Ballantine's Championship

The Championship at Laguna National
Tournament information
Location	Singapore
Established	2008
Course(s)	Laguna National Golf & Country Club
Par	72
Length	7,206 yards (6,589 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour ; Asian Tour ; Korean Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$1,500,000
Month played	May
Final year	2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Graeme McDowell (2008); 264 Jeev Milkha Singh (2008)
To par	−24 as above
Final champion
	Felipe Aguilar
Location Map
	Laguna National G&CC Location in Singapore

Last updated April 10, 2024

The Ballantine's Championship (known as The Championship at Laguna National in its final year) was a European Tour golf tournament which was played from 2008 to 2014. It was the first European Tour event to be staged in South Korea.

The tournament was announced in July 2007 by the European Tour in partnership with the Korean PGA,^[2] marking a continuation of the European Tour's expansion into Asia. The Asian Tour, which had not been offered the co-sanctioning rights to which it felt it was entitled, responded by calling the event an "invasive" action that "colonised" Asia in "blatant disregard" of the "principles of the International Federation of PGA Tours",^[3] but six months later it agreed terms to co-sanction the event.^[4] The prize fund in the first year was €2 million (circa US$2.9 million).

Winners

Year	Tours^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
The Championship at Laguna National
2014	ASA, EUR	Felipe Aguilar	266	−22	1 stroke	Anders Hansen David Lipsky
Ballantine's Championship
2013	ASA, EUR, KOR	Brett Rumford	277	−11	Playoff^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Marcus Fraser Peter Whiteford
2012	ASA, EUR, KOR	Bernd Wiesberger	270	−18	5 strokes	Richie Ramsay
2011	ASA, EUR, KOR	Lee Westwood	276	−12	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2010	ASA, EUR, KOR	Marcus Fraser	204^{[lower-alpha 3]}	−12	4 strokes	Gareth Maybin Brett Rumford
2009	ASA, EUR, KOR	Thongchai Jaidee	284	−4	Playoff^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Kang Sung-hoon
2008	ASA, EUR, KOR	Graeme McDowell	264	−24	Playoff^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Jeev Milkha Singh

Notes

↑ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
↑ Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole
↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
↑ Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole
↑ McDowell won with birdie on third extra hole

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References

↑ "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". PGA European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
↑ "Ballantine's brings first European Tour event to Korea". PGA European Tour. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
↑ Garrod, Mark (3 July 2007). "Asian Tour left fuming". Sporting Life . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
↑ "Asian Tour co-sanctions Indian Masters". The Telegraph India . 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

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[5] ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

[6] Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole

[7] Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

[8] Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole

[9] McDowell won with birdie on third extra hole

[1] "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". PGA European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[2] "Ballantine's brings first European Tour event to Korea". PGA European Tour. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

[3] Garrod, Mark (3 July 2007). "Asian Tour left fuming". Sporting Life . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

[4] "Asian Tour co-sanctions Indian Masters". The Telegraph India . 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

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