2025 KLPGA Grand Prize: Yoo Hyun-jo, Kim Hyo-joo, Choi Hye-jin Meal Photo
Yoo Hyunjo Signs with Lotte Group After Record-Breaking KLPGA Season
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January 5, 2026 – Seoul, South Korea
By Oh Hae-won
Rising Star Joins Golfing Powerhouse
Professional golfer Yoo hyunjo has signed a sponsorship contract with Lotte Group following a stellar two-year run on the korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. The declaration comes after Yoo’s unprecedented success, wich included winning the KLPGA Tour‘s Grand prize and the lowest stroke average in 2025.
Yoo burst onto the scene in 2024, earning rookie of the Year honors and securing her first KLPGA Tour victory at the prestigious KB Financial Star Championship. She continued her impressive form in 2025, consistently ranking among the top 10 in seven consecutive competitions and successfully defending her title at the KB Financial Star Championship. Her dominant performance culminated in winning both the 2025 KLPGA Tour Grand Prize and the award for the lowest number of strokes for the season.
Yoo hyunjo’s Vision for the Future
“For the past two years, I have received the Rookie of the Year award, the Grand Prize, and the lowest number of strokes, and have had a meaningful season with a report card so good that I don’t even realize it,” Yoo said in a statement.”I am satisfied that I have been rewarded for my best efforts. I am truly grateful to be a part of Lotte Group with the interest and trust. I want to become a golf player representing Korea by showing good performance like Kim Hyo-joo and Choi Hye-jin of the Lotte Golf Team.”
Lotte group’s Commitment to Supporting Korean Golf
Lotte Group expressed its enthusiasm about welcoming Yoo Hyunjo to its family of athletes.”We are happy to welcome a great player named Yoo Hyeon-jo to our family,” a Lotte Group representative stated. “We will not only act as a reliable helper to help her grow into the world’s best player, but also plan and act together and provide all support as a reliable partner so that she can leap forward as a world-class golfer who will raise the status of Korea.”
