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Post by klpgaenglish on Oct 2, 2024 13:35:45 GMT
Today the KLPGA has announced, the final 2024 KLPGA Tour event "SK" will reduce players from 77 to 60, likely the top 60 in money ranking for DRAMA. Grand Prize points have been seemingly artificially boosted to MAJOR point level for the 60 participants instead of the 70 points based on Prize money. Also ROY points will be MAJOR level for those players who qualify. SK Championship winner will get 250 million won. This means the last chance to gain a 2025 tour card falls to the S-OIL championship the week before. Fail and endure HELL WEEK. naver.me/5WOIsZMV |
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Post by klpgaenglish on Oct 2, 2024 13:40:25 GMT
Basically the idea is if the competition falls out of the top ten, someone within the 100 point / 250 Million margin could "steal" the Grand Prize by winning SK.
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Post by klpgaenglish on Oct 28, 2024 13:29:25 GMT
SK will be 54 hole stroke play NO CUT. 57 players plus a few "amateurs".
All players will already have their 2025 tour cards and with NO CUT players will be relaxed AND media suggests more exciting shots or putts will result from this format.
It's like some sort of coronation event. There is a small chance someone could win this event and surpass the current money and point leader and steal the Grand Prize at the last event of the year.
I'm not really a fan of THIS.
I guess the Dream Tour and KLPGA have a good system already in place and reducing the event from 70 to 60 doesn't change a whole lot.
Players need all the chances they can get to reach tour card status so I am not in favor of ANY reduction in opportunity.
In the fall, tour fields shrink and I dont know exactly why. Aren't events in the spring typically 120 to 140 players? For some reason it is closer to 100 in the fall.
If someone can explain the rational for this I'd appreciate it. I assume the KLPGA and Dream tour know what they are doing. Whatever it is.
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