The European tour heads to Asia for the debut of the Genesis Championship on the DP World Tour.
Headlining the Euro tour event in Korea will be home heroes Tom Kim and Byeong Hun An. The two South Korean stars were teammates at the summer Olympics and the recent Presidents Cup matches.
Joining the headlining duo is Ryder Cup star Nicolai Hojgaard along with recent DP World Tour winners Guido Migliozzi and Sebastian Soderberg.
Below are some details to get you primed for an exciting week of golf at the acclaimed Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.
2024 Genesis Championship
Pro Golf Weekly previews DP World Tour’s stop in Korea for this week’s 2024 Genesis Championship Primer.
The Skinny
Tournament: Genesis Championship
Dates: Oct 24-27, 2024
Where: Incheon, South Korea
Title Sponsor: Genesis Motors
Course: Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Schedule Week: 39 of 41
Distance: Par 72 / 7470
Format: 72-hole stroke play w 36-hole cut
Field: 120 players
Purse: $4m
Winning Share: $650k
TV Broadcast: GOLF Channel
Time Zone: Korea Standard Time (KST)
Time Difference: 13 Hours ahead EST (USA)
How to Follow: Genesis Championship
TELEVISION: Wed-Thu: 11 p.m. ET (GOLF); Fri-Sat: 11:30 p.m. (GOLF)
STREAMING: Wed-Sat: 11 p.m. ET (NBC Sports App)
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History
The Genesis Championship sees two events come together as the DP World Tour’s Korea Championship and the KPGA Tour’s Genesis Championship merge to become the Genesis Championship, co-sanctioned by both tours.
The field comprises 90 DP World Tour players and 30 KPGA Tour players, with the co-sanctioned event building on the Strategic Alliance that was agreed between the two Tours in May 2023, which expanded the pathway for KPGA Tour players to play on the DP World Tour.
Having won his eighth DP World Tour title at last year’s Korea Championship, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal will defend his title at the unified 2024 Genesis Championship at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club against Park Sang-hyun, the winner of the Genesis Championship held at the same location.
The event is the last of five Asian events on the DP World Tour this season, following the Porsche Singapore Classic, Hero Indian Open, ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP and the Volvo China Open.
The Geneses titled event marks the second tournament on the DP World Tour sponsored by the Korean car maker, with the Genesis Scottish Open played the week ahead of the Open Championship.
Genesis Championship Course
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea is located in Incheon, South Korea. It is the focal point of Songdo IBD’s environmentally focused green space program.
The course is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Nicklaus Design, headed by Jack Nicklaus.
From the back tees, the course stretches beyond 7,400 yards and presents a challenge to even the most talented golfers.
Within the golf course, there will be a Western-style fairway community, including 179 detached single-family villas.
The club hosted the 11th Presidents Cup in 2015, the first edition held in Asia. It has also hosted events for the PGA Tour Champions, LPGA Tour, Korean PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Fast Facts
Par: 36-36-72
Yards: 7470
Par 3s: 4 (5, 8, 13, 17)
Par 5s: 4 (3, 7, 15, 18)
Easiest Hole: 4th (Par 4, 386 yds)
Genesis Championship Field
How they qualified for the Genesis Championship:
Category 0a – Winners of each 2024 Global Swing Rankings (Opening Swing, International Swing, Asian Swing, European Swing and Closing Swing).
- SODERBERG, Sebastian
- MIGLIOZZI, Guido
Category 0b — A maximum of the leading available 15 players who are entered into this tournament and are not otherwise exempt from within the top 70 of the FedExCup Standings as at the conclusion of the 2024 FedExCup Playoffs
- AN, Byeong Hun
- KIM, Tom
Category 0c — The leading available 7 Ranked Members who are entered into this tournament and are not otherwise exempt, from within the top 110 (adjusted) of the 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings as of the conclusion of the FedEx Open de France.
- GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo
- AIKEN, Thomas
- APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech
- KRUYSWIJK, Jacques
Category 2 — Winners of Rolex Series tournaments and WGCs 2020-2024
- HØJGAARD, Nicolai
Category 3 — Winners of Race to Dubai Ranking Tournaments in the 2022 Official Season that had a prize fund of US$1.75 Million and above. Winners of Race to Dubai Ranking Tournaments in the 2023 – 2024 Official Seasons that have a prize fund of US$2 Million and above. The winner of the Gold Medal at the 2024 men’s Olympic Tournament.
- NAKAJIMA, Keita
- HOSHINO, Rikuya
- CLEMENTS, Todd
- HILLIER, Daniel
- LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo
- SHINKWIN, Callum
- PAUL, Yannik
- WILSON, Oliver
- KIEFFER, Maximilian
- RAMSAY, Richie
- LI, Haotong
- WU, Ashun
- ARNAUS, Adri
Category 4 — Winners of Race to Dubai Ranking Tournaments in the 2023 – 2024 Official Seasons that have a prize fund below US$ 2 Million followed by winners of Race to Dubai Ranking Tournaments in the 2024 Official Season with a prize fund below 1 million Euro who were already Ranked DP World Tour or Ranked Challenge Tour Members at the time of their win, followed by winners of DP World Tour/Challenge Tour Dual Ranking tournaments in the 2024 Official Season
- BACHEM, Nick
- ROZNER, Antoine
Category 8 — Korean National Spots
- PARK, Sanghyun
- JANG, Yubin
- KIM, Minkyu
- HUR, Inhoi
- LEE, Junghwan
- OK, Taehoon
- KIM, Hongtaek
- LEE, Seungtaek
- KANG, Kyungnam
- JEON, Galam
- CHO, Wooyoung
- KIM, Hanbyeol
- LEE, Sanghee
- HAM, Jeong-Woo
- KOH, Guntaek
- KIM, Woohyun
- LEE, Soomin
- MUN, Doyeob
- CHANG, Heemin
- CHOI, Jinho
- LEE, Gyumin
- PARK, Eunshin
- KIM, Yeongsu
- JANG, Dongkyu
- JUNG, Hanmil
- LEE, Taehee
- KIM, Baekjun
- KIM, Taeho
- YOON, Sangpil
- HAN, Seungsu
- KIM, Seunghyuk
- KIM, Chanwoo
Category 10 — Players finishing within positions 1-116 on the final 2023 Race to Dubai Rankings
- LUITEN, Joost
- SOUTHGATE, Matthew
- DANTORP, Jens
- HILL, Calum
- LONG, Hurly
- ARMITAGE, Marcus
- MANSELL, Richard
- SHARMA, Shubhankar
- SCRIVENER, Jason
- DE JAGER, Louis
- COCKERILL, Aaron
- JAMIESON, Scott
- TARRIO, Santiago
- DEL REY, Alejandro
- SADDIER, Adrien
- GREEN, Gavin
- LAW, David
- SCHNEIDER, Marcel
- KINHULT, Marcus
- CABRERA BELLO, Rafa
- PEPPERELL, Eddie
- SORDET, Clément
- HUIZING, Daan
- MOLINARI, Edoardo
- MORRISON, James
- VEERMAN, Johannes
- NEMECZ, Lukas
- WIEBE, Gunner
- HANNA, Chase
- KNAPPE, Alexander
- KO, Jeong weon
- FISHER, Ross
Category 11 — The top 40 Members on the 2023 Career Money List who meet less than 4 of the additional qualifying criteria for this Category
- KJELDSEN, Søren
Category 12 — The Top 5 Players entered from positions 126-200 in the final 2022-2023 FedExCup Rankings
- SCHWAB, Matthias
- KANG, Sung
- BLIXT, Jonas
Category 15 — Players finishing within positions 1-21 on the final 2023 Challenge Tour Road to Mallorca Rankings
- PENGE, Marco
- JARVIS, Casey
- ELVIRA, Manuel
- SCALISE, Lorenzo
- PAVAN, Andrea
- GOUVEIA, Ricardo
- Flag for FRA
- VAILLANT, Tom
- LAPORTA, Francesco
- CANTERO, Ivan
- GIRRBACH, Joel
- STONE, Brandon
- ROTTLUFF, Maximilian
Category 16 — Winners of 3 Challenge Tour Tournaments in the 2024 Season
- NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, Rasmus
Category 17 — The leading player not otherwise exempt from each of the nominated Season’s Order of Merit from the PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, CGA, KPGA, PGTI and JGTO
- MICHELUZZI, David
Category 18 — The top 33 players from the 2023 Qualifying School and the next 2 players not otherwise exempt from the nominated Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, JGTO and KPGA
- PARATORE, Renato
- CELLI, Filippo
- BESARD, Matthis
- SCHOTT, Freddy
- GARCIA, Sebastian
- JONES, Sam
- WILSON, Andrew
- NICHOLAS, James
- FRIEDRICHSEN, Sebastian
- BARRON, Haydn
- FIGUEIREDO, Pedro
- BERRY, Joshua
- POWER HORAN, Thomas
- FAHRBRING, Jens
Alternates
- KIM, Dongmin
- BAE, Yongjun
- CHOI, Seungbin
Top-5 Betting Favorites
1. Byeong Hun An (6-1)
2. Tom Kim (7-1)
3. Nicolai Hojgaard (9-1)
4. Yannik Paul (25-1)
4. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (25-1)
4. Sebastian Soderberg (25-1)
4. Guido Migliozzo (25-1)
Sources: European Tour Media, Getty Images
