DGB Financial Group Hosts KLPGA Tour iM Financial Open
by Roh Woolae
Published 21 Jan.2025 20:14(KST)
Opening at Golfzon County Seonsan on April 10
Total Prize Money of 1 Billion KRW, 72-Hole Stroke Play
DGB Financial Group will host a Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour event.
The KLPGA Tour held a signing ceremony on the 21st at the KLPGA Building in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, to announce the 2025 iM Financial Open. The iM Financial Open, hosted by DGB Financial Group, offers a total prize money of 1 billion KRW, with 200 million KRW awarded to the winner. The tournament will take place from April 10 to 13 at Golfzon County Seonsan in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk Province.
Hwang Byung-woo, Chairman of DGB Financial Group and CEO of iM Bank, who attended the signing ceremony, said, "We are very pleased to establish a partnership with the KLPGA Tour, which has elevated the status of Korean women's golf. We will do our best to provide opportunities for players and aspiring talents to take on challenges and to offer new enjoyment to golf fans."
Lee Young-mi, CEO of KLPGT, responded, "We express our gratitude to DGB Financial Group for deciding to join hands with KLPGT. We will make every effort to ensure the successful hosting of the tournament and to bring DGB Financial Group and iM Bank closer to many golf fans."
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