KB Financial Group to Host Women's Amateur Golf Championship on the 15th

Intense Competition Expected Among Amateur Players Who Will Lead the Future of Korean Women's Golf

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] The 14th KB Financial Group Women's Amateur Golf Championship, hosted by KB Financial Group and organized by the Korea Golf Association, will be held for two days starting on the 15th at Century 21 Country Club (par 72, 6,506 yards) located in Wonju, Gangwon Province.

The winner of this tournament will earn the opportunity to participate in the 2022 KLPGA Tour major tournament, the KB Financial Star Championship. With many promising amateur players who will lead the future of Korean golf participating, fierce competition among players striving to showcase their skills in pursuit of their dreams is expected.

Players to watch this year include national representatives Hwang Yu-min (Shinseong High School, 3rd year), Lee Jeong-hyun (Uncheon Middle School, 3rd year), national reserve team members Park Ye-ji (Suseong Bangtong High School, 1st year), and Na Eun-seo (Suseong Bangtong High School, 1st year). Hwang Yu-min, who won twice in 2021 at the ‘Kang Min-gu Cup Women’s Amateur Tournament’ and the ‘Bitgoeul Cup Amateur Tournament,’ and Lee Jeong-hyun, known as a golf prodigy after winning the 2019 ‘Songam Cup Amateur Tournament,’ are also challenging for the championship this year.

KB Financial, the host, has been supporting development funds for Korean amateur golf since 2012, and this year plans to deliver 300 million KRW in junior golf player development funds to the Korea Golf Association. A KB Financial official said, “We hold the Women’s Amateur Golf Championship to promote the development of Korean women’s golf,” adding, “We will do our best to support amateur golfers who dream of becoming the world’s number one in the future so they can fully demonstrate their skills.”

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