im Won-seop, the new president of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA), who held his first press conference after taking office, was wearing a 'gwajam (jumper tailored by the university department)' rather than a suit. Of course, since he does not belong to the school, it is not really Gwajam. He wore a Gwajam style jumper ( pictured ).

Chairman Kim, who met with reporters at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 6th, said, “I tried on a jumper with the first logo from the association’s founding in 1968. In 2027, the association will celebrate its 60th birthday. “It is an infinite honor to serve as president of an association with such a tradition,” he said. “Five weeks have passed since the inauguration. “A lot has happened, but it was a time when I realized that more needs to be done,” he said. “In order to move forward, it is important to know exactly where you started. There are over 6,800 members, many of whom have never seen the association before. “It means looking back at the past and moving toward the future,” he explained.

The association's early logo was on Gwajam's left chest and back, and the current logo was on his left sleeve. The '19' on the right sleeve refers to the 19th executive branch. Association employees wore gray hoodies with a design similar to Gwajam. Both the snack and the hoodie were Chairman Kim's ideas. It is said that the first thing he did after taking office was to find a logo from the early days of the association. Gwajam, which was made with great difficulty, is often worn during outdoor activities.

In the presidential election held by delegates in November last year, Chairman Kim received 108 out of 183 votes, defeating Koo Ja-cheol, chairman of Yesco Holdings of the Pan-LG family, who was running for a second term. Chairman Kim, who graduated from California State University, served as a reporter for Munhwa Ilbo, director of IMG Korea, head of JoongAng Media Group's J Golf, head of Xports, special advisor to the president of KBL, and worked as an advisor to Poongsan Group and an executive director of the First T Korea Foundation. Poongsan Group Chairman Ryu Jin, who is currently the Chairman of the Korea Economic Association, helped Chairman Kim get elected.