CJ Invitational
Encyclopedia
The CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi is a golf
tournament on the Asian
and Korean Tour
s. It was played for the first time in October 2011 at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club in Yeoju, South Korea
. The tournament is hosted by South Korean golfer K. J. Choi
, who also won the inaugural event. The purse in 2011 was US$
750,000.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Asian
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
and Korean Tour
Korean Tour
The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million....
s. It was played for the first time in October 2011 at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club in Yeoju, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The tournament is hosted by South Korean golfer K. J. Choi
Choi Kyung-Ju
Choi Kyung-Ju , also known as K. J. Choi. is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won a total of eighteen professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the PGA Tour, making him Asia's most successful golfer. His...
, who also won the inaugural event. The purse in 2011 was US$
United States dollar
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750,000.