"Han-China Untact Golf Match" LG Uplus Hosts Skins Challenge
Real-time Screen Golf Between Seoul and Beijing at 3 PM on the 27th
Korean Players Yu Hyun-joo and An So-hyun vs Chinese Players Sui Xiang and Zhang Weiwei
[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] LG Uplus announced on the 22nd that it will hold the Korea-China Untact Golf Match ‘LG U+ & Golfzon GTOUR Network Skins Challenge’ together with Golfzon on the 27th, and will broadcast it live on U+ Golf.
This event tournament, featuring female representative golfers from Korea and China, has a total prize money of $30,000 (approximately 33.21 million KRW) and will be conducted as a total of 2 rounds (36 holes) of skins play with prize money at each hole. The prize money earned will be donated in the name of the players. The Korean team includes Yoo Hyun-joo and Ahn So-hyun, while the Chinese team features Sui Xiang (隋翔), the first Chinese player in the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA), and Zhang Weiwei (???), a two-time winner on the China Ladies Professional Golf Association (CLPGA).
Considering the COVID-19 situation, this match will be conducted in an ‘untact screen golf competition’ format by connecting the Golfzon Tower Media Studio in Seoul and Golfzon Park No.1 in Beijing, China, in real time. The tournament will be broadcast live from 3 p.m. on the 27th on the ‘U+ Golf’ app, and golf fans can watch the match on the U+ Golf app regardless of their subscribed telecommunications company.
Choi Yoon-ho, Executive Director and Head of 5G Service Business at LG Uplus, said, “We will strengthen communication by providing events that golf fans can be interested in even during the off-season and discovering various contents that will excite golf fans ahead of the KLPGA season opening.”
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