Golf Zone to Host 2026 GTOUR and WGTOUR 3rd Major Tournament This Weekend, respectively

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Golf Zone Co., Ltd. (CEO Park Kang-soo and Choi Deok-hyung) will hold the final round of the third major tournament of "2026 Shinhan Investment & Securities GTOUR" at Daejeon Golf Zone Joymaru Stadium on March 7 (Sat). In addition, the third major competition of "2026 Lotte Rent-a-Car WGTOUR" will be held on March 8 (Sun) at Daejeon Golf Zone Joymaru Stadium, which will give you the benefit of securing the WGTOUR seed right for three years.

Shinhan Investment & Securities' third major competition of the 2026 Shinhan Investment & Securities GTOUR will be the main sponsor of the GTOUR men's development with a total prize money of 120 million won, while Challenger Golfwear, Jeju Air, Dunlop Sports Korea and Vienna Coffee House will serve as sub-sponsors.

The tournament will be played in golf zone tournament NX Tour mode with a two-round 36-hole stroke play for one day. The competition course is the Masters Club Valley CC in the golf zone course of 4.5 and Green Nando 4, which is a virtual course designed by the golf zone for the best golfers, which is expected to lead to a fiercer competition. A total of 88 players will participate in the first round, including seed winners, qualifiers, rookies and invited players, and players selected through offline qualifiers, with 60 players continuing their final round matches through cutoffs.

The winner of this major competition will be given 25 million won in prize money and 3,000 points for Grand Prize and New Prize, and will be given three years of GTOUR seed rights, including this year. In addition, the first place in the first and second rounds of the KPGA Tour will be given a berth to the final round of the first part of the tour hosted by the Korea Professional Golf Tour (KPGA).

Among the points to watch at the tournament are Kim Hong-taek, the emperor of screen golf with 16 GTOUR wins, followed by Kim Min-soo and Choi Min-wook, Lee Yong-hee and Lee Sung-hoon, who are constantly gaining popularity with their skills and showmanship. The plays of Jang Jung-woo, who won his first career championship in the previous second tournament, Ha Seung-bin and Lee Joon-hee, who are powerful and sophisticated, and Kim Joon-hyung, the rookie of the year in the 25th season, are also expected to catch the attention of many golf fans.

GTOUR is open to any golf fan for free, and many galleries are expected to visit the golf zone Joymaru site, where the competition will be held, with various events for galleries, photo zones, and refreshments. As it is a competition with strong perks, it is expected that 88 screen male professionals will participate in the competition as well as the high participation in the match prediction event. GTOUR match prediction is an event in which G-pass prize money can be used at golf zone parks and golf zone markets if the top six players in the final round are correct, and the third event will be held with a total prize money of 3 million won, with 1 million won carried over.

The first round of the competition will be broadcast live on the screen golf zone, Naver, Daum Sports, and golf zone YouTube channels at 9 p.m. on the day of the game, and the final round will be additionally broadcast live on SBS Golf2 channel from 13:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, detailed information on the history of the Golf Zone GTOUR competition, highlights of the last game, player information, photo and video content, and events can be found on the GTOUR official website.

The total prize money for the third major tournament of the "2026 Lotte Rent-a-Car WGTOUR" was 120 million won (25 million won in prize money, 3,000 points for grand prize and new prize) and Lotte Rent-a-Car as the main sponsor, Jeju Air as the sub-sponsor, Modelo, World Wine Co., Dunlop Sports Korea and Dr.PL participated. The winner will be given the WGTOUR seed right to participate in the finals without qualifying for three years, including this year.

The course of the tournament, which will be held in golf zone to non-NX tour mode with a second round of 36-hole stroke play for one day, is the golf zone course and Green Nando 4's Orbis GC released in February this year. It is a course that requires sophisticated play by golfers due to the long battlefield and many hazards forming a number of target routes, and it is expected that it will be fun to watch various course management of the screen empress. A total of 80 players, including seed winners, qualifiers, rookies and invited players, will participate in the first round, and 60 players will play in the final round through cutoffs.

Hong Hyun-ji, who proved once again that she was the screen empress in the second tournament, and Park Dan-yu, who won the championship and the season title last year and the opening game of the 26 season, joined after training off-season, and the veterans' competition is considered a point to watch. In addition, the performances of Lee Jin-kyung and Cho Ye-jin, who are sharp plays that do not fall into the lead competition recently, Han Ji-min, a WGTOUR mascot who combines skills and charm, and Yang Hyo-ri, who plays both KLPGA and screen, will add fun to the viewing.

WGTOUR is open to any golf fan for free, and the golf zone Joymaru site is expected to have a cloud gallery suitable for its growing popularity by preparing a photo zone decorated with various events, trophies and winning jackets for the gallery. The match prediction event, which has been underway since the 26th season, is also expected to be highly participated as it is a major competition, and the third competition will be held with the total prize money of 3 million won carried over from the second competition.

The first round of the competition will be broadcast live on the screen golf zone, Naver, Daum Sports, and golf zone YouTube channels at 9 p.m. on the day of the game, and the final round will be additionally broadcast live on SBS Golf2 channel from 13:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, detailed information on the history of the Golf Zone GTOUR and WGTOUR competitions, highlights of the last game, player information, photo and video content, and events, which mark their 15th anniversary this year, can be found on the official website.

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