KLPGA E1 Charity Open Returns with 1 Billion Won Prize Purse

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By Kim Se-young
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null - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea

The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour E1 Charity Open, with a total prize purse of 1 billion won, will be held over three days starting Wednesday at Ferrum Club (par 72) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

Hosted by E1, an eco-friendly LPG specialist company, the tournament is the only charity event on the KLPGA Tour. Cumulative donations from the event so far total approximately 1.928 billion won.

A photo call event was held at the venue on Sunday, three days ahead of the tournament's opening. KLPGA Tour players and local youth golf prospects posed for commemorative photos.

Photo courtesy of the tournament organizing committee.

Original reporting by Kim Se-young for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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