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The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) has introduced the KLPGA Gallery Weather Index, a safety index for tournament viewing according to weather conditions.
KLPGA announced on the 2nd that it will operate the weather index, a customized indicator to provide a safe and pleasant viewing environment for galleries by reflecting weather information.
The measure was designed to increase the safety level and operational reliability of the competition by preemptively responding to rapid climate changes such as recent heat waves and strong winds.
According to the association, the weather index is calculated by analyzing a total of eight items, including temperature, precipitation, wind speed, lightning, ultraviolet rays, field of view, air quality, and humidity, in an equal weighting method. Weather forecast data between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., which are game hours, are reflected in real time, and updated four times a day every day on a three-hour basis from 6 a.m. to provide the latest information.
The viewing safety stage is divided into five stages: comfort, safety, normal, alert, and alert. The index will be applied to all KLPGA regular tour competitions in the 2026 season. Galleries can constantly check the index through the KLPGA official website and mobile app and plan viewing according to changing weather conditions.
KLPGA received the highest grade of acceptable safety level in the safety management diagnostic evaluation in September 2025. The association evaluated that the introduction of the weather index raised the level of gallery safety management to a higher level by guiding weather risks in advance.
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