"Asia Heats Up for Four Weeks"... LPGA Tour's Asian Swing Begins
Buick LPGA Shanghai tees off this week
The tour then heads to South Korea, Malaysia and Japan
Kim Seiyoung, Choi Hyejin, Jeeno Thitikul and Miyu Yamashita vie for the title
The LPGA Tour's "Asian Swing" is underway.
The LPGA Tour will hold the Buick LPGA Shanghai over four days starting October 15 at Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China (par 72, 6,735 yards), with a total purse of US$3.2 million. Starting with this event, the tour will travel around Asia for the BMW Ladies Championship (Haenam, South Jeolla Province; total purse of US$2.35 million), the Maybank Championship (Malaysia; total purse of US$3 million) and the Toto Japan Classic (Japan; total purse of US$2.1 million). The 2026 season will conclude after the tour returns to the United States and holds two more events.
Kim Sei Young is vying for victory at the Buick LPGA Shanghai, part of the Asian Swing. AFP-Yonhap News Agency
View original imageThe Buick LPGA Shanghai has the largest purse of any event in the Asian Swing. A field of 81 players will compete for the title, with no cut. The winner will receive US$480,000 (about 640 million won).
Eleven South Korean players will compete. World No. 9 Kim Sei Young leads the group. A formidable player, she claimed her 13th career victory at the BMW Ladies Championship last October, ending a nearly five-year drought. She has recorded seven top-10 finishes this year, though she has yet to win. She is returning to an LPGA Tour event after tying for fourth at the FM Championship in August. Joining Kim in the hunt for the title are Lim Jin Hee, Choi Hye Jin, Kim A Lim, Shin Ji Eun, Lee Mi Hyang and Hwang You Min, among others.
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World No. 2 and defending champion Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand is a strong contender for the title. She claimed her fourth victory of the season at the Lotte Championship, her most recent event. She is aiming to win back-to-back events and defend her title. World No. 4 Miyu Yamashita of Japan is also on a steep upward trajectory. Last week, she won the Aramco Korea Championship, a Ladies European Tour (LET) event held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang.
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