Kang Hyung-mo, Chairman of Yuseong CC, "Elected as President of the Korea Golf Association"

20s President... Term Until January 2025
Former KGA Player Development Committee Chair and Full-time Vice President

Kang Hyung-mo, chairman of Yuseong Country Club, will lead the Korea Golf Association (KGA).

Kang Hyung-mo, chairman of Yuseong Country Club, was elected as the 20th president of the Korea Golf Association.

On the 8th, KGA announced, "Chairman Kang has been elected as the 20th president." Chairman Kang will begin his duties from the 13th after going through the approval process of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. His term will last until January 2025. The previous 19th president, Lee Joong-myung, was elected by vote in January 2021 but resigned on April 19th due to personal reasons, leaving the president position vacant.

Chairman Kang stated, "Based on over 20 years of experience overseeing all practical affairs of the association, I will help the Korea Golf Association carry out its core duties without disruption," adding, "I will join forces with various golf organizations to promote a healthy golf culture and discover promising talents." He continued, "Through smooth communication, I will present the development direction of Korea's golf industry," and said, "At the Hangzhou Asian Games in September and the Paris Olympics next year, I hope our athletes will fully demonstrate their skills and bring more joy to the people."

Chairman Kang is the eldest son of the late Kang Min-gu, founder of Yuseong CC. Starting as a director of KGA in 2004, he served as the head of the Player Development Committee, leading the strengthening of the international competitiveness of the Korean golf team. He was the team leader of the golf delegation at the 2006 Doha and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, securing four consecutive gold medals in two events. From 2013, he served as the full-time vice president of KGA until the end of 2021. Afterwards, he took on the role of representative of APGP led by the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF), organizing international tournaments such as the Simone Asia Pacific Cup.

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