Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korea-China amateur golf event to take place
By Jung Min-ho
The top two golfers from 10 amateur clubs in Korea and China will compete at the Island Resort Cup Korea and China Club National Championship on Oct. 10 and 11.
“The event will be an opportunity for the players of Korea and China to develop their relationship further,” chief executive officer of the Hankook Ilbo Lee Sang-seok said. “It will cement the cooperation between the players of renowned golf clubs of both countries.”
Lee and Kwon Oh-young, chairman of the Island Golf and Resort held a signing ceremony at the resort in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, and announced the official schedule for the event.
Co-hosted by Seoul Economic Daily’s Golf Magazine and the Island Golf and Resort, the tournament is expected to bring harmony and unity among the participants. Starting off with foursome match play on the first day, the competition will change to stroke play on the second day.
The annual tournament is expected to take place in China next year and will be expanded when Japan joins, although a date for this was not specified.