<Women's Golf> The only LPGA Tour event in Korea, the BMW Women's Championship, kicks off

The BMW Ladies Championship(total prize money of $2.3 million, winner's prize of $345,000), the only LPGA Tour event held in Korea,
began at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, Junranam Do.

Yamashita Miyu(Japan), Kim Hyo-Joo, Yoo Hye-Ran, Kim A Rim, Hannah Green(Australia), Yoon Ina attended the official press conference held at Pine Beach Golf Links on the 15th and spoke about their aspirations for the tournament.

The participating athletes all agreed that the deciding factor in this tournament will be the wind, as the stadium is close to the sea.
Yoon Ina said, "I practiced yesterday and today, and the course was really beautiful. The caddy was so impressed that he exclaimed, "It's so beautiful." I would like to express my gratitude to the course managers who worked so hard to maintain the course despite the extremely hot weather in Korea this year."

She continued, "I'm very excited about this tournament, as it's an environment I'm familiar with. Rain is forecast, but I believe the course conditions will be well maintained."

Hannah Green (Australia), winner of last year's BMW Ladies Championship, also commented, "The course is very beautiful. It's even more beautiful because it's next to the sea."

Yamashita Miyu (Japan) commented, "The golf course is well maintained and in good condition. I feel like I'm playing in Japan. I'm getting good energy."
"I feel like I can play with the team and have fun," she said. "Rather than worrying about winning the Rookie of the Year award, I want to do my best in every tournament."

In particular, Kim A Rim, who competed with Yamashita Miyu for the championship at the AIG Open, "To me, this week's course looked like Augusta (home of the Masters)," she said with a laugh, before adding, "I felt so grateful to be able to prepare in such a good environment."

In particular, Yamashita Miyu, who is currently in first place in the LPGA Rookie of the Year award, as well as Nasa Hataoka, Akie Iwai, and Chisato Iwai, Minami Katsu, Rio Takeda, Yuri Yoshida.
Also next month, Seta Golf Course North Course (Shiga Prefecture) will expected to be a good test match before the Toto Japan Classic, which will be held in JAPAN.

This tournament will be held for four days from the 16th as the second round of the LPGA's "Asian Swing" 78 players without any cuts will compete for the first prize of $345,000. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Thitikul (Thailand) and No. 2 Nelly Korda (USA) will not be participating. It was a shame.