Posco E&C Songdo Championship
Encyclopedia
The Songdo IBD Championship is a golf
tournament on the Champions Tour
. It was played for the first time as the Posco E&C Songdo Championship in September 2010 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo, South Korea
. It was the Champions Tour's first tournament in Asia.
The purse in 2011 was US$
3,000,000, with $456,000 going to the winner. This was the largest purse ever for a Champions Tour event.
Posco E&C Songdo Championship presented by Gale International
Note: PO Denotes win in a playoff
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
. It was played for the first time as the Posco E&C Songdo Championship in September 2010 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It was the Champions Tour's first tournament in Asia.
The purse in 2011 was US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
3,000,000, with $456,000 going to the winner. This was the largest purse ever for a Champions Tour event.
Winners
Songdo IBD Championship presented by Korean Air- 2011
Jay Don BlakeJay Don BlakeJay Don Blake is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour; he currently plays on the Champions Tour....
PO
Posco E&C Songdo Championship presented by Gale International
- 2010 Russ CochranRuss CochranRussell Earl Cochran is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of eight left-handed players to win a PGA Tour event....
PO
Note: PO Denotes win in a playoff