Park Sunghyun Returns to Korea, Applies for KLPGA Tour Qualifying Preliminaries

Preliminary Round of 2027 Regular Tour Qualifying Tournament
Aiming to Finish in the Top 30 in the Final Round
"Whatever the result, I'll do my best."

“Namdalla” Park Sung-hyun will compete in the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour’s qualifying tournament.

On the 27th, Park posted on her Instagram account: “I’m preparing for the qualifying tournament in Korea. Whatever the result, I’ll do my best.” An KLPGA Tour official said, “Park applied on the 26th, the deadline, to compete in the preliminary round of the 2027 regular-tour qualifying tournament.”

Park Sung-hyun, known as "Namdalla," will compete in the qualifying round of the KLPGA Tour's seed tournament. Courtesy of KLPGA.

A representative of Park’s management agency, Sema Sports Marketing, said, “Since she will have to play on the Epson Tour, the second tier of the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, again next year, she decided to play in Korea for now.”

The preliminary round of the KLPGA qualifying tournament will be held from November 3 to 6 at Muan Country Club in Muan County, Jeollanam-do. Those who advance from the preliminary round will need to finish roughly in the top 30 in the final round, held from November 10 to 13, to secure regular-tour starts next year.

After recording 10 career wins on the KLPGA Tour, Park joined the LPGA Tour in 2017. She went on to claim seven career wins in the United States, including two major titles: the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

However, Park struggled to achieve strong results after suffering injuries to her shoulder, back, and other areas beginning in 2019. This year, she competed on the LPGA Epson Tour.

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