The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour in the 2024 season will begin its 10-month run starting with the opening match “Hana Financial Group Singapore Women’s Open” (total prize money of 1.1 million Singapore dollars, 1.09 billion won) at the Tanamera Country Club Tampinis Course (par 72) in Singapore on the 7th.
The Korean women’s golf club “stove league” was particularly quiet last winter compared to the previous year. It has become a “cold winter” as companies closed their wallets due to lack of big fish players and economic difficulties. Despite this, some players have come to the new main sponsor company by banking on their star performance and skills. 사설 토토사이트
Choi lost his footing as SK Networks disbanded its golf club, but formed a new relationship with Daebo Engineering & Construction, a mid-sized construction company. Since his debut in 2018, Choi has been the runner-up for five times, and is a “prepared favorite” who can lift the trophy at any time. In the 2023 season, he has been listed in top 10 nine times including the first runner-up, ranking 19th in prize money, the highest by a person since his debut. His iron shot, which ranks third in green accuracy rate (75 percent), is impressive.
Kim Jae-hee, a former member of Mediheal last year, headed to Singapore wearing a cap with the SK Telecom logo on it. Kim Jae-hee, who debuted in 2021 and is entering her fourth year this year, has ranked second in total three times, with two of them appearing last year. She finished second at the Daebo Housedy Open in September, and tied for second at the S-OIL Championship in November. At the time, she was the lone lead by one stroke at the end of the first nine holes of the fourth round, but had to settle for joint second place depending on her performance up to the third round as the fourth round was canceled due to bad weather. SK Telecom, which had been passive in sponsoring Korean female players, recruited Kim Jae-hee because it paid attention to her future value, which has rapidly grown to 23rd place in prize money last season.
Kim Min-ju, who was sponsored by Yuhan for two years until last year, also joined Hanwha Q Cells. Kim Min-ju, a former member of the national team Sangbi-gun and debuted on a regular tour in 2022, ranked in the top 10 for six times last year, following the runner-up of Celltrion’s Queen’s Masters that year.
Choi Ye-rim, Kim Jae-hee, and Kim Min-ju are all considered to be close to winning the title, but they have yet to win their first championship. Attention is focusing on what kind of performances they will be able to achieve in the 2024 season, as well as in the opening game.