Pga Tour Adds Korea Tournament
The PGA Tour and the CJ Corporation have unveiled a new official 2017/18 PGA Tour event, The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, scheduled for 16th -22nd October 2017, in Korea.
The tournament will offer 500 FedExCup points to the winner and feature a purse of $9.25m in 2017 and will feature a field of 78 players, with 60 coming from the PGA Tour FedExCup points list. The remaining players, with many of the best Korean players represented, will come from a number of different exemptions to be named at a later date.
The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges will be broadcast via the PGA Tour’s international broadcast partners, reaching a potential audience of over 1 billion homes.
It will mark the third official PGA Tour tournament that makes its home in Asia, with the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China and the CIMB Classic (pictured) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PGA Tour, deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, Jay Monahan said: “This announcement is a historic landmark for the PGA Tour as we add another tournament in Asia. We had such a phenomenal experience in Korea last year at the Presidents Cup, and we hoped an official, permanent event in this great country would be the result of that success.
“Partnering with a respected business leader like the CJ Corporation means this tournament will be on the Korean sports landscape for years to come. We have a tremendous population of Korean golfers on the PGA Tour, and we anticipate that will continue as The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges inspires a new generation of players, not only in Korea, but also around the world.”
CJ Corporation, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, Wookho Kyeong added: “Over the last 16 years, the CJ Group has been committed to and continues to develop the exciting sport of golf in Korea, not to mention, providing entertainment for the global golf community through the PGA and LPGA.”
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