Young women's golf prospects from South Korea and Southeast Asia will gather in Korea to test their skills at the Hanwha Life Invitational Asia Women's Junior Golf Championship, hosted by Hanwha Life Insurance (088350).
Hanwha Life Insurance said on the 26th that it will hold the tournament from October 6 to 8 at The Heaven Country Club in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. Organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Golf Association and sponsored by the Korea Golf Association (KGA), the event will feature 108 amateur women players selected from South Korea and five Southeast Asian countries. The competition will be played as a 54-hole stroke play event over three rounds.
From South Korea, 88 players aged 13 to 18 will be selected by KGA ranking. Applications will be accepted from August 26 to September 4, with details available on the Seoul Metropolitan Golf Association website. Twenty prospects will come from five Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
The tournament was created to give junior players from South Korea and Southeast Asia international competition experience and to broaden the base of golf in Asia. World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points will be awarded, which should help players build international competitiveness.
Hanwha Life Insurance will provide course setup at the level of a regular tour event, along with player support programs, so that competitors can focus on their play. Top finishers will receive sponsorship benefits worth a combined 10 million won and invitations to the pro-am at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, a women's golf team competition to be held next year. Those invited to the pro-am will have the chance to play a round alongside top women's golfers from around the world.
An official at Hanwha Life Insurance said the event will be a meaningful competition where prospects from South Korea and Southeast Asia can gain international experience and grow together, adding that the company will continue to support the development of global talent through sports and the advancement of Asian golf.
