Post by johnboy on Jun 2, 2015 8:59:59 GMT
This is good news about about time if i say so myself. 
I would be interested to see how the KLPGA and the Korean media react if foreigners starting dominating the KLPGA.
english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/28/2015052801599.html
KLPGA Opens Doors to Foreign Golfers
The LPGA of Korea has decided to invite foreign golfers to the Korean professional women's golf tour for the first time.
It announced Wednesday that it will hold an international qualifying tournament in September for non-Korean golfers which will have four rounds in a stroke play system.
Those who finish in the top 30 percent will be given a chance to compete in the preliminary round for the tour in November in Muan, South Jeolla Province. The top 40-60 percent will be eligible to play in the second and third-tier tours.
Both professional and amateur golfers older than 18 and non-Korean golfers can participate.
Golfers high on the money list in overseas tours will be exempt from the qualifying tournament. They need to be in the top 125 on the U.S. LPGA Tour, top 95 on the LPGA of Japan, top 45 on the European Tour, and top 10 on the Chinese Tour.
"We decided to open the door to non-Korean golfers to enhance the competitiveness of our tour and to enable the KLPGA to become a more globally recognized tour," a KLPGA official said.
I would be interested to see how the KLPGA and the Korean media react if foreigners starting dominating the KLPGA.
english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/28/2015052801599.html
KLPGA Opens Doors to Foreign Golfers
The LPGA of Korea has decided to invite foreign golfers to the Korean professional women's golf tour for the first time.
It announced Wednesday that it will hold an international qualifying tournament in September for non-Korean golfers which will have four rounds in a stroke play system.
Those who finish in the top 30 percent will be given a chance to compete in the preliminary round for the tour in November in Muan, South Jeolla Province. The top 40-60 percent will be eligible to play in the second and third-tier tours.
Both professional and amateur golfers older than 18 and non-Korean golfers can participate.
Golfers high on the money list in overseas tours will be exempt from the qualifying tournament. They need to be in the top 125 on the U.S. LPGA Tour, top 95 on the LPGA of Japan, top 45 on the European Tour, and top 10 on the Chinese Tour.
"We decided to open the door to non-Korean golfers to enhance the competitiveness of our tour and to enable the KLPGA to become a more globally recognized tour," a KLPGA official said.
