Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour
Golf tournament
The CJ Cup was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour . The tournament was played for the first time in October 2017 at the start of the 2017–18 season , and was sponsored by CJ Group . The first three editions were played at the Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju Island , South Korea.[ 1] In 2020, the tournament was moved to Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas, Nevada as part of a Las Vegas Swing in October due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.[ 2] In 2021, plans to return to South Korea were abandoned with the tournament remaining in the Las Vegas area, but moving to The Summit Club in Summerlin .[ 3] [ 4] For 2022, the event was held at Congaree Golf Club in Gillisonville, South Carolina , near Hilton Head Island .
In 2024, the CJ Group became title sponsor of The Byron Nelson under a ten-year sponsorship, transferring the CJ Cup title to it as the "CJ Cup Bryon Nelson".[ 5]
Field
The CJ Cup featured a field of 78 players:[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
5 restricted to PGA Tour members
1 to the winner of a Korean amateur qualifier
2 unrestricted
Winners
References
^ "Nine Bridges on Jeju Island to host Korea's first PGA TOUR tournament" . PGA Tour. April 12, 2017.
^ Romine, Brentley (August 24, 2020). "CJ Cup to be contested this fall in Las Vegas, not South Korea" . Golf Channel . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ Yoo, Jee-ho (October 18, 2020). "PGA tournament CJ Cup to return to S. Korea in 2021" . Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved September 28, 2021 .
^ Ferguson, Doug (August 25, 2021). "PGA Tour still planning for Japan event, but sources say China event will be canceled" . Golf Channel . Retrieved September 28, 2021 .
^ Schupak, Adam (May 3, 2024). "CJ Cup Byron Nelson's title sponsor brings new flavor to a beloved local institution" . Golfweek . Retrieved May 4, 2024 .
^ "The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges' Exemption Eligibility Revealed" . CJ Cup. July 10, 2017.
^ "Inside the Field: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges" . PGA Tour. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^ "Inside the Field: The CJ Cup at Shadow Creek" . PGA Tour. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
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