‘Se-ri Pak’ LPGA tournament is named ‘Fur Hills Se-ri Pak Championship’

‘Global Investment Company Sponsorship’ competition to be held in the U.S. in March There are only two competitions with a total prize money of $2 million that have a player's name on them.

Se-ri Pak will be the host of the ‘Fur Hills Se-ri Park Championship’, the LPGA tour tournament named after her in March.

The official name of the LPGA Tour tournament, named after Korean women's golf legend Se-ri Pak (47), was decided as 'Fur Hills Se-ri Pak Championship.'

The LPGA Tour Secretariat announced on the 10th, “The name of the tournament has been finalized as the global investment company ‘Fir Hills’ has decided to participate as a sponsor of the tournament.” The 'Fur Hills Seri Park Championship' is the 6th tournament of this year's LPGA Tour and will be held at Palos Verdes Golf Club near Los Angeles, California, USA for four days starting March 21 (local time). This tournament, which was held under the name 'D.O. Implant LA Open' until last year, also increased the total prize money from $1.75 million to $2 million (about 2.64 billion won).

“I am honored to return to the LPGA Tour as host of her namesake event,” said Se-Ri Pak, who will host her event. “I want to give back the golf I loved to the next generation,” she said. Se-ri Pak, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame with 25 wins on the LPGA Tour, served as host of the 'OK Savings Bank Se-ri Pak Invitational' on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour for 12 years from 2011 to 2022.

There are a total of 33 tournaments held on this year's LPGA Tour, but only two, including the 'Fur Hills Seri Park Championship', contain the player's name. The other one is ‘Annika Driven’, named after ‘golf queen’ Annika Sorenstam (54, Sweden) and will be held in November. The 'Mizuho Americas Open' to be held in May does not include a player's name in the tournament name, but Michelle Wie West (35, USA) will serve as the host.

This season's LPGA Tour opens with the 'Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions' held in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 18th. 스포츠토토맨