KLPGA Major Competition to Close 'Hanwha Classic' Suspends Support for Players

KLPGA Major Competition to Close 'Hanwha Classic' Suspends Support for Players

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Hanwha Classic, one of the five major competitions on the KLPGA Tour, will not be held from next year.

Hanwha Q Cells issued a statement on the 29th on the reduction of its golf sponsorship operation and said, "We have decided to suspend the holding of golf competitions after the Hanwha Classic 2024 held in August. In addition, we will not renew the contract for overseas tour players of Hanwha Q Cells Golf Club whose contracts will end this season."

"The decision is based on a review of the appropriateness of the business strategy and golf sponsorship, and follow-up measures related to the suspension of the tournament are being smoothly discussed with KLPGA," he said. "While the domestic women's golf tour has grown to the highest prize money ever and has established itself as a popular sport enjoyed by a wide range of age groups, Hanwha Q Cells intends to give up the opportunity to sponsor golf to other companies or institutions."

Hanwha Classic, which was led by the Hanwha Cup Seoul Women's Open in 1990, has been held in the Hanwha Financial Classics since 2011, and was promoted to a KLPGA Tour major tournament in 2017 and changed the name of the tournament to the current Hanwha Classic.

So far, the winners include players who have made a big difference in Korean women's golf, including Pak Se-ri, Choi Na-yeon, Ryu So-yeon, Kim Se-young, Kim Hyo-joo, Park Sung-hyun and Lee Jung-eun 6, and have attracted great attention this season with a total prize of 1.7 billion won. 메이저사이트

Meanwhile, Hanwha Q Cells has also decided to stop sponsoring players active overseas, including Ji Eun-hee, Shin Ji-eun, Kim A-rim, Sung Yu-jin, and Lee Min-young.