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KPGA Tour shrinks as players look abroad

Korea’s men’s golf tour resumes with 19 events as sponsor losses and scheduling gaps push players to seek opportunities abroad.

2026.8.20

The Open's list of countries that will receive automatic berths for next year's championship [THE OPEN]

6 opens get automatic Master, Open Championship berths, but not Korea's

The winners of six national golf open tournaments will earn automatic berths to the Masters and The Open Championship starting next year, but Korea's tournament is not among them despite the popularity of the sport in the country.

2025.8.28

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Kim Hong-taek hits a shot during the DB Insurance Promy Open in Chuncheon, Gangwon on April 11. [NEWS1]

Five Korean golfers to vie for a LIV Golf ticket

Five of the top 10 money winners on the Korean men's golf tour this year will try to qualify for a Saudi Arabia-backed renegade circuit with giant purses starting this week.

2024.12.10

An Byeong-hun hits a shot during the Genesis Championship at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon on Oct. 27. [YONHAP]

DP World Tour to return to Korea in October next year

The Genesis Championship will not take place during the 2025 DP World Tour’s Asian swing happening in March to April next year, but it is still scheduled to tee off in Korea in October with the venue yet to be confirmed

2024.11.13

Tom Kim looks on at the 12th green during the second round of the Shriners Children's Open 2024 at TPC Summerlin on Oct. 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [AFP/YONHAP]

PGA star Tom Kim escapes punishment for locker room damage at Genesis Championship

The KPGA gave PGA star Tom Kim a warning Wednesday, without further punishment, for vandalizing a locker room door at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon during the Genesis Championship on Oct. 27.

2024.11.7

Tom Kim tees off on the sixth hole during the final round of the Genesis Championship at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon on Sunday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Tom Kim may face discipline for breaking door at Genesis Championship

The KPGA is considering opening a disciplinary committee for Tom Kim after he broke a locker room door at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on Sunday.

2024.10.28

Old soldiers never die

The veterans teach us the lessons of having strict work ethics and a constantly challenging spirit.

2024.6.13

Kim Hong-taek wins KPGA's GS Caltex Maekyung Open after playoff

The Maekyung Open, which started in 1982, is considered a major-level tournament on the KPGA Tour in which Korean and non-Korean golfers compete. Kim won the title, his second ever, after beating Thailand's Chonlatit Chuenboonngam in a playoff.

2024.5.5

Keita Nakajima of Japan, right, and Min Woo Lee of Australia shake hands after holing out on the ninth green during the second round of the ZOZO Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 20, 2023 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. [GETTY IMAGES]

Global pathways driving Asian rising stars to reach golf’s promised land

The establishment of strategic alliances between many regional golf circuits and the DP World Tour has provided new impetus for Asia’s rising stars to shoot for a coveted spot on the PGA Tour.

2024.5.1

Im Sung-jae hits a shot at the Woori Financial Group Championship at Ferrum Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi on Sunday. [KPGA]

Im Sung-jae defends title at KPGA's Woori Financial Group Championship

Im carded an 11-under-par, 277, to win the tournament on Sunday, defending his title for the first time in his career.

2024.4.29