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Sung Hyun Park, number three in the Rolex Women's World Rankings, is eager to make her first start in six months at the Korean LPGA Championship, which begins this Thursday at Lakewood Country Club in Yangju.

Sung Hyun Park has not trained for a tour event since retiring with left shoulder pain in the final round of the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship in November.

"I am happy and also proud that South Korea is paving the way for the resumption of sport"Park said at a press conference ahead of the tournament on Wednesday. "I spent a lot of time with myself recently, and I hope to have a good tournament here to support our people".

Park is one of three Rolex Women's World Rankings top 10 players who will compete against each other. No.6 Sei Young Kim and No.10 Jeongeun Lee6 are also ready to play. The same goes for Ha Na Jang, five-time winner on the LPGA Tour, and Hyo Joo Kim, three-time winner.

Hye-Jin Choi is back as the defending champion. She is another young talent on the rise in the KLPGA ranks, a 20-year-old player who has already won nine KLPGA titles. She is number 27 in the world rankings and was number one on the KLPGA money list last season. It is taking its first steps since the opening of the circuit's season in December in Vietnam, the only KLPGA event that took place before the coronavirus pandemic ended the circuit.