Korea, US tours reach deal on local players' participation in LPGA tournament

The Korean and the U.S. women's golf tours jointly announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement on local players' participation in an LPGA tournament taking place here this fall.

The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) and the U.S.-based LPGA said they have agreed to allow 15 KLPGA Tour players to tee off at this year's BMW Ladies Championship, the lone U.S.

LPGA event held in Korea each fall.

For the 2027 edition, 30 KLPGA members will compete at the BMW Ladies Championship.

On July 2, the KLPGA said its negotiations with the LPGA on the number of homegrown players in the BMW field had fallen through, with the Korean side demanding 30 such players and its U.S. counterpart only ready to accept 10 KLPGA players.

However, the two tours said they resumed their talks "under the common objective of achieving our tours' mutual growth and sustainable development of Korean women's golf" and were able to find the middle ground.

"By signing a memorandum of understanding, we will work together to ensure thorough implementation of our agreements," the KLPGA said in a statement. ...