<Women's Golf> JENNIE Shin and three others take the lead on the first day...Mao Saigo, who is aiming for the Newcomer of the Year award, starts in a tie for 5th place = ”BMW Women's Championship 2024”

The BMW Women's Championship 2024, Korea's only LPGA tournament, will be held at Seowon Valley CC in Paju, Gyeonggi-do from October 17th to 20th.
Jenny Shin tied for first place, and Mao Saigo, who was named LPGA Rookie of the Year this season, tied for fifth place.
Total prize money is $2.2 million (approximately 330 million yen), with a winner's prize of $330,000 (approximately 49.5 million yen) for 72 holes.
The tournament will be played using the Troubled Play system, and all the LPGA star players will be competing in a fierce battle for the top spot with no qualifying cut. A total of 78 players will participate.
In addition to Mao Saigo, the tournament will feature Minami Katsu (tied for 22nd place), Yuka Sasao (tied for 28th place), who won the major tournament "US Women's Open" in May, Yuna Nishimura (tied for 28th place), and Aya Furue.
The tournament will feature Lydia Ko (New Zealand), who won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and has secured a place in the LPGA Hall of Fame.
) will compete and aim for the career Grand Slam, which is her final goal before retirement. Also, Nelly Corda (USA), who is ranked number one in the world and has the most wins in a season with six, will compete again this year.
She was scheduled to play in the tournament for the second consecutive year, but was forced to withdraw due to neck pain. The defending champion, Minjee Lee (Australia), and other players from the major tournament "U.S. Women's Open" held in June are
In addition, the "Golf Empress" Shin Ji-ae (Korea), who holds the record for the most wins in Korean golf history with 64, will be taking part in the tournament.
) will also be competing for the second consecutive year as a special invitee, and the showdown between Lim Jin-hee (South Korea) and Mao Saigo (Japan), who are competing for the Rookie of the Year award with only a small point difference, is also attracting attention.
Yuka Sasao, who participated in the media day, responded to a question about her goals for the tournament by saying, "This is my second visit to Korea, so I want to try a little harder," and said she was glad to be in Korea.
When asked about his experiences and memories, he said, "Korean food is really delicious, especially bossam and barbecue, and the fans love it too. They seem to look forward to the games too."
"Top class players have gathered for this match, so I hope you will enjoy it," he said as he finished the interview.
I vowed to win.