The Genesis Championship is a men's professional golf tournament in South Korea. The inaugural event was held at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea from 21 to 24 September 2017. Prize money was KRW1,500,000,000, the largest for any Korean Tour event. The winner received KRW300,000,000 and an automatic entry to the CJ Cup and Genesis Open on the PGA Tour.[1] The 2018 event was held in May while in 2019 and 2020 it was held in October.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Incheon, South Korea |
| Established | 2017 |
| Course(s) | Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,470 yards (6,830 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Korean Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Kim Seung-hyuk (2017) |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Current champion | |
 An Byeong-hun | |
| Location map | |
  Jack Nicklaus GC Korea Location in South Korea | |
The tournament is sponsored by Genesis Motors, the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Group.
In 2024, the tournament joined the European Tour schedule, becoming a co-sanctioned event.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EUR, KOR | An Byeong-hun |
271 | −17 | Playoff | Tom Kim |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2023 | KOR | Park Sang-hyun |
271 | −17 | Playoff | Bae Yong-jun Im Sung-jae |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2022 | KOR | Kim Yeong-su |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Ham Jeong-woo |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2021 | KOR | Lee Jae-kyeong |
274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Shin Sang-hun |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2020 | KOR | Kim Tae-hoon |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Lee Jae-kyeong |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2019 | KOR | Im Sung-jae |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Kwon Sung-yeol Moon Kyong-jun |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2018 | KOR | Lee Tae-hee |
281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Lee Jung-hwan |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
| 2017 | KOR | Kim Seung-hyuk |
270 | −18 | 8 strokes | Cho Min-gyu Seungsu Han Kang Kyung-nam |
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea |
Notes
edit- ^ EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
edit- ^ "The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges' Exemption Eligibility Revealed". CJ Cup. 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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