The KPGA Championship is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958. Together with the Korea Open it is the longest running event on the Korean Tour. It is organised by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA). Since 2016 the total purse has been KRW1,000,000,000 with KRW200,000,000 to the winner.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yangsan, South Korea |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | A-One Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,048 yards (6,445 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korean Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ₩1,500,000,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Seo Yo-seop (2021) |
| To par | −24 Jang Dong-kyu (2015) |
| Current champion | |
 Choi Seung-bin | |
| Location map | |
  A-One CC Location in South Korea | |
The 2017 Championship was won by Hwang Jung-gon. This win gave him an invitation to play in the CJ Cup in October 2017, the first PGA Tour event played in Korea.[1]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
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| KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2023 | Choi Seung-bin |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Park Jun-hong |
A-One | |
| 2022 | Shin Sang-hun |
267 | −17 | 2 strokes | Hwang Jung-gon |
A-One | |
| 2021 | Seo Yo-seop |
262 | −18 | 4 strokes |  Sunil Jung |
A-One | |
| 2020 | Kim Seong-hyeon |
275 | −5 | 1 stroke | Ham Jeong-woo Lee Jae-kyeong |
A-One | |
| 2019 |  Won Joon Lee |
265 | −15 | Playoff | Seo Hyung-seok |
A-One | |
| 2018 | Mun Do-yeob |
268 | −12 | Playoff | Han Chang-won |
A-One | |
| 2017 | Hwang Jung-gon |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Kim Gi-whan Lee Hyung-joon |
A-One | |
| 2016 | Kim Jun-sung |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Park Jun-sub |
A-One | |
| 2015 | Jang Dong-kyu |
264 | −24 | 2 strokes | Kim Gi-whan Park Hyo-won |
Sky 72 | |
| Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2014 | Matthew Griffin |
268 | −20 | 3 strokes | Moon Kyong-jun |
Sky 72 | |
| Dongchon KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2013 | Kim Hyung-tae |
271 | −17 | Playoff | Lee Sang-hee |
Dongchon | |
| SBS Tour Happiness KJB KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2012 | Lee Sang-hee |
203[a] | −13 | 2 strokes | Kim Jae-ho Kim Seng-yong Park Jun-won |
Happiness | |
| Daishin Securities KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2011 | Kim Byung-jun |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Yoon Jung-ho |
Asiana | |
| J-Golf KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2010 | Son Joon-eob |
274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Hwang Inn-choon |
Asiana | |
| SBS Kumho Asiana KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2009 | Hong Soon-sang |
284 | −4 | Playoff | Park Sang-hyun |
Asiana | |
| NH NongHyup KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2008 | Andrew McKenzie |
280 | −8 | Playoff | Park Sang-hyun Suk Jong-yul |
Bear Creek | |
| SBS Korea Golf and Art Village KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2007 | Kim Chang-yoon |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Kim Kyung-tae |
Korea CC | |
| SBS LIG KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2006 | Kim Hyung-sung |
274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Mo Joong-kyung |
Haeundae | |
| Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2005 | Kim Dae-sub (2) |
270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Chung Joon |
BA Vista | |
| Phoenix Park Boat KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2004 | Park Do-kyu |
273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Park No-seok |
Phoenix | |
| Samsung Securities KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2003 | Park No-seok (2) |
209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Kim Jong-duck |
Phoenix | |
| 2002 | Kim Dae-sub |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Park Nam-sin |
Phoenix | |
| Lance Field KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 2001 | Shin Yong-jin (2) |
266 | −22 | 6 strokes | Kang Wook-soon |
Phoenix | |
| 2000 | Park No-seok |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Kang Wook-soon |
88 CC | |
| 1999 | Kang Wook-soon |
280 | −8 | Playoff | Shin Yong-jin |
Chun Ryong | |
| Astra Cup KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 1998 | Kim Jong-duck |
208[b] | −8 | 2 strokes | Park Nam-sin |
88 CC | |
| 1997 | K. J. Choi |
271 | −17 | 5 strokes | Park Nam-sin |
New Seoul | |
| 1996 | Shin Yong-jin |
279 | 1 stroke | Choi Gwang-soo |
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| KPGA Championship | |||||||
| 1995 | Park Nam-sin |
278 |  |
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| 1994 | Choi Sang-ho (6) |
270 | |
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| 1993 | Lee Kang-sun |
272 | |
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| 1992 | Choi Sang-ho (5) |
270 | |
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| 1991 | Cho Chul-sang |
290 | |
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| 1990 | Choi Youn-soo (3) |
283 | |
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| 1989 | Cho Sang-ho (4) |
281 | |
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| 1988 | Choi Youn-soo (2) |
275 | |
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| 1987 | Choi Youn-soo |
283 | |
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| 1986 | Choi Sang-ho (3) |
280 | |
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| 1985 | Choi Sang-ho (2) |
278 | |
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| 1984 | Lim Jin-han (2) |
282 | |
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| 1983 | Lim Jin-han |
288 | |
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| 1982 | Choi Sang-ho |
281 | |
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| 1981 | Park Jung-woong |
283 | |
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| 1980 | Kim Seung-hack (2) |
272 | |
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| 1979 | Lee Kang-chun |
282 | |
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| 1978 | Cho Ho-sang |
278 | |
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| 1977 | Cho Tae-ho |
290 | |
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| 1976 | Kim Seung-hack |
283 | |
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| 1975 | Cho Am-gil |
288 | |
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| 1974 | Kim Suk-bong |
280 | |
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| 1973 | Lee Il-ahn (2) |
274 | |
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| 1972 | Son Hung-soo |
273 | |
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| 1971 | Han Chang-sang (7) |
285 | |
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| 1970 | Han Chang-sang (6) |
280 | |
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| 1969 | Han Chang-sang (5) |
284 | |
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| 1968 | Han Chang-sang (4) |
282 | |
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| 1967 | Lee Il-ahn |
285 | |
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| 1966 |  Orville Moody (2) |
289 | |
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| 1965 | Hong Duck-san |
302 | |
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| 1964 | Han Chang-sang (3) |
282 | |
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| 1963 | Kim Hak-young |
299 | |
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| 1962 | Han Chang-sang (2) |
293 | |
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| 1961 | Kim Bok-man |
301 | |
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| 1960 | Han Chang-sang |
295 | |
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| 1959 | Orville Moody |
296 | |
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| 1958 | Yun Duk-choon |
306 | |
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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Livsey, Laury (26 June 2017). "Hwang wins KPGA Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "[골프] 김종덕, 8언더 208타 '우승' .. 아스트라컵" [Kim Jong-duk shot 8-under 208 to win .. Astra Cup]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 18 May 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links edit
- Coverage on the Korean Tour's official site (in Korean)
- Past champions (in Korean)
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