Hana Bank Invitational

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The Hana Bank Invitational is a men's professional golf tournament currently played in Japan and formerly in South Korea and China. The 2018 event was held in June on the west course at the Lakeside Country Club near Yongin. Prize money was 1,000,000,000. In 2019 the event moved to the nearby 88 Country Club with increased prize money of 1,200,000,000.

Hana Bank Invitational
Tournament information
LocationOtaki, Chiba, Japan
Established2008
Course(s)Nam Chun Cheon Country Club
Par71
Length7,335 yards (6,707 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,300,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Park Sang-hyun (2018)
267 Richard T. Lee (2021)
267 Jun Seok Lee (2022)
To par−21 Park Sang-hyun (2018)
−21 Jun Seok Lee (2022)
Current champion
Japan Takashi Ogiso
Location map
Nam Chun Cheon CC is located in South Korea
Nam Chun Cheon CC
Nam Chun Cheon CC
Location in South Korea

The field includes a number of invited Japanese and Chinese golfers. A similar event, the "Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational", which included Korean and Chinese golfers, was held six times from 2008 to 2010. The event was held twice a year, once in China and once in South Korea.[1]

In 2023, the event moved location to Japan, being played at the Chiba Isumi Golf Club in Otaki, Chiba. The event also gained Japan Golf Tour co-sanctioning.[2]

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Hana Bank Invitational
2024 JPN, KOR   Takashi Ogiso 270 −14 1 stroke   Jang Yu-bin Nam Chun Cheon
2023 JPN, KOR   Yang Ji-ho 272 −20 1 stroke   Keita Nakajima Chiba Isumi
2022 KOR   Jun Seok Lee 267 −21 1 stroke   Lee Gyu-min Nam Chun Cheon
2021 KOR   Richard T. Lee 267 −17 4 strokes   Kim Min-kyu Bear's Best Cheongna
2020: No tournament
KEB Hana Bank Invitational
2019 KOR   Seo Yo-seop 271 −13 2 strokes   Daijiro Izumida
  Joo Heung-chol
  Jung Han-mil
88 CC
2018 KOR   Park Sang-hyun 267 −21 1 stroke   Lee Sung-ho Lakeside
2011–2017: No tournament
Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational
2010
(Sep)
KOR   Hwang Inn-choon 274 −14 3 strokes   Kim Bi-o Welli Hilli
2010
(Mar)
KOR   Kim Hyung-tae 277 −11 4 strokes   Kang Sung-hoon Shanghai Links
KEB Invitational
2009
(Sep)
KOR   Kim Dae-hyun 283 −5 1 stroke   Lee Seong-ho Welli Hilli
2009
(Apr)
KOR   Lee Tae-gyu 276 −12 1 stroke   Choi In-sik
  Hur In-hoi
  Richard Moir
Dongguan Hillview
2008
(Sep)
KOR   Kim Dae-sub 280 −8 Playoff   Kim Dae-hyun Welli Hilli
2008
(Mar)
KOR   Bae Sang-moon 287 −1 1 stroke   Suk Jong-yul Shanghai Silport

Notes

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  1. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Hana Bank Invitational Competition History" (in Korean). Korea Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "The Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) unveiled its expanded schedule with at least 26 tournaments slated for its 50th season in 2023- two more than this year". Golf Matters. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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