CJ Cup

CJ Cup
Tournament information
Location Jeju Island, South Korea
Established 2017
Course(s) Nine Bridges Golf Club
Par 72
Length 7,196 yards (6,580 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $9.25 million
Month played October
Current champion
United States Justin Thomas
Nine Bridges
Golf Club
Location in South Korea

The CJ Cup (stylized as THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour sponsored by CJ Group. The tournament was played for the first time in October 2017 at the start of the 2017–18 season. The tournament was played at the Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju Island, South Korea.[1]

Field

The CJ Cup featured a field of 78 players:[2]

  • Top 60 available players from the previous season's final FedEx Cup standings
  • Winners of the KPGA Championship and Genesis Championship on the Korean Tour
  • Top 3 available players from the Korean Tour order of merit as of October 2
  • Top available player from the Asian Tour order of merit as of October 9
  • Top available Korean player from the Asian Tour order of merit as of October 9
  • Top next 3 available Korean players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of October 9
  • 8 sponsor exemptions:
  • 5 restricted to PGA Tour members
  • 1 to the winner of a Korean amateur qualifier
  • 2 unrestricted

Winners

SeasonDatesPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
2018Oct 19–22, 2017Justin Thomas United States279−9PlayoffAustralia Marc Leishman

References

  1. ↑ "Nine Bridges on Jeju Island to host Korea's first PGA TOUR tournament". PGA Tour. April 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges' Exemption Eligibility Revealed". CJ Cup. July 10, 2017.

Coordinates: 33°23′N 126°32′E / 33.38°N 126.53°E / 33.38; 126.53

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