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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Otaki, Chiba, Japan |
| Established | 2008 |
| Course(s) | Nam Chun Cheon Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,335 yards (6,707 m) |
| Tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Korean Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ₩1,300,000,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 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 | |
 Takashi Ogiso | |
| Location map | |
  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
edit| 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
edit- ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
edit- ^ "Hana Bank Invitational Competition History" (in Korean). Korea Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Coverage on the Korean Tour's official site (in Korean)
- Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site
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