Jang Yubin Takes Flight Again in Chuncheon

Competing in the DB Insurance Promy Open, the Domestic Season Opener

Returning to the KPGA Tour after a Tough Year in LIV Golf

Kim Sunghyun, Ok Taehun, Park Sanghyun, and Wang Jeonghun Join the Field

Jang Yubin arrives in Chuncheon.

On April 16, he will compete in the 21st DB Insurance Promy Open, the opening event of the 2026 Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour season, held at the Old Course (par 72, 7,254 yards) of La Vie Est Belle Golf & Resort in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The KPGA Tour kicks off its eight-month journey with this tournament, which continues through to the Tour Championship in early November.

The DB Insurance Promy Open has served as the season opener of the KPGA Tour for the 12th time, being held from 2014 to 2019 and again from 2021 through this year. Since 2022, the tournament has been played at the Old Course of La Vie Est Belle Golf & Resort.

Jang Yubin challenges for victory at the domestic season opener, the DB Insurance Promy Open. Provided by KPGA

The most closely watched player is Jang Yubin, returning to the domestic tour after two years. He has captured three victories on the KPGA Tour and dominated the 2024 KPGA Tour, sweeping major categories such as Player of the Year, prize money, and scoring average. Last year, he became the first Korean player to join LIV Golf and was highly anticipated, but a left thumb ligament injury hampered his performance. He finished outside the top 20 in all 13 LIV Golf events and eventually decided to return to Korea.

Before this season, he trained in Vietnam. His goal this year is the Genesis Award. Jang Yubin said, "Rather than feeling pressured by results in the first tournament, I want to focus on executing what I’ve prepared during the competition," adding, "I hope to create a good rhythm through stable play and get off to a positive start."

The opening event will feature all of Korea’s representative players. Last year’s top-ranked player Ok Taehun, defending champion Kim Baekjun, and Park Sanghyun—who, as a player in his 40s, achieved two wins on the KPGA Tour last season for the first time in 20 years—will compete alongside last year’s winners Bae Yongjun, Choi Seungbin, Moon Doyeob, Kim Hongtaek, and Jeon Garam.

Kim Sunghyun, who returned from the U.S. PGA Tour to fulfill his mandatory military service, will also appear in this tournament. Wang Jeonghun, who has three victories on the European tour, will make his debut this year as a rookie on the KPGA Tour.

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