BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

In 2019, the BMW Ladies Championship has been new to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. The world’s top female golfers play for two million US dollars prize money in Busan, South Korea. The BMW Ladies Championship features an excellent field, is the only LPGA Tour tournament in South Korea and a highlight on the international BMW Golfsport calendar. In November 2019, more than 70,000 spectators visited the ingaural BMW Ladies Championship.

Unfortunately, the BMW Ladies Championship can not take place in 2020. Given the travel restrictions and quarantine requirements put in place due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the BMW Ladies Championship – along with all other tournaments of the planned "Asian Swing" – was removed from the LPGA calendar. The BMW Ladies Championship will return in 2021.

A birdie at the third extra hole saw South Korea’s Hana Jang start the celebrations by claiming a home win in the BMW Ladies Championship at the LPGA International Busan. The 27-year-old had 269 strokes (-19) on her scorecard after four rounds, which put her level with Danielle Kang (USA). Jang took home a total of 300,000 US dollars in prize money for her fifth title on the LPGA Tour.

Jang (-7) and Kang (-8) produced by far the best performances on the final day and both deserved to reach the play-off. They both recorded par twice on the 18th before heading the third extra hole, the 10th. Kang scored par once again, while her South Korean opponent went one better, securing the greatest success of her career to date with a birdie.

“Congratulations on Hana Jang’s winning at the only one LPGA tournament in Korea,” said Dr. Wolfgang Hacker, Head of Brand Management of BMW Group Korea. “I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the galleries for their big support and applause for coming to the BMW Ladies Championship. BMW will continue to invest and contribute to the development of the Korean golf sports industry.”