SK Telecom, together with SK hynix, is holding a tournament to support the dreams of golfers with developmental disabilities.
SK Telecom said on the 19th that it will hold the SK Telecom Adaptive Open 2026 with SK hynix at 88CC in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on the 24th of this month.
Now in its fifth year, the tournament was created to give golfers with developmental disabilities a chance to grow and heal, and to put into practice the social value of living together. This year, SK hynix is joining as a co-main sponsor.
The tournament brings together 30 players with developmental disabilities and, alongside professional golfer Lee Seung-min, who has a developmental disability, 15 professional golfers and public figures, plus 15 supporters who are former professional golfers. Four players active on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, including Kim Jae-hee and Lee Se-hee, and nine Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour players, including Kim Han-byul, Kim Hong-taek and Ham Jeong-woo, will also compete alongside the players with developmental disabilities.
The tournament is played in four-person groups made up of two players with developmental disabilities, one professional and one supporter, and is divided into individual and team competitions. In the individual competition, players with developmental disabilities compete against one another, while the team competition ranks groups by the combined scores of the two players with developmental disabilities and one professional in each group.
SK Telecom will cover the tournament expenses for the individual competition's winner and runner-up to compete in the 2027 U.S. Adaptive Open or the G4D Open. 88CC will provide a one-year voucher for nine-hole rounds outside regular hours, and the Choi Kyoung-ju Foundation will offer benefits including a full set of golf equipment and a field lesson with pro golfer Choi Kyoung-ju.
A company official said the organizers plan to provide an 18-hole cart service for family spectators to make viewing easier, adding that a variety of programs, including an art exhibition by a group of artists with developmental disabilities and a celebratory stage by performance teams, will make the event a warm sports festival.
