The Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) tour, which used to hibernate, has begun preparations for a new season. Chances are high that the tour will be held on a single year this year, breaking away from the practice of holding the opening games in earnest as the opening games in Korea after playing overseas seasons.
The KLPGA Tour is scheduled to hold its opening regular tour in Singapore in March. As the season’s final SK Shields and SK Telecom Championship is scheduled to be held in November, more than 30 competitions will be held this year alone.
The company is expected to hold its first board meeting for the new year on Tuesday and fix its season schedule. However, some competitions are said to require coordination, including overlapping timing when the main sponsor wants to hold the event, and it is unclear whether the event will be announced on Tuesday.
Once the season schedule is finalized at the first board meeting of directors in the new year, the KLPGA will start preparing for the season in earnest. As there are competitions held overseas, players have to earn time to organize their schedules, so they cannot afford to delay them. 파친코
This year, there will also be issues to counter the globalization of the LPGA Tour, including the organization of a competition co-hosted by the European Ladies Tour (LET). Along with the announcement of the season schedule, what attracts the attention of golf fans is whether to pardon Yoon Na-na (21), who is being disciplined for playing five pitches.
The KLPGA discussed Yoon In-na’s disciplinary reduction at the last board meeting last year, but failed to reach a conclusion. It was reported that there was a disagreement between the association’s executive and the players, and it was not easy to conclude due to the controversial public opinion.
Yoon Na-na continued her play in June 2022 at the 15th hole of the first round of the Korean Women’s Open, looking for a tee shot ball that fell into the rough by being pushed to the right. Although she recognized that the ball was not her own, she completed the tournament normally without being penalized. A month after the tournament, she voluntarily reported, and was suspended for three years by the Korea Golf Association and the KLPGA.
Violation of the golf rules that put “honest competition” as the top priority is a serious incident that could lead to the loss of qualification as a professional player. There are conflicting opinions that it should not be released easily and that it is too harsh to suspend a player’s activities for a long time by mistake.