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The Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) held the 2026 KPGA Insight Forum, which was prepared to strengthen the professionalism of its members and secure global competitiveness.
KPGA announced in a press release on the 2nd that it invited Lee Si-woo, a member of the technical education committee, as a speaker to share tour trends and coaching know-how at the forum held at the KPGA Building in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 1st. More than 100 KPGA members who participated on a first-come, first-served basis received practical knowledge through lectures that lasted about 140 minutes.
Lee Si-woo, a lecturer, sharply analyzed the environmental differences between domestic and foreign tours in the first part. Lee Si-woo diagnosed, "While the U.S. and European tours are an open culture of interacting with various players, Korea has a strong culture of fixed members centered on acquaintances." In particular, coaches, trainers, and managers introduced advanced infrastructure such as the PGA Tour's team-level system and large-scale physio centers that support one player, suggesting the direction for the domestic tour.
In addition, Lee Si-woo encouraged the players, emphasizing that "the difference between the environment and the support system is just like the difference in competitiveness," adding, "The Korean male players' skills are never second to the world's level."
In the second part, specific coaching methodologies were dealt with based on their experience coaching top players such as Lydia Ko and Ko Jin-young. Lee Si-woo introduced a one-on-one match play and survival training method to maximize the sense of practice, stressing the importance of the relationship between the leader and the player, saying, "Coaches who stand by when the player feels at the bottom gain true trust."
He also gave advice on AI golf lessons, which have recently become a hot topic. "AI will be a great tool to increase coaching efficiency for coaches who are thinking about how to incorporate AI," he said, calling for the use of technology based on thorough preparation and communication skills rather than being afraid of change.
"Professional know-how should go beyond individual assets and become competitive for all of us," Lee Si-woo said at the end of the lecture. "I hope this forum will be a time for leaders to get realistic solutions that can be used immediately in practice."
Starting with this forum, KPGA plans to continue to provide a venue for members to voluntarily share their lesson know-how and the latest technical information. Future forum schedules can be found on the official KPGA website and application.
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