Genesis Championship

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
Tour(s)Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundKRW1,500,000,000
Month playedOctober
Current champion
Kim Tae-hoon
Location Map
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club
Location in South Korea

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

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2020Kim Tae-hoon South KoreaJack Nicklaus GC Korea282−62 strokes Lee Jae-kyeong
2019Im Sung-jae South KoreaJack Nicklaus GC Korea282−62 strokes Moon Kyong-jun
Kwon Sung-yeol
2018Lee Tae-hee South KoreaJack Nicklaus GC Korea281−72 strokes Lee Jung-hwan
2017Kim Seung-hyuk South KoreaJack Nicklaus GC Korea270−188 strokes Cho Min-gyu
Seungsu Han
Kang Kyung-nam

References


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