Genesis Championship

Genesis Championship
Tournament information
Location	Cheonan, South Korea
Established	2017
Course	Woo Jeong Hills Country Club
Par	71
Length	7,367 yards (6,736 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
	Lee Jung-hwan
Location map
	Woo Jeong Hills CC Location in South Korea

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.

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

Year	Tour(s)^[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
2025	EUR, KOR	Lee Jung-hwan	273	−11	3 strokes	Laurie Canter Nacho Elvira	Woo Jeong Hills
2024	EUR, KOR	An Byeong-hun	271	−17	Playoff	Tom Kim	Jack Nicklaus
2023	KOR	Park Sang-hyun	271	−17	Playoff	Bae Yong-jun Im Sung-jae	Jack Nicklaus
2022	KOR	Kim Yeong-su	282	−6	1 stroke	Ham Jeong-woo	Jack Nicklaus
2021	KOR	Lee Jae-kyeong	274	−14	2 strokes	Shin Sang-hun	Jack Nicklaus
2020	KOR	Kim Tae-hoon	282	−6	2 strokes	Lee Jae-kyeong	Jack Nicklaus
2019	KOR	Im Sung-jae	282	−6	2 strokes	Kwon Sung-yeol Moon Kyong-jun	Jack Nicklaus
2018	KOR	Lee Tae-hee	281	−7	2 strokes	Lee Jung-hwan	Jack Nicklaus
2017	KOR	Kim Seung-hyuk	270	−18	8 strokes	Cho Min-gyu Seungsu Han Kang Kyung-nam	Jack Nicklaus

Notes

^ EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

^ "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.

External links

[3] EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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

[genesis-2] "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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European Tour events
Major championships	Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship
Rolex Series	Hero Dubai Desert Classic Genesis Scottish Open (P) BMW PGA Championship Abu Dhabi Championship DP World Tour Championship
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Other	European Tour Qualifying School J. P. McManus Pro-Am Olympic Games Former events
(A) – co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia; (C) – co-sanctioned by the China Tour; (I) – co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India; (J) – co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour; (K) – co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour; (P) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.