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.

Genesis Championship
Tournament information
LocationIncheon, South Korea
Established2017
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Par72
Length7,350 yards (6,720 m)
Tour(s)Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,500,000,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Kim Seung-hyuk (2017)
To par−18 as above
Current champion
South Korea Park Sang-hyun
Location map
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea is located in South Korea
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
Location in South Korea

The tournament is sponsored by Genesis Motors, the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Group.

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
2023   Park Sang-hyun 271 −17 Playoff   Bae Yong-jun
  Im Sung-jae
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2022   Kim Yeong-su 282 −6 1 stroke   Ham Jeong-woo Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2021   Lee Jae-kyeong 274 −14 2 strokes   Shin Sang-hun Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2020   Kim Tae-hoon 282 −6 2 strokes   Lee Jae-kyeong Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2019   Im Sung-jae 282 −6 2 strokes   Kwon Sung-yeol
  Moon Kyong-jun
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2018   Lee Tae-hee 281 −7 2 strokes   Lee Jung-hwan Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
2017   Kim Seung-hyuk 270 −18 8 strokes   Cho Min-gyu
  Seungsu Han
  Kang Kyung-nam
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea

References edit

  1. ^ "The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges' Exemption Eligibility Revealed". CJ Cup. 10 July 2017.

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