BMW Ladies Championship 'The Battleground is Paju Seowon Hills'

LPGA Tour Scheduled for October, 78 Players Expected to Participate

The BMW Ladies Championship, part of the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour with a total prize money of $2.2 million, will be held at Seowon Hills within Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

The LPGA Tour BMW Ladies Championship will be held at Seowon Hills this October.

On the 28th, BMW Korea announced the new venue after signing a business agreement with Seowon Valley Country Club at BMW Korea headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Established in 2019, the tournament was held at International Busan in 2019 and 2021, and last year it took place at Oak Valley in Wonju, Gangwon Province. This year, it will open on October 19. A total of 78 players will participate, including 68 LPGA Tour players, 8 invited players, and 2 amateurs recommended by the Korea Golf Association. Lydia Ko (New Zealand) won last year.

Hansang Yoon, CEO of BMW Korea, said, "The BMW Ladies Championship has been held since 2022 at prestigious courses in various regions to showcase the beauty of Korea to the world," adding, "As this is the first time the event is held in the metropolitan area, we will enhance the highest level of sustainability through various win-win programs linked with the local community."

Lee Seok-ho, president of Seowon Valley Country Club, said, "We are remodeling to transform the course to awaken the challenge desire that all golfers have," promising, "We will create the best course where world-class players can compete at the top level."

Seowon Hills first opened in 2004 as a 9-hole course and added 18 holes in 2012. Renowned golf course designer David Dale is renovating it. It includes 86 bunkers of a three-dimensional and new form never seen before in Korea. The greens are Kentucky Blue and Bent grass.

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