The Aramco Korea Championship will return to New Korea Country Club from October 8–11 with a new four-day, 72-hole individual strokeplay format and a US$2 million prize fund.
Played under the PIF Global Series banner, the 2026 championship will move away from its previous team format, with players competing individually for Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking points and the title.
The tournament returns to the foot of Bukhansan Mountain following last year’s edition, when home favourite and Major champion Hyo Joo Kim produced a strong final round to claim the title in front of thousands of Korean fans.
Danielle Kang
The 108-player field will feature Major winners, LPGA Tour champions and leading players from the Ladies European Tour (LET). Among those confirmed are Major champion and six-time LPGA winner Danielle Kang, and two-time LET winner and US Solheim Cup player Alison Lee. The remainder of the field will be announced at a later date.
Kang, a Golf Saudi Ambassador, said she was looking forward to returning to New Korea Country Club and competing in the new format.
“Moving to a 72-hole individual strokeplay test raises the competitive bar for all of us, and I cannot wait to get back out there and play in front of these crowds,” she said.
Lee said competing in Korea held a special significance for her and welcomed the move to a traditional four-day format.
“Taking on New Korea Country Club under a pure four-day strokeplay format makes the challenge even better,” she said.
The championship will also feature a range of activities away from the course as organisers seek to strengthen ties between South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
Held in partnership with long-term host partner KOLON Group, the event will include a fan zone, business and women’s sports panels, and tourism activations involving Korean commercial partners, Golf Saudi representatives, business leaders and fans.
Golf Saudi CEO Noah Alireza said Korea’s strong golf culture made it an important stop on the organisation’s global calendar.
KOLON Group vice chairman Lee Kyu-Ho said the new four-day format would give the tournament greater competitive significance while the off-course activities would continue to promote economic and cultural links between the two countries.
