Seo Kyurim vs Kim Minsol: "Let's Settle It Properly at This Major Tournament"

Pride on the Line at the KB Financial Golden Life Championship

A Battle for the Top: Most Wins, Prize Money, and Player of the Year Points

Potential to Set a New KLPGA Tour Single-Season Prize Money Record

Kyulim Seo and Minsol Kim, both born in 2006 and the same age, will face off for pride this time in Icheon.

The two players will compete for the championship at the third major event of the 2026 Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour season, the KB Financial Golden Life Championship (total prize money: 1.5 billion won), to be held on September 10 at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,837 yards).

Kyulim Seo (right) and Minsol Kim compete for the championship at the KB Financial Golden Life Championship. Provided by KLPGA

This major tournament, which has produced numerous stars since its launch in 2006, had been held until last year as the KB Financial Star Championship and begins anew this year as the KB Financial Golden Life Championship. A total of 120 top-ranked players are set to compete in a heated battle. The winner’s prize is 270 million won.

Seo and Kim will clash again just three weeks after the 48th BC Card·Hankyung KLPGA Championship on August 23. Neither player participated in both the recently held KG Ladies Open and the OK Savings Bank Ootman Open, with each skipping one of the events.

Seo, with four victories this season, currently leads in multiple categories, including most wins, Player of the Year points (519 points), and scoring average (70.1992 strokes). Her rival, the "super rookie" Minsol Kim, leads in total prize money (1,366,629,428 won) and rookie points (2,036 points). If Kim finishes second or better, or if Seo secures a victory, they could break the single-season prize money record on the KLPGA Tour set by Park Minji in 2021 (1,521,374,313 won).

Yoo Hyunjoo, who successfully defended her title last year, will aim for her third consecutive victory at a single major tournament. This would make her the fourth player in KLPGA Tour history to achieve three consecutive major championships, following the late Koo Okhee, Kang Sooyoun, and Pak Seri. Cho Yerim, who just claimed her first career victory at last week’s OK Savings Bank Ootman Open, seeks back-to-back wins. LPGA Tour member Jeon Inji will also compete at the tournament, which she sponsors.

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