Kim Sei-young poses with the trophy after successful the BMW Girls Championship at Pine Seashore Golf Hyperlinks, Haenam, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 19. AP-Yonhap
Stars from the highest U.S. and home ladies’s golf excursions will converge for an LPGA Tour occasion in South Korea this week, with a hometown favourite trying to defend her title.
The LPGA Tour will deliver its annual Asian swing to Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul in Jeonnam-Gwangju, for the BMW Girls Championship at Pine Seashore Golf Hyperlinks. The 72-hole stroke-play match goes from Thursday to Sunday, with a complete purse of $2.35 million.
This would be the second straight version of the match performed in Haenam. Kim Sei-young, who’s from the close by city of Yeongam, received final yr’s match in entrance of dozens of associates and family to finish a five-year LPGA title drought.
At No. 9 with 13 profession LPGA wins, Kim has had a powerful 2026 season with seven top-10 finishes in 17 begins — a run that can absolutely enhance with a second straight BMW title on dwelling soil this week. No participant has received consecutive BMW tournaments since its launch in 2019.
Kim is the third-highest ranked South Korean participant within the discipline.
World No. 3 Ryu Hae-ran leads all South Korean gamers within the rankings and also will be the highest-ranked participant at this match. The 25-year-old has had a breakout marketing campaign this yr by successful two main titles and notching eight different top-10 finishes.
Kim Hyo-joo, world No. 5, can also be a two-time tour winner this yr who has 4 different top-10 finishes. She’s going to chase her profession win No. 10, which might make her the sixth South Korean participant to achieve double figures in LPGA titles.
This week will even see 15 gamers from the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour, together with its two greatest gamers this yr — Kim Min-sol and Web optimization Kyo-rim.
Kim, a 20-year-old rookie, is main the tour in cash and the Rookie of the Yr factors. Kim can also be second within the Participant of the Yr factors, behind Web optimization, who’s in second place on the cash record.
Web optimization has received 4 KLPGA tournaments this yr to Kim’s three. On this planet rankings, Kim is the highest KLPGA participant at No. 13, with Web optimization checking in at No. 32.
A nonmember who wins an LPGA match will earn eligibility for LPGA membership. That participant can both settle for her LPGA card instantly or defer it to the beginning of the next yr.
