The Genesis Championship is a men's professional golf tournament in South Korea. The inaugural event was held at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea from 21 to 24 September 2017. Prize money was KRW1,500,000,000, the largest for any Korean Tour event. The winner received KRW300,000,000 and an automatic entry to the CJ Cup and Genesis Open on the PGA Tour. The 2018 event was held in May while in 2019 and 2020 it was held in October.
The tournament is sponsored by Genesis Motors, the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Group.
In 2024, the tournament joined the European Tour schedule, becoming a co-sanctioned event.
Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenue 2025 EUR, KOR Lee Jung-hwan 273 −11 3 strokes Laurie Canter Nacho Elvira Woo Jeong Hills 2024 EUR, KOR An Byeong-hun 271 −17 Playoff Tom Kim Jack Nicklaus 2023 KOR Park Sang-hyun 271 −17 Playoff Bae Yong-jun Im Sung-jae Jack Nicklaus 2022 KOR Kim Yeong-su 282 −6 1 stroke Ham Jeong-woo Jack Nicklaus 2021 KOR Lee Jae-kyeong 274 −14 2 strokes Shin Sang-hun Jack Nicklaus 2020 KOR Kim Tae-hoon 282 −6 2 strokes Lee Jae-kyeong Jack Nicklaus 2019 KOR Im Sung-jae 282 −6 2 strokes Kwon Sung-yeol Moon Kyong-jun Jack Nicklaus 2018 KOR Lee Tae-hee 281 −7 2 strokes Lee Jung-hwan Jack Nicklaus 2017 KOR Kim Seung-hyuk 270 −18 8 strokes Cho Min-gyu Seungsu Han Kang Kyung-nam Jack Nicklaus
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External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site