Lim Hee-jeong and Kim Min-byeol to Compete in the 'Simone Asia Pacific Cup'

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Prize Money: $550,000 for Individual, $200,000 for Team Events

‘Desert Fox’ Lim Hee-jeong and ‘KLPGA Rookie of the Year’ Kim Min-byeol will don the Taegeuk mark and compete in the only Asia-Pacific national team competition.

The two players, along with Hwang Yu-min, Lee Da-yeon, and Lee So-young, will participate in the Simone Asia-Pacific Cup held over three days from the 21st at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is the second edition following last year. A total of 58 players from 16 countries including Korea, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines will compete. The ‘battleground’ is the venue of the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games. The prize money is $550,000 for the individual event and $200,000 for the team event. Both the individual competition and the two-player team event will be held simultaneously. Last year, the individual title was won by Princess Mary Superal (Philippines), and the team title was claimed by Yoo So-yeon and Lee Bo-mi.

Hwang Yumin is teeing off at the 1st hole on the first day of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup last year.
[Photo by AGLF]

Korea is placing its hopes on Hwang Yu-min, who participated in this tournament last year. She is the second-ranked rookie in points this year, having won the Daewoo Winia·MBN Women’s Open on the KLPGA Tour. Hwang Yu-min said, "When I participated for the first time last year, I felt the course was very difficult. I had a strong desire to perform well if I could participate again." She added, "I am honored to have this opportunity again, and as this is my second challenge, I will try to achieve good results." Joining them are Korea Golf Association (KGA) amateur rankings No. 1 Lee Hyo-song and No. 2 Kim Min-sol.

Thailand, which has recently emerged as a golf powerhouse, is a strong favorite to win. World No. 1 Atthaya Thitikul, Jaravee Boonchant, and Shanee Warner, winner of this year’s LPGA Tour Portland Classic, will compete. Japan has entered Nasa Hataoka, who has won six times each on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour and the LPGA Tour.

This tournament is hosted by the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF), a corporation established in 2020 with the vision of developing women’s golf in the Asia-Pacific region. It consists of 14 organizations from 13 countries including Korea (KGA, KLPGA), Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Myanmar, and Singapore.

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