Oh my gosh, more than 200mm of rain due to strong winds that will hit Jeju Island... Can I play KPGA Classic 2R
Oh my gosh, more than 200mm of rain due to strong winds that will hit Jeju Island... Can I play KPGA Classic 2R
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Weather has emerged as a variable for the "2025 KPGA Classic (total prize money of 700 million won and winning prize money of 140 million won)" on the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour.
The KPGA Classic will open at Cypress Golf & Resort (par 71, 7120 yards) in Seogwipo, Jeju on the 8th and run for four days until the 11th.
In the first round, Ok Tae-hoon swept eight birdies and scored 16 points, being the lone lead. Choi Seung-bin is then in second place with 13 points including one eagle and six birdies. Ham is also in third place with 11 points with one eagle and three birdies through no-bogey play.
This year's event will be held in the KPGA Tour's only modified stable pod method. Points will be awarded according to the records of each hole. Albatross has eight points, Eagle has five points, and Buddy has two points. Par has zero points. On the other hand, -1 points for bogey and -3 points for double bogey and above are all scored.
Players who have directly experienced the course in the first round are expected to compete for the title starting from the second round on Wednesday. Notably, competition for rankings will likely intensify as they have felt the hole to score high points due to the nature of the stable pod method.
However, the weather has emerged as a big variable. Jeju Island is expected to receive heavy rain with strong winds on the 9th. According to the Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration on the 8th, a preliminary warning of strong winds was issued across the land of Jeju Island from the morning of the 9th. In particular, it is predicted that strong and heavy rain with gusts of wind and thunder and lightning will fall between early dawn and late afternoon. In fact, raindrops began to fall in the Jeju area from 3 a.m. on the 9th.
In particular, the problem is precipitation and wind, which have a big impact on golf games. Estimated precipitation is 50-100 millimeters, and heavy rain is expected to fall more than 150 millimeters in the southern and central regions, and more than 200 millimeters in the mountainous regions. Wind is also expected to blow very strongly, with instantaneous wind speeds of 20 meters per second (25 meters per second in mountainous regions). 바카라
The Korea Professional Golf Association plans to decide whether to proceed with the game or not after checking the weather conditions in the morning. However, with heavy precipitation and strong winds already predicted, the association will come up with various scenarios to cope with the situation just in case.
A KPGA official said, "We were already preparing for the weather, expecting that there would be variables in the weather due to the nature of Jeju Island," adding, "As a lot of precipitation has been predicted, and a preliminary warning for strong winds has fallen, we will watch the weather situation from early morning before responding."