KLPGA Tour Recognizes Only 100 Million Won Out of 400 Million Won

Foreign Dream Tour Total Prize Money 'Conversion Applied'
Only 100 Million Won Recognized Out of 420 Million Won
Operation Method to Consider Absent Players

The Korean Ladies Professional Golf Tour (KLPGT) has finalized the operational method for two Dream (2nd tier) Tour events held abroad early in the 2025 season.

Kim Jeong-tae, KLPGA President

On the 6th, KLPGT held its 7th board meeting and decided that the prize money players receive at the two Dream Tour events held in Indonesia in January and the Philippines in February 2025 will be converted and applied as a total prize money of 100 million KRW for the prize money ranking records.

The two Dream Tour events hosted by KLPGT together with the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF) in Indonesia and the Philippines had sparked controversy due to their larger total prize money compared to existing Dream Tour events. The total prize money for these two events is 300,000 USD (approximately 420 million KRW), which is more than four times the 100 million KRW of the existing Dream Tour. Therefore, it was pointed out that players eligible to participate in these two events would have an absolute advantage in the season prize money rankings.

KLPGT stated, "While the actual prize money paid will be based on the total prize money of 300,000 USD, the prize money reflected in the official records will be recognized as a tournament with total prize money of 100 million KRW," adding, "We expect this event to enhance the status of Korean women's professional golf while also contributing to the activation of sports and cultural diplomacy among countries."

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