BMW Ladies Championship, Korea's Only LPGA Event, Extended for Five More Years

Extension Contract with LPGA Tour Announced Through 2029
Four-Round Stroke Play Format with No Cut
68 LPGA Players and 10 Promising Korean Players to Compete

The BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA Tour event held in Korea, will continue through 2029.

BMW Korea, the tournament's title sponsor, announced on June 12 that it has signed an extension contract with the LPGA Tour for the BMW Ladies Championship until 2029. The tournament will continue to feature 78 players competing in a 4-round, 72-hole stroke play format, with no cut. Sixty-eight LPGA Tour players will participate, and amateur players will also be given entry opportunities to help foster promising domestic golfers.

Bernhard Terrier, Vice President of BMW Group Korea (left), and Chris Madson, LPGA Asia-Pacific Regional Director, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the extension contract for the BMW Championship. Photo by BMW Korea

BMW Korea has been hosting the BMW Ladies Championship in Korea since 2019. The tournament was held at LPGA International Busan in 2019 and 2021, at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, Gangwon Province in 2022, and at Seowon Valley Country Club's Seowon Hills Course in Paju, Gyeonggi Province in 2023 and last year. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19.

BMW Korea explained, "In order to establish a unique heritage and a tradition as a sustainable tournament, we are holding the event at prestigious courses across the country, similar to the US Open and The Open Championship." Han Sangyun, CEO of BMW Korea, stated, "We are pleased to be able to continue hosting the BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA event in Korea," and added, "We will do our utmost to thoroughly prepare for the next five years so that we can repay the passionate support of our fans."