KPGA Championship
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yangsan, South Korea |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | A-One Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,048 yards (6,445 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korean Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ₩1,500,000,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Seo Yo-seop (2021) |
| To par | −24 Jang Dong-kyu (2015) |
| Current champion | |
| Choi Seung-bin | |
| Location map | |
A-One CC Location in South Korea | |
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.
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