Tournament information | |
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Location | Yeoju, South Korea |
Established | 2011 |
Course(s) | Ferrum Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,216 yards (6,598 m) |
Tour(s) | Korean Tour Asian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ₩1,250,000,000 |
Month played | September/October |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 267 Park Sang-hyun (2014) |
To par | −21 as above |
Current champion | |
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Location Map | |
Location in South Korea |
The KJ Choi Invitational is a golf tournament on the Korean Tour. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour from 2011 to 2013. It was played for the first time in October 2011 at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club in Yeoju, South Korea. The tournament is hosted by South Korean golfer K. J. Choi, who also won the first two events. The purse in 2018 was ₩1,000,000,000.
Year | Tour(s) [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
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Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | ||||||||
2022 | KOR | ![]() | ![]() | Ferrum | ||||
2021 | KOR | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() | Ferrum | |
2020 | KOR | ![]() | 285 | −3 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() | Ferrum | |
2019 | KOR | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() | Jeongsan | |
2018 | KOR | ![]() | 284 | −4 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Jeongsan | |
2017 | KOR | ![]() | 277 | −11 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() | Jeongsan | |
2016 | KOR | ![]() | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | 88 CC | |
KJ Choi Invitational | ||||||||
2015: No tournament | ||||||||
2014 | KOR | ![]() | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | ![]() | Lake Hills Suncheon | |
CJ Invitational | ||||||||
2013 | ASA, KOR | ![]() | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Haesley Nine Bridges | |
2012 | ASA, KOR | ![]() | 269 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | Haesley Nine Bridges | |
2011 | ASA, KOR | ![]() | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() | Haesley Nine Bridges |
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