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Golf Zone Co., Ltd. (CEO Park Kang-soo and Choi Deok-hyung) announced on the 22nd that it will hold the first competition of the 2026 Tire Pro GTOUR MIXED, the first men's and women's mixed competition of the 26th season of the screen golf tour, at Daejeon Golf Zone Joymaru Stadium on January 24 (Sat).
Kumho Tire's specialized distribution brand TIRE PRO, which has been in a relationship since the 24th season, participated in the first round of the "2026 Tire Pro GTOUR MIXED" with a total prize money of 80 million won (17 million won). A total of 88 male and female screen players will participate, including the top 20 men's and women's awards and rookie points in 25 seasons, and the top 24 players and recommended players in the first regular tournament in 26 seasons.
The 2026 GTOUR MIXED will be played in a day-long, second round 36-hole stroke play in the tournament NX TOUR mode without qualifying and eliminating cuts. The official designation is the St. 9 N BLACK & N GOLD Ball, and the competition environment, except for T-box (the setting for each male and female hole), will be the same as regular tours GTOUR and WGTOUR. The competition course is a free-ro CC unified/Korean course characterized by clean nature with a golf zone course difficulty of 5 and a green difficulty of 4.5, and it is expected that the fun of watching the game will be great as it provides pleasure through challenging and creative play.
In the men's GTOUR, Lee Sung-hoon, who won his seventh GTOUR opening game this year, Lee Yong-hee, who had a spectacular 25 seasons with the grand prize and the prize money king, and Lee Joon-hee, who won his first career cup at the last championship with steady performance, are expected to compete with strong players with good performance. In addition, the performances of multiple winners Kim Min-soo, Choi Min-wook, Ha Seung-bin, and Jang Jung-woo, who represent GTOUR, are expected to add to the fun of watching.
In the women's WGTOUR, the competition for the championship of 25 seasons and the grand prize of the season, Park Dan-yu, who boasted a perfect flawless play from this year's WGTOUR opening game, Hong Hyun-ji and Han Ji-min, the existing strongmen, Lee Jin-kyung, who showed good performance in the lead in 25 seasons, and Yang Hyo-ri and Bae Jin-ri, who played in the first tournament of 26 seasons, are the key points to watch.
The first round of the competition will be broadcast live on the YouTube Golf Zone channel, Naver, Daum Sports, and Screen Golf Zone TV from 9 a.m. on the day of the game, and the final round, starting at 13:30 p.m., will be broadcast live on SBS Golf2 channel. GTOUR MIXED is a free-to-view competition, and there are various things to enjoy at the site and an opportunity to draw prizes when entering the gallery after pre-registration.
In addition, the GTOUR match prediction service will add to the fun of predicting the winner of the championship cup in the mixed competition. The new GTOUR match prediction service, which will be introduced in the 26th season, is a service that provides G-pass prize money that can be used at golf zone parks and golf zone markets if the top six players in men's, women's and mixed competitions are correct. Details can be found through the golf zone app. The service is available from Wednesday the week of the competition to 11 a.m. on the day, and a rich prize worth 2 million won will be prepared per competition and distributed according to the number of correct answers.
Meanwhile, the history of the GTOUR & WGTOUR tournament, which marks its 15th anniversary this year, the tournament tournament, player records, and highlights of the last game can be found on the official website.
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