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KPGA Championship

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 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.

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

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

Notes

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

References

  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.