The KLPGA-Samcheonri Together the Dreamers, co-hosted by the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) and Samcheonri, a comprehensive energy group, has begun.
The tournament kicked off on Thursday at Club 72 in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, and will run through Aug. 8. The tournament was founded in 2015 to discover and foster promising golfers. This is the seventh edition of the tournament, which was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.
This time, 256 promising players, including 80 secondary school students and 176 high school students, were selected. After two days of qualifying rounds, 40 secondary players and 88 high school players will advance to the main event to compete for the title.
The first through third place finishers in the high school division will be exempted from the KLPGA Associate Membership practical test. The first through third place finishers in the combined secondary and tertiary divisions will be eligible for a recommendation to the KLPGA Regular Tour or Dream Tour. All expenses including green fees, caddies, and meals will be covered. Previous winners of the tournament include Song Ga Eun (2015-2016), Kim Min Byul (2019 Secondary), and Hong Jung Min (2019 High School).
Samcheonri has been operating the Samcheonri Academy since 2019 for amateur players to develop junior golfers. The company has also created the Samcheonri Sports Team to actively support 스포츠토토 professional athletes with both skill and character. Its sponsored players include Kim Hae-rim, Choi Ga-bin, Lee Jae-yoon, Ko Go-woo, Ko Ji-won, Madasom, Park Do-young, and Jeong Jeong-hyun.