2026 MTN National Park Golf Series - Hwasun Competition to Open on the 25th of next month

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The "2026 MTN National Park Golf Series – Hwasun Competition," a large sports event representing the spring season, will be held at Hwasun Park Golf Course in Pungam-ri, Cheongpung-myeon, Hwasun, Jeollanam-do on the 25th of next month.

Hwasun Park Golf Course, the venue of the competition, has a total of 87 holes on an area of 188,347㎡, the largest in the country. It is one of the best park golf courses in the country due to the state of the grass as well as the composition of the course that makes use of the natural topography.

More than 1,300 park golf enthusiasts from all over the country will participate in the tournament, and it will go through preliminary rounds on April 25 and lead to the finals on May 16.

The competition will be divided into preliminary and final rounds. In the preliminary round on April 25, the selected players will compete with 18-hole games, and the final rankings will be determined with 36-hole games on May 16.

The composition of the schedule separating the preliminary and the finals is a way to increase the concentration of the competition and provide players with sufficient game experience.

The qualifying period is until 5 p.m. on April 3, and the participants will be confirmed on April 6. The game will be divided into men's and women's divisions and will be played in individual competitions. The prize money for the men's and women's categories is 10 million won each. Various awards are prepared, including 5 million won for the second place and 2 million won for the third place.

An official of the competition said, "It is expected that the competition will be fierce enough to be decided by one stroke. In particular, due to the nature of park golf, which requires sophisticated shots and strategies, the difference in skills between players is not large, so the tense game is expected to continue until the end.

In addition, various auxiliary programs and prize events will be organized and operated as a festival-type competition that can be enjoyed by both participants and visitors. In particular, this competition is expected to have a tourism synergy effect in conjunction with the Dolmen Spring Flower Festival in Hwasun. As it is held at the peak of the flower river road and spring flower tourism resources, it is expected to increase the satisfaction of the team and family visitors.

Hwasun-gun is also trying to take this tournament as an opportunity to make a leap into a central city for park golf. The strategy is to build a sustainable regional revitalization model that combines sports and tourism and to continuously attract national sports events in the future.

An official of the competition said, "Despite the national park golf craze, the Hwasun competition is expected to become a key competition representing the spring season," adding, "We hope that many hobbyists will participate and enjoy the competition accompanied by the festival to their fullest."

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