LPGA plans new S Korean event

LOS ANGELES: The LPGA is teaming with automaker BMW to produce a women’s golf tournament at LPGA International Busan in South Korea starting next year.LPGA commissioner Mike Whan and BMW Group Korea’s Chairman Kim Hyo-joon announced the tournament on Wednesday in Florida. It will boast a purse of $2 million with a winner’s prize of $300,000.

The tournament, planned for October of next year, is just one project planned for its facility in Busan, where an LPGA teaching and club professional center and a regional LPGA qualifying school are also planned.