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Paris 2024 Olympics – Golf – Women’s Round 4 – Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France – August 10, 2024. Lydia Ko of New Zealand celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Paul Childs
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Paris 2024 Olympics – Golf – Women’s Round 4 – Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France – August 10, 2024. Lydia Ko of New Zealand celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Paul Childs
The second event of the Asian Swing of the LPGA Tour is right around the corner. The 2024 BMW Championship is back in South Korea, from October 17 to October 20 at the Seowon Valley Country Club in Gyeonggi-do, and was first hosted in 2019 as a replacement for the LPGA KEV Hana Bank Championship. Soon, it became the official stop for the Tour in Korea.
Last year, a familiar face rose to the occasion to earn her 10th Tour victory and first in the Republic of Korea, Minjee Lee. This year, she will be on the field trying to defend her title, with some of the top players like Lydia Ko and Lilia Vu.
The opening round is scheduled to begin on Thursday as per the official website of the LPGA Tour. The field will be opened by Jennifer Kupcho, Megan Khang, and Albane Valenzuela on the front nine, and Yuka Sao, Ashleigh Buhai, and Ruixin Liu on the back nine. If things go as planned, the first pairings will start testing off at 8:10 am ET. Here is what the final field will look like on October 17:
| Time | Tee | Player |
| 8:10 AM | 1 | Megan Khang |
| 8:10 AM | 1 | Jennifer Kupcho |
| 8:10 AM | 1 | Albane Valenzuela |
| 8:10 AM | 10 | Ashleigh Buhai |
| 8:10 AM | 10 | Ruixin Liu |
| 8:10 AM | 10 | Yuka Saso |
| 8:21 AM | 1 | Celine Boutier |
| 8:21 AM | 1 | Anna Nordqvist |
| 8:21 AM | 1 | Rose Zhang |
| 8:21 AM | 10 | Grace Kim |
| 8:21 AM | 10 | So Mi Lee |
| 8:21 AM | 10 | Ryann O’Toole |
| 8:32 AM | 1 | Gemma Dryburgh |
| 8:32 AM | 1 | Mi Hyang Lee |
| 8:32 AM | 1 | Soomin Oh (a) |
| 8:32 AM | 10 | Allisen Corpuz |
| 8:32 AM | 10 | Ayaka Furue |
| 8:32 AM | 10 | Auston Kim |
| 8:43 AM | 1 | Eun-Hee Ji |
| 8:43 AM | 1 | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| 8:43 AM | 1 | Gaby Lopez |
| 8:43 AM | 10 | Narin An |
| 8:43 AM | 10 | Chanettee Wannasaen |
| 8:43 AM | 10 | Hyojin Yang (a) |
| 8:54 AM | 1 | Minami Katsu |
| 8:54 AM | 1 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
| 8:54 AM | 1 | Angel Yin |
| 8:54 AM | 10 | Peiyun Chien |
| 8:54 AM | 10 | Hira Naveed |
| 8:54 AM | 10 | Yuna Nishimura |
| 9:05 AM | 1 | Yealimi Noh |
| 9:05 AM | 1 | Yu Jin Sung |
| 9:05 AM | 1 | Lilia Vu |
| 9:05 AM | 10 | Madelene Sagstrom |
| 9:05 AM | 10 | Jiyai Shin |
| 9:05 AM | 10 | Patty Tavatanakit |
| 9:16 AM | 1 | Ssu-Chia Cheng |
| 9:16 AM | 1 | Jihyo Jung |
| 9:16 AM | 1 | Alexa Pano |
| 9:16 AM | 10 | Danielle Kang |
| 9:16 AM | 10 | Alison Lee |
| 9:16 AM | 10 | Lucy Li |
| 9:27 AM | 1 | Hye-Jin Choi |
| 9:27 AM | 1 | Jeongeun Lee6 |
| 9:27 AM | 1 | Jasmine Suwannapura |
| 9:27 AM | 10 | Esther Henseleit |
| 9:27 AM | 10 | Wei-Ling Hsu |
| 9:27 AM | 10 | Sei Young Kim |
| 9:38 AM | 1 | Pajaree Anannarukarn |
| 9:38 AM | 1 | Lauren Coughlin |
| 9:38 AM | 1 | Brooke M. Henderson |
| 9:38 AM | 10 | Moriya Jutanugarn |
| 9:38 AM | 10 | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| 9:38 AM | 10 | Hinako Shibuno |
| 9:49 AM | 1 | Hannah Green |
| 9:49 AM | 1 | A Lim Kim |
| 9:49 AM | 1 | Sarah Schmelzel |
| 9:49 AM | 10 | Carlota Ciganda |
| 9:49 AM | 10 | Hyo Joo Kim |
| 9:49 AM | 10 | Maja Stark |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | Jin Hee Im |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | Gabriela Ruffels |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | Mao Saigo |
| 10:00 AM | 10 | Wichanee Meechai |
| 10:00 AM | 10 | Linnea Strom |
| 10:00 AM | 10 | Bailey Tardy |
| 10:11 AM | 1 | Jeeno Thitikul |
| 10:11 AM | 1 | Amy Yang |
| 10:11 AM | 1 | Ruoning Yin |
| 10:11 AM | 10 | Kumkang Park |
| 10:11 AM | 10 | Paula Reto |
| 10:11 AM | 10 | Arpichaya Yubol |
| 10:22 AM | 1 | Lydia Ko |
| 10:22 AM | 1 | Minjee Lee |
| 10:22 AM | 1 | Haeran Ryu |
| 10:22 AM | 10 | Nataliya Guseva |
| 10:22 AM | 10 | Andrea Lee |
| 10:22 AM | 10 | Jenny Shin |
If you are planning to visit South Korea and be a part of the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship live, you are in for a delightful and action-packed weekend. Book your tickets now. However, if you will not be able to make it behind the ropes at the Seowon Valley Country Club, do not worry. You can still be part of the thrilling event from the comfort of your house.
Catch the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship on Golf Channel
Fans can tune into the Golf Channel and watch all the rounds of the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship this weekend. The first three rounds (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) along with the Pro-Am on Wednesday will be streaming from 11:00 pm to 3:00 am ET on the channel. Well, if you do not wish to watch it on your TV and enjoy it with your time on your mobile, you can do that as well.
All you need to do is either log in to NBCSports.com or download the NBC Sports App on your smartphone with an active Internet connection. All the news and action regarding the tournament will be available all the time through the application. You can also witness the match on Peacock. Are you excited for the South Korean annual event to kick start? Stay tuned to find out who wins this year.
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