Genesis Championship Will Move to Ujung Hills Defending Champion Ahn Byung-hoon has been confirmed to participate!
Aug 13, 2025
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The 「Genesis Championship" (total prize money of $4 million), co-hosted by the KPGA Tour and the DP World Tour, will be held for four days from October 23 to 26 at"Woojeong Hills CC" located in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do.
The Genesis Championship is the last of the DP World Tour's global schedule of 'Back 9' and the last competition before the playoffs. In particular, this tournament is expected to attract even more attention as a total of 126 players, including 36 KPGA Tour players and 90 DP World Tour players, compete for the championship cup.
The Genesis Championship, which has been held at Jack Nicklaus GC Korea, will move to Woojeong Hills CC. Woojeong Hills CC, a golf course opened in 1993, was designed by Perry O. Dye, the son of Pete Dye, a world-renowned golf course designer. In particular, Friendship Hills CC hosted the 『Kolong Korean Open Golf Championship" 21 times from 2003 to 2024, co-hosted and organized by the Korea Golf Association (KGA). This year, the Korean Open was held at the Lavie Bell CC Dunes Course due to course management.
Defending champion Ahn Byung-hoon, who won the championship after a fierce overtime match at the last tournament, will also confirm his participation in the Genesis Championship and defend the title. Ahn Byung-hoon won his first DP World Tour victory in about 10 years after winning the Shinhan Donghae Open and BMW PGA Championship in 2015.
Ahn Byung-hoon, who confirmed his participation in the competition, said, "It was a special experience to win in front of Korean fans last year, and it was a more meaningful moment for my family to watch the victory at the competition site."I'm looking forward to returning to Korea this year to defend the Genesis Championship title."How do you feel about participating?"
Chairman Kim Won-seop of the KPGA said, `We are very happy to host the Genesis Championship at Ujeong Hills CC this year, and Korean fans have high expectations for the return of defending champion Ahn Byung-hoon.'"I am confident that the Genesis Championship will also make the tournament more successful as the players representing the KPGA Tour and the DP World Tour will play world-class matches at Ujeong Hills CC." expressed anticipation.
Friendship Hills CC CEO Lee Jung-yoon said "We are making every effort to manage courses and facilities so that athletes participating in the Genesis Championship can perform at their best"As it is the largest international competition to be held in Korea, we will provide various support for the Genesis Championship to be held successfully."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
