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BMW Group Korea will be the sponsor of the $2
million event to be held at LPGA International Busan in October
2019 in Busan Metropolitan City. The LPGA-accredited facility is
the tour's first outside of the United States.
LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said in a statement, "We are so
excited to partner with BMW, and to bring the LPGA to the
wonderful city of Busan, Korea. This tournament has all the
ingredients of a world class event -- great brand, great city,
great golf course, and the best female golfers on the planet."
The new event will be the fourth golf tournament sponsored by
BMW, joining the PGA Tour's BMW Championship and the European
Tour's BMW PGA Championship and BMW International Open.
The LPGA's South Korean swing this year, in October, will
consist of the UL International Crown at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club
Korea and the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf
Club, both in Incheon.
Other international LPGA events are held in the Bahamas,
Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Great Britain, Canada, France,
Malaysia, China and Japan.
Last year, South Korean players won 15 of the 33 LPGA events,
and South Koreans have four victories in 12 tournaments this
year.
The current top 10 in the world rankings include five South
Koreans: No. 1 Inbee Park, No. 4 Sung Hyun Park, No. 6 So Yeon
Ryu, No. 7 Hye Jin Choi and No. 8 I.K. Kim. Those five are among
the 20 South Koreans rated in the world's top 50.
--Field Level Media
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