The KPGA Championship is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958. Together with the Korea Open it is the longest running event on the Korean Tour. It is organised by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA). Since 2016 the total purse has been KRW1,000,000,000 with KRW200,000,000 to the winner.

KPGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationYangsan, South Korea
Established1958
Course(s)A-One Country Club
Par71
Length7,048 yards (6,445 m)
Tour(s)Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,500,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Seo Yo-seop (2021)
To par−24 Jang Dong-kyu (2015)
Current champion
South Korea Jeon Ga-lam
Location map
A-One CC is located in South Korea
A-One CC
A-One CC
Location in South Korea

The 2017 Championship was won by Hwang Jung-gon. This win gave him an invitation to play in the CJ Cup in October 2017, the first PGA Tour event played in Korea.[1]

Winners

edit
Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
KPGA Championship
2024   Jeon Ga-lam 267 −17 3 strokes   Bae Sang-moon
  Kim Hong-taek
  Lee Dai-han
A-One
2023   Choi Seung-bin 270 −14 1 stroke   Park Jun-hong A-One
2022   Shin Sang-hun 267 −17 2 strokes   Hwang Jung-gon A-One
2021   Seo Yo-seop 262 −18 4 strokes   Sunil Jung A-One
2020   Kim Seong-hyeon 275 −5 1 stroke   Ham Jeong-woo
  Lee Jae-kyeong
A-One
2019   Won Joon Lee 265 −15 Playoff   Seo Hyung-seok A-One
2018   Mun Do-yeob 268 −12 Playoff   Han Chang-won A-One
2017   Hwang Jung-gon 268 −20 1 stroke   Kim Gi-whan
  Lee Hyung-joon
A-One
2016   Kim Jun-sung 270 −18 1 stroke   Park Jun-sub A-One
2015   Jang Dong-kyu 264 −24 2 strokes   Kim Gi-whan
  Park Hyo-won
Sky 72
Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship
2014   Matthew Griffin 268 −20 3 strokes   Moon Kyong-jun Sky 72
Dongchon KPGA Championship
2013   Kim Hyung-tae 271 −17 Playoff   Lee Sang-hee Dongchon
SBS Tour Happiness KJB KPGA Championship
2012   Lee Sang-hee 203[a] −13 2 strokes   Kim Jae-ho
  Kim Seng-yong
  Park Jun-won
Happiness
Daishin Securities KPGA Championship
2011   Kim Byung-jun 273 −15 3 strokes   Yoon Jung-ho Asiana
J-Golf KPGA Championship
2010   Son Joon-eob 274 −14 2 strokes   Hwang Inn-choon Asiana
SBS Kumho Asiana KPGA Championship
2009   Hong Soon-sang 284 −4 Playoff   Park Sang-hyun Asiana
NH NongHyup KPGA Championship
2008   Andrew McKenzie 280 −8 Playoff   Park Sang-hyun
  Suk Jong-yul
Bear Creek
SBS Korea Golf and Art Village KPGA Championship
2007   Kim Chang-yoon 280 −8 1 stroke   Kim Kyung-tae Korea CC
SBS LIG KPGA Championship
2006   Kim Hyung-sung 274 −14 2 strokes   Mo Joong-kyung Haeundae
Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Championship
2005   Kim Dae-sub (2) 270 −18 2 strokes   Chung Joon BA Vista
Phoenix Park Boat KPGA Championship
2004   Park Do-kyu 273 −15 4 strokes   Park No-seok Phoenix
Samsung Securities KPGA Championship
2003   Park No-seok (2) 209 −7 1 stroke   Kim Jong-duck Phoenix
2002   Kim Dae-sub 275 −13 2 strokes   Park Nam-sin Phoenix
Lance Field KPGA Championship
2001   Shin Yong-jin (2) 266 −22 6 strokes   Kang Wook-soon Phoenix
2000   Park No-seok 272 −16 1 stroke   Kang Wook-soon 88 CC
1999   Kang Wook-soon 280 −8 Playoff   Shin Yong-jin Chun Ryong
Astra Cup KPGA Championship
1998   Kim Jong-duck 208[b] −8 2 strokes   Park Nam-sin 88 CC
1997   K. J. Choi 271 −17 5 strokes   Park Nam-sin New Seoul
1996   Shin Yong-jin 279 −9 1 stroke   Choi Gwang-soo Gwangju
KPGA Championship
1995   Park Nam-sin 278  
1994   Choi Sang-ho (6) 270  
1993   Lee Kang-sun 272  
1992   Choi Sang-ho (5) 270  
1991   Cho Chul-sang 290  
1990   Choi Youn-soo (3) 283  
1989   Cho Sang-ho (4) 281  
1988   Choi Youn-soo (2) 275  
1987   Choi Youn-soo 283  
1986   Choi Sang-ho (3) 280  
1985   Choi Sang-ho (2) 278  
1984   Lim Jin-han (2) 282  
1983   Lim Jin-han 288  
1982   Choi Sang-ho 281  
1981   Park Jung-woong 283  
1980   Kim Seung-hack (2) 272  
1979   Lee Kang-chun 282  
1978   Cho Ho-sang 278  
1977   Cho Tae-ho 290  
1976   Kim Seung-hack 283  
1975   Cho Am-gil 288  
1974   Kim Suk-bong 280  
1973   Lee Il-ahn (2) 274  
1972   Son Hung-soo 273  
1971   Han Chang-sang (7) 285  
1970   Han Chang-sang (6) 280  
1969   Han Chang-sang (5) 284  
1968   Han Chang-sang (4) 282  
1967   Lee Il-ahn 285  
1966   Orville Moody (2) 289  
1965   Hong Duck-san 302  
1964   Han Chang-sang (3) 282  
1963   Kim Hak-young 299  
1962   Han Chang-sang (2) 293  
1961   Kim Bok-man 301  
1960   Han Chang-sang 295  
1959   Orville Moody 296  
1958   Yun Duk-choon 306  

Notes

edit
  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to a committee error.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ Livsey, Laury (26 June 2017). "Hwang wins KPGA Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "[골프] 김종덕, 8언더 208타 '우승' .. 아스트라컵" [Kim Jong-duk shot 8-under 208 to win .. Astra Cup]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 18 May 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
edit