Kim Hyo-joo participates in the Aramco Korea Championship... Challenge for winning 3 years in a row
Quick Look
- Kim Hyo-joo will participate in the Aramco Korea Championship, which will be held for four days starting on the 8th at the New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, and aim to win the championship for the third consecutive year.
- If she wins this tournament, she will set an unusual record for an LPGA tour player to win three times in Korea in one season.
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Why It Matters
Hyo-Joo Kim is actively traveling between the LPGA Tour and the KLPGA Tour in the 2026 season, and this Aramco Korea Championship is one of the PIF Global Series competitions of the Women's European Golf Tour (LET) and will be held with support from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
Participating in the Aramco Korea Championship in Goyang for three days starting on the 8th
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Tae-yong = Kim Hyo-joo, who has traveled extensively on the American Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour and the Korean Women's Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour in the 2026 season, will this time participate in the European Women's Professional Golf Tour (LET) tournament held in Korea.
Kim Hyo-joo will challenge to win the Aramco Korea Championship (total prize money of $2 million), which will be held for four days starting on the 8th at the New Korea Country Club (par 72) in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do for three consecutive years following 2024 and 2025.
This competition is one of the PIF Global Series hosted by LET with the support of Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Wealth Fund (PIF).
Kim Hyo-joo won her first win of the season at the LPGA Tour Founders Cup last March and took the top spot at the Ford Championship, the next tournament.
In May, she moved to Korea and won the NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship on the KLPGA Tour, and in July, she won the Lotte Open trophy hosted by her sponsor.
If she wins this week's Aramco tournament, she will set a rare record for a player whose main stage is the LPGA tour to win three times in one season in Korea.
Moreover, the Aramco competition will be held at the same New Korea Country Club for three years starting in 2024, so it is familiar to Kim Hyo-joo.
Kim Hyo-joo said through the competition organizing committee, “This course requires accuracy, consistency, and patience,” and added, “I will give my all to win for the third year in a row.”
In this tournament, Park Sung-hyun and Lee Jeong-eun, who have many fans, as well as Korean LPGA tour players Danielle Kang and Allison Lee (both of the United States) will participate.
Additionally, Carlota Ciganda (Spain) and Olivia Kawon (Germany) will also participate and compete for the championship trophy.
What to Watch
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Kim Hyo-joo wins the Aramco Korea Championship and will achieve the title for the third consecutive year.
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Open Questions
- Will Kim Hyo-joo actually be able to win this competition for the third year in a row?
- Current condition and recent performance of other participating players
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