"KRW 1.5 Billion in Prize Money"..."This Tournament Will Decide the Race"
Title Race Heats Up at the Iceberg Golf Seoul Newspaper Open
Largest Prize Fund of the KLPGA Tour's Three Remaining Events
Kim Minsol, Seo Gyorim, Yoo Haeran and Yoon Ina Vie for the Win
The race for individual titles on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour is reaching its climax.
The Iceberg Golf Seoul Newspaper Open will be held from October 16 for three days at H1 Club (par 72) in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Including this event, only three tournaments remain on this season's KLPGA Tour: the 20th S-OIL Championship (October 29-November 1, with a total prize fund of KRW 1 billion) and the Daebo HausD Championship (November 6-8, with a total prize fund of KRW 1.2 billion).
Seo Gyorim (left) and Kim Minsol will compete for individual titles at the Iceberg Golf-Seoul Newspaper Open. Provided by KLPGA.
View original imageThe title races remain intense right through the final stretch. Kim Minsol, with three wins, and Seo Gyorim, with four, are locked in a fierce battle. Kim leads the money list with KRW 1,541,329,428, while Seo is second with KRW 1,413,216,000. Seo leads the Player of the Year points standings with 563 points, followed by Kim with 486. Seo also leads in scoring average at 70.5319 strokes, with Kim second at 70.7671.
The outcome of each major individual title could change depending on the results of each tournament. In particular, the Iceberg Golf Seoul Newspaper Open has the largest total prize fund of the three remaining events, making it a pivotal tournament in the race for the money title.
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Top players from Korea and abroad will also compete for the win. Yoo Hyunjo, the 2025 Player of the Year, is in strong form after claiming her second victory of the season last week at the HJ Shipbuilding & Construction-Dongbu Construction Championship. Yoo Haeran, ranked No. 3 in the world, and Yoon Ina, ranked No. 16, will compete while playing on the LPGA Tour. Former world No. 1 Ko Jinyoung will make her first appearance on the KLPGA Tour in about three years.
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