"KPGA MY MOON YOUNG WINTER TOUR" begins on the 5th, and Lee Hyung-joon, 6 wins on the tour, said, "I think it's a very good opportunity."

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The 2026 KPGA MY Moonyoung Winter Tour 1st Competition (total prize money of 100 million won, winning prize money of 15 million won) will be held at Phoenix Gold Bangkok West and Nam Course (par 70 and 7080 yards) in Bangkok, Thailand for two days from February 5 to 6.

A total of 120 players, including those who passed the preliminary round held for three days from February 2nd to 4th, will participate in the "2026 KPGA MY Moon Young Winter Tour 1st Competition" and will be played in a 36-hole stroke play in the second round.

Lee Hyung-joon (34, Welcome Savings Bank), who has six wins on the KPGA Tour, Hwang In-chun (52, 3H Chiropractic Chip University), Kim Woo-hyun (35, Viner) who has three wins on the KPGA Tour, Kim Chan-woo (27) who has two wins on the KPGA Tour, and Kim Bong-seop (43, Jotech Korea), who will re-enter the KPGA Tour in the 2026 season, will participate in the tournament after receiving a preliminary exemption as the top-ranked player in the Genesis points rankings in the 2025 season.

Lee Hyung-joon said, "I came to Thailand from January 28 to prepare for the competition. "I think it's a very good opportunity for me and other players to compete with other players through the winter tour during the period when there's no regular tour," he said. "I'll get satisfactory results in this tournament so that I can start the season well."

Lim Ye-taek then said, "Since the end of the 2025 season, I have improved the quantity and quality of my exercise and I am also paying a lot of attention to eating. Thailand is a country that comes to train every year, and the food fits well and I like the culture of this place, so I am preparing for the competition while enjoying it. I hope that I will be able to gain confidence by performing close to winning this tournament," he said.

Meanwhile, Kwon Oh-sang (31), who announced his return to the KPGA tour this season after serving in the military, tied for fifth in Group A of the preliminary round, and Yang Hee-joon (26), who ranked first in the KPGA Challenge Tour's combined points in the 2025 season, will advance to the finals by ranking second alone in Group C of the preliminary round.

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