Korea Championship (European Tour)

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Korea Championship
Tournament information
Location Incheon, South Korea
Established2023
Course(s) Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Par72
Length7,470 yards (6,830 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Korean Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,000,000
Month playedApril
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate276 Pablo Larrazábal (2023)
To par−12 as above
Final champion
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal
Location Map
South Korea physical map2.svg
Icona golf.svg
Jack Nicklaus GC Korea
Location in South Korea

The Korea Championship was a professional golf tournament held at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea.

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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

YearTours [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
2024 EUR, KOR Removed from the schedule
2023 EUR, KOR Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal 276−122 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Helligkilde

Notes

  1. ↑ EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". European Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Young stars confirmed for DP World's new Korea Championship". Irish Golfer. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Genesis backs DP World Tour's new Korean event". SportBusiness. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pablo Larrazábal pulls away for Korea Championship title". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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