2026 BMW Ladies Championship news, field updates, highlights, and leaderboard movement from Pine Beach Golf Links.
Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea — Pine Beach Golf Links
Explore BMW Ladies Championship history, past champions, Pine Beach Golf Links, and the event's place on the LPGA fall Asia swing.
View HistoryFollow the 2026 event preview, field developments, tournament-week storylines, and highlights as the LPGA Tour returns to South Korea.
Event PreviewReview Pine Beach Golf Links' seaside-cliff layout, coastal wind, rolling terrain, exposed holes, and approach-shot demands.
Pine Beach Golf Links GuideDates: October 22-25, 2026
Location: Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Venue: Pine Beach Golf Links
Format: 72-hole LPGA Tour stroke play
Purse: $2.35 million
Tour: LPGA Tour
Defending Champion: Sei Young Kim
2025 Winning Score: 24-under 264
The BMW Ladies Championship returns to Pine Beach Golf Links in 2026. The seaside-cliff venue brings changing coastal wind, exposed playing corridors, elevation changes, and a demanding four-round test during the LPGA fall Asia swing.
The 2026 BMW Ladies Championship is scheduled for October 22-25 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. This section will move from preview coverage into round-by-round recaps and highlights once tournament play begins.
CaddyBytes 🏆 Tournament Preview: The four-round LPGA event returns with a $2.35 million purse and 500 Race to the CME Globe points available to the winner. Pine Beach Golf Links presents a par-72 coastal test where wind control, accurate approach play, par-5 scoring, and disciplined bogey avoidance can shape the championship.
Sei Young Kim enters as defending champion after winning the 2025 BMW Ladies Championship at 24-under 264. She closed with a final-round 67 and finished four strokes ahead of Nasa Hataoka.
Tournament-week coverage will follow the finalized field, tee times, coastal weather, Pine Beach course setup, opening-round scoring, cut-line movement, weekend contenders, video highlights, and the latest news from South Korea.
| Coverage Area | Current Status | Tournament-Week Update |
|---|---|---|
| Field | Entries developing | Final field, withdrawals, alternates, and featured players |
| Course | Pine Beach Golf Links | Setup, coastal wind, scoring conditions, and key holes |
| Live Scoring | Begins October 22 | Round-by-round leaderboard movement and cut-line notes |
| Highlights | Preview mode | Official video and CaddyBytes recap updates during play |
What to watch: Players who control trajectory in the coastal wind, create enough birdie chances with their irons, score efficiently on the par 5s, and limit mistakes on exposed holes should be positioned to contend.
Coverage plan: This preview will be replaced with the latest completed-round recap, scoreboard, highlights, and next-round outlook as the championship progresses.
The official preview or highlights video will be embedded here when available.
2026 BMW Ladies Championship preview and tournament-update video area.