Park, Solaire to ink rich pact

MANILA, Philippines — Two-time Major champion Sung Hyun Park, who became only the second player to win the Rookie and Player of the Year honors on the LPGA Tour in 2017, has linked up with Solaire Resort and Casino as she pursues her drive for the world No.1 ranking this year and more golfing feats around the world.

Currently the second highest ranked player after Thai Ariya Jutanugarn, Park will be doubly motivated with a big backer supporting her campaign in the next two years as she agreed to sign a record-breaking main sponsorship deal with Solaire.

The contract is said to be the richest ever in Korean women’s golf history with the 25-year-old ace from Seoul to start playing with Solaire in her cap in the Honda LPGA on Feb. 21-24 in Chonburi, Thailand.

Solaire, presenter of the country’s premier championship, the Philippine Open, the last few seasons, including last year’s Centennial staging, is run by Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, a subsidiary of Sureste Properties, Inc.

Park, Sung Hwan Lee, CEO of Park’s management agency SEMA Sports Marketing, and Cyrus Sherafat, executive vice president for Casino Marketing, Solaire Resort and Casino, will sign the contract in formal rites in South Korea next week.

Park will also banner the elite cast in the inaugural The Country Club Ladies Invitational set March 6-8 at the TCC layout in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Meanwhile, tickets to the TCC event, also serving as a leg of the Taiwan LPGA, are pegged at P3,000 for the first two days and P7,000 for the final round or P12,000 for all three days.

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