The Korea Championship was a professional golf tournament held at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Incheon, South Korea |
| Established | 2023 |
| Course(s) | Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,470 yards (6,830 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Korean Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 276 Pablo Larrazábal (2023) |
| To par | −12 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Pablo Larrazábal | |
| Location map | |
  Jack Nicklaus GC Korea Location in South Korea | |
The tournament was created in 2023 and was a co-sanctioned event between the European Tour and the Korean Tour.[1][2]
Genesis Motor was also announced as the presenting sponsor for the inaugural event.[3]
Pablo Larrazábal won the inaugural event, winning by two shots ahead of Marcus Helligkilde.[4]
The tournament was scheduled to return in 2024, again as a co-sanctioned European Tour and Korean Tour event. However, in April 2024, the European Tour announced that the event would be merged with the Genesis Championship, ultimately being removed from the 2024 schedule.[5]
Winners
edit| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EUR, KOR | Removed from the schedule | ||||
| 2023 | EUR, KOR | Pablo Larrazábal |
276 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Marcus Helligkilde
|
Notes
edit- ^ EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
edit- ^ "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". European Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Young stars confirmed for DP World's new Korea Championship". Irish Golfer. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Genesis backs DP World Tour's new Korean event". SportBusiness. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Pablo Larrazábal pulls away for Korea Championship title". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.