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Twelve of the 18th promotional models of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour have begun full-fledged off-season training for the 2026 season.
According to the KLPGA, Park Hyun-kyung (26, Medihill) and Bae So-hyun (33, Medihill), who won one game side by side last year, set up a training camp together in Portugal. Park Hyun-kyung said, "In this training camp, I plan to supplement my iron shots intensively and maximize my strengths. And golf is a flow fight, and I'm training a lot to increase the putt success rate because the putt has a lot of influence on the flow of the game," he said.
The goal for the 2026 season is to win the KLPGA. I think I'm a steady player, but I want to perform steadily this year and rise to the top. I'm trying every year, but I want to achieve 10 wins this year and win the grand prize," he said.
Bae So-hyun, who is conducting his first off-season training in Europe, said, "I felt that I lacked decisive power in the final round of last season. There were ups and downs in the putt, and there were some unsettling scenes in the tee shot. I want to supplement this part in this training. In addition, we are focusing on short games and training to cope with various situations," he said. Bae So-hyun, who won three games two years ago and one last year, chose to win a major tournament as her goal for the 2026 season. In addition, he aimed to win multiple times.
There is one more person who has set up a camp in Portugal. Hong Jung-min (24, Korea Land Trust), who showed off his peak skills by becoming the top prize winner of the 2025 KLPGA regular tour. Hong Jung-min, who chose the same place for five consecutive years, said, "I want to inherit the good energy last season. "In this off-season training, we have maintained good performance until the end of the season, especially in the final round, and we have increased the proportion of physical training to 80% so that we do not lose our concentration and our judgment is not shaken," he said. "We will show good performance in the 2026 season as we are also focusing on driving shot training to increase the fairway seating rate that was disappointing last season," he said.
Last year, Yoo Hyun-jo (21) of the 2025 WeMade Grand Prize started his first step toward winning the 2026 season in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Yoo Hyun-jo said, "We are intensively training to further strengthen our physical strength and short game, which contributed the most to winning the grand prize last season," adding, "Especially this year, we plan to participate in overseas competitions as well as the KLPGA Tour, so physical strength will be more important."
"I've been doing really well until last season, receiving the grand prize following the rookie award, but what's a little disappointing is the number of wins. In the 2026 season, I want to win multiple games and become the king of multiple wins alone," he said with strength.
Rookie Kim Min-sol (20, Doosan Engineering & Construction We've started intensive training for two consecutive years in New Zealand, which boasts a mild climate. Kim Min-sol, who swept two wins in the KLPGA regular tour and four wins in the Dream tour last season, said, "I think I achieved excellent performance thanks to training in a good environment last year, so I visited again this year."
"I feel that the longer the distance during the first season, the more opportunities I get, so I'm focusing on improving the distance in this training camp. I'm training here to my heart's content because the sun goes down late," he added.
He also said, "I had a really happy season with two wins last year. "I've been supporting and helping around me a lot, but I want to achieve three wins this year, one more win than last season, and show my growth," he said, aiming for the 2026 Rookie of the Year award.
Thailand is the training site chosen by Lee Yu-lin (24, Doosan Engineering & Construction We've), who won his first career championship last year. Lee Yu-lin said, "I decided to go to Thailand to adapt well to the hot weather and get a good performance in the summer in the upcoming season," adding, "I once again felt the importance of putts as I won last season. So, in this off-season training, we are intensively training putts and we need to supplement the green hit rate, so we are increasing the amount of practice," he said.
He said, "I was really happy to experience the win. I want to win multiple games this season because I think I'll be happy every time I win," he said. "Luckily, the 2026 season opener 'Lijuran Championship' will be held in Thailand, where training is being conducted." As I am training hard, I will prepare well and try to win my first victory of this season," he stressed.
Meanwhile, the 2026 KLPGA regular tour opening 'Lijuran Championship' will be held for four days from March 12 at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand for a total prize money of 1.2 billion won (216 million won). The 2026 KLPGA promotion model is preparing for the upcoming 2026 season according to their respective plans. Through this off-season training, players who will grow further are more expected to perform.
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