[Golf Topic] Korean Tour "Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open Second Day Canceled Due to Strong Winds"

Kim Tae-yeon, KPGA Tournament Director, is announcing the cancellation of the second day of the Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The second round of the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open (total prize money 500 million won) was canceled due to bad weather.

On the 23rd, KPGA announced, "The second round of the tournament scheduled to be held at Tamious Golf Course in Jeju City, Jeju Island (par 72, 6,982 yards) was canceled because strong winds made it impossible to conduct a normal game." At the tournament site, the wind speed reached 18 m/s, causing the ball on the green to keep moving, making it impossible to proceed with the game. Originally, the winner was to be decided over 4 rounds and 72 holes, but it will now be decided over 3 rounds and 54 holes.

This is the first time in 2 years and 1 month since the second day of the DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open in September 2018 that a round was canceled due to bad weather on the Korean Tour. Kim Tae-yeon, the competition commissioner, said, "After suspending the game five times, we made the final cancellation decision at 12:13 PM," and explained, "Since the forecast predicted stronger winds in the afternoon, we judged that today's game was difficult." In the first round, Lee Chang-woo (27) and Hong Soon-sang (39) are tied for the lead with 4 under par each.

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