The 12 KLPGA promotional models picked "Special 20-Year-Old"... "You have both long hitting and technical skills" [The site of Yeouido]

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Ahead of the opening of the KLPGA Tour in the 2026 season, the strongest candidate for the tour's representative promotional models was Kim Min-sol (20, Doosan Engineering & Construction).

The 18th KLPGA promotional models attended the 2026 KLPGA Regular Tour Opening Ceremony held at The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 25th, and pointed out the leading candidates for the championship and grand prize that they think each other will win this season.

At the opening ceremony, 12 promotional models, including Kim Min-sol, Park Gyeol, Park Min-ji, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Hye-joon, Bae So-hyun, Yoo Hyun-jo, Lee Ga-young, Lee Se-hee, Lee Yu-lin, Lim Hee-jung and Hong Jung-min, communicated with fans to announce their first victory pledge of the season.

The player who received the most votes is by far Kim Min-sol. The seniors' praise poured in. Lim Hee-jung (Doosan Construction), who has five KLPGA wins, said, "Kim Min-sol has a long distance and is good at short games. He praised him as a strong candidate for the grand prize and evaluated, "I think he will do really well if he builds up his experience well."

Park Hyun-kyung (Mediheel) also said, "Kim Min-sol professional seems to be a strong candidate. He said, "I think Min-sol will have a very good season."

Kim Min-sol, who received overwhelming support from her seniors, said, "Thank you for choosing me as the grand prize candidates. The goal is to meet expectations," he said, expressing his humble feelings.

At the same time, Park Hye-joon (Dusan Construction) was cited as his opponent. Kim Min-sol explained, "Professional Park Hye-joon showed good performance last year, so I think he will be the Grand Prize candidate this year."

The aspirations of the existing strongmen seeking to recapture the target were also different. Yoo Hyun-jo (Lotte), the winner of last year's grand prize, said, "It is difficult to pick a strong candidate for the grand prize. I think the question is too difficult," he said with a smile and added, "I did well last year, but I was disappointed with the number of wins. This year, I will try to win the most wins," he said, vowing to challenge for the most wins.

Jun Hong Jung-min (Korea Land Trust), who moved his team, suggested a specific multiplier. Hong Jung-min said, "I promised the chairman that I would win four games this season. I'm only going to watch that and run," he said, sparking a multi-win competition.

Park Min-ji (NH Investment & Securities) is determined to return to her rookie position. Park Min-ji said, "Last year was the only year without a championship. "I'll get out of the way I was drunk on winning every year and start again like a rookie and add a championship," he said.

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