KPGA long hitter Choi Seung-bin passed the youngest PGA cut, and Chris Kimder is confirmed to participate in the CJ Cup
Apr 15, 2025
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Long hitter Choi Seung-bin, who is active on the KPGA Tour, and Chris Kim, who is making his name on the U.S. amateur stage, will participate in the PGA Tour 'The CJ Cup Byron Nelson'.
CJ Group announced that Choi Seung-bin and Chris Kim will participate in the CJ Cup, which will be held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, from the 1st to the 4th of next month (local time). The two had the honor of joining the dream stage as recommended players. With Lee Kyung-hoon, Lim Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo and Ahn Byung-hoon Team CJ, they will compete with world-class players in this competition.
Choi Seung-bin, a former member of the national standing army, left a strong impression on domestic golf fans by winning the KPGA Championship in 2023. Choi Seung-bin, who has been steadily knocking on the world stage by challenging the PGA Tour Q School every year since 2022, will finally stage his dream through this participation in the CJ Cup.
Choi Seung-bin said, `I've dreamed of playing on the PGA Tour since I was young, but I'm excited to compete on the bigger stage through the CJ Cup. I have high expectations for the opportunity to compete directly with world-class players, and I will thoroughly prepare for the rest of the year and perform well"He expressed his determination.
Chris Kim, who was born in 2007, will be on the CJ Cup stage this year following last year. Chris Kim once surprised the golf world by winning the R&A Voice Amateur Championship in 2023 and representing Europe at the Junior Ryder Cup. Last year, he surprised golf fans once again by making the cut on the PGA Tour stage for the first time through The CJ Cup.
In particular, Chris Kim showed off his ability as the best prospect in men's golf at the last tournament, advancing the record of the youngest cut in 2010 by Jordan Spieth, the world's No. 1 player, by three months.
An official of CJ Group said, `We give a big round of applause to the passion of Choi Seung-bin, who has been challenging every year for his dream of entering the PGA Tour, and Chris Kim, who is on the stage of his dream again following last year.' `CJ Group will support the passion of the two players, who are taking a strong step toward becoming the No. 1 global player.'
Expectations are rising as many of the world's top players are scheduled to participate in the CJ Cup this year. In particular, Scottie Scheffler, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has already confirmed his participation in the CJ Cup, and major PGA Tour players and other Korean players are expected to participate in the future, drawing keen attention from golf fans.
Meanwhile, CJ Group plans to carry out various marketing activities beyond golf to promote K-culture and Korean brand value to the world. Bibigo will take the lead in serving as a Korean food notification to players and golf fans around the world who visited The CJ Cup through Players Dining and Bibigo Conception. In addition, CJ Group will show its efforts to globalize the K-culture at the CJ Cup Stadium by creating 'House of CJ' to promote the excellence of the CJ brand and Korean living culture. In addition, it runs the Korean Trophy and prospect development program 'Bridge Kids', which is based on Jikji Heart Movement Day, and continues the legacy of The CJ Cup, which has been going on since 2017.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
