Staff WriterAramco Korea Championship lands in Seoul next week, and if New Korea Country Club could hum it would be whistling “Gangnam Style” at full volume.
The Aramco Korea Championship, now the second stop on the freshly unveiled PIF Global Series, promises three days of high-octane shot-making from 9–11 May and a carnival of off-course shenanigans to match.
A field that could headline Glastonbury — with head-covers
Defending champion Hyo Joo Kim returns to the scene of last year’s wire-to-wire stroll, determined to reprise the three-shot cushion she hung on England’s Charley Hull.
Kim’s compatriot Sung Hyun Park—two-time major winner, former world No. 1 and owner of a downswing visible from the International Space Station—joins the fray eager to rekindle the form that once rattled leaderboards worldwide.
The home guard is reinforced by U.S.–based Danielle Kang, while early-season wrecking ball Mimi Rhodes (winner in Johannesburg and New South Wales) muscles in alongside recent trophy-lifters Perrine Delacour and Cara Gainer. If talent were caffeine, spectators might need a decaf option.
Golf, but make it a festival
Expect more than polite claps echoing through pine trees. Tournament organisers are rolling out interactive golf zones, live music, family entertainment and enough street-food scents to send caddies feral.
Every ticket includes a complimentary Aramco Korea Championship hat—because nothing says “I was there” like free merch.
- Under-16s stroll in free of charge.
- Family ticket: two grown-ups for the price of one (thank them later).
- Park & Ride from Samsong Techno Valley runs 09:30–16:30; onsite parking is VIP-only, so follow the arrows unless you fancy a chat with security.
Growing the game, one value at a time
Twenty per cent of ticket revenue funnels straight into The First Tee Korea initiative via The Nine Values Foundation, using golf’s gentle cruelty to build character and healthier lifestyles in youngsters nationwide.
Clinics pepper the week, including sessions with Ohyun Elementary, First Tee juniors and Seomun Girls High School—proof that not every hero wields a driver at 110 mph.
Course with a spiritual postcode
New Korea Country Club snuggles beneath Bukhansan, one of Korea’s five sacred peaks.
The mountain’s granite backbone watches over narrow fairways and sly greens, lending proceedings a whiff of Zen—right up until someone three-putts for bogey and claims spiritual enlightenment is overrated.
PIF Global Series takes flight
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has slapped its name on five Ladies European Tour stops, each dangling a $2 million purse and splicing a three-day individual shoot-out with a two-day team brawl.
Drafts happen tournament week; two best scores per hole count, so every pro will know exactly who to buy dinner—or avoid eye contact with—on Sunday night.
Need-to-know essentials
Aramco Korea Championship Info
| What | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament play | 9–11 May 2025 | New Korea Country Club, Seoul |
| Junior & school clinics | 9–11 May (various) | Driving Range |
| Tickets & info | — | Buy tickets & info |
The Aramco Korea Championship tees off Friday morning. Bring sunscreen, an appetite for food-truck dumplings and, if you’re chasing autographs, a marathoner’s stamina—because women’s golf just got the big-stage treatment, and Seoul is about to feel the surge.
