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in action, learn about the sport and visit the recording as DP World’s special guests today. It’s great to teach the
area where the tournament is broadcasted to 179 countries children about the etiquettes of golf and giving them the
around the world. opportunity to watch their idols. They were very-well
behaved and extremely talented players. I hope they can
The kids brought along their own golf balls and donated follow the footsteps of their heroes and one day compete on
them to the unique DP World ‘Second Life’ Container the DP World Tour.”
initiative that is on a mission to make golf more accessible
around the world by giving golf balls a second life. Last year
the container travelled 38,000km around the world on the
DP World Tour and collected 130,000 golf balls that were Wang is delighted to be competing in his home country
given to grassroots golf projects. and enjoys giving back to the sport by being a good role-
model for aspiring children. He said: "I'm really happy
The DP World Tour organised a special guest to meet the for a DP World Tour event to be back in Korea and I really
children and sign their caps at the end of their tour. Wang want to say a big thank you to the sponsors who gave us
Jeunghen, a three-time DP World Tour winner from Seoul, this opportunity to play at home. The players love being in
Korea surprised the children in the fanzone and made it an Korea and that makes me very happy so I can't wait to play."
unforgettable day for the youngsters. The biggest cheer of
the day came when Wang sunk a 20ft putt in the DP World The ViseN Academy and all other Korean golf fans are elated
Long Putt challenge! that the Tour has come back to Korea and hope it’s not just
a one-off. Mr Eric from the ViseN Academy added: “It is a
Daniel van Otterdijk, Chief Communications Officer at DP dream for the DP World Tour to come back to Korea and for
World, said: “It was fantastic to host the ViseN Academy us to be invited as the VIP guests. It was unbelievably fun

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