
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