Doosan Construction 'Hosts Domestic Women's Tournament'... 'The Battleground is Teddy Valley'

Title Sponsor of the August KLPGA Tour Jeju Tournament

Doosan Construction will host a Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour event.

A source familiar with the domestic golf industry revealed on the 21st, "Doosan Construction is sponsoring a domestic women's professional tournament," adding, "The event is scheduled to take place in August on Jeju Island." Doosan Construction and the KLPGA Tour are set to hold a sponsorship signing ceremony next month. The tournament, for which Doosan Construction will serve as the title sponsor, will be held over four days starting August 10 at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort in Seogwipo City, Jeju. The tournament name has not yet been decided.

Doosan Construction will host a KLPGA Tour event at Jeju Teddy Valley Golf & Resort this August. The photo shows Lim Hee-jeong, a top domestic star recently recruited by Doosan Construction. Photo by Doosan Construction

Doosan Construction is putting significant effort into domestic golf marketing. On the 8th, they made a surprise acquisition of Lim Hee-jeong, a player known for both skill and popularity on the KLPGA Tour. Lim Hee-jeong debuted on the KLPGA Tour in 2019 and has achieved five career wins, including two major championships as of last year. It is reported that Doosan Construction signed Lim Hee-jeong with the highest contract amount among KLPGA Tour players. In addition to Lim Hee-jeong, Doosan Construction plans to recruit more top-tier KLPGA Tour players to establish a golf team.

Doosan Construction was formerly a subsidiary of the Doosan Group. At the end of 2021, a consortium led by Q Capital Partners, a domestic private equity fund (PEF) management firm, acquired Doosan Construction. In March last year, Doosan Construction held the Doosan Construction·SBI Savings Bank Cup Golf Team Championship, an event on the KLPGA Tour.

The newly established tournament by Doosan Construction will take place at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort, an 18-hole members-only golf course that opened in September 2007. It is operated by a tourism and leisure company that owns the Teddy Bear Museum, a first-generation museum on Jeju Island. Located in the lush Gotjawal forest, it boasts outstanding natural scenery. It is about 30 km from Jeju Airport, offering good accessibility.

The resort features 71 hotel rooms, a swimming pool, a fitness center, and other amenities. Bermuda grass, which thrives especially during droughts and winter, has been planted. The year-round green carpet-like fairways are impressive. In 2008, it hosted the KLPGA Tour BC Card Classic, proving its value as a tournament course early on.

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