The 2024 BMW Ladies Championship is the second of four straight LPGA events on the Asian swing. Seowon Hills at Seowon Valley Country Club in Korea is the host venue. There are 78 players in the no-cut event featuring a $2.2 million purse. Seowon Hills is about an hour from Seoul. It opened in 2004 as a nine-hole course and added 18 holes in 2012. The BMW Ladies Championship became an official event on the LPGA in 2019. There are two past champions in the field. Minjee Lee is the defending champion; Lydia Ko won it in 2022. Of the 18 LPGA winners in 2024, 17 are in the field, with six-time winner this season, Nelly Korda, not playing as she nurses a minor neck injury.
Jeeno Thitikul is seen before her tee shot on the 6th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Celine Boutier hits her tee shot on the 1st hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Pajaree Anannarukarn hits her tee shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Gabriela Ruffels uses a range finder on the 2nd tee during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Lydia Ko hits her tee shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Ashleigh Buhai holes the birdie putt on the 1st green during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Minjee Lee hits her tee shot on the 6th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Ryann O’Toole hits her tee shot on the 6th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Ayaka Furue hits her tee shot on the 8th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Grace Kim lines up a putt on the 9th green during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Brooke Henderson signs autographs for fans after holing out during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Jenny Shin hits her second shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 17, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
