Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea () in

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

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, is the focal point of Songdo IBD's environmentally focused green space program. It is an 18-hole championship

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, headed by

Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...

. From the back tees, the course exceeds 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.

Events

The club hosted the eleventh

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, the first held in

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. Before it officially opened, it was the site of a

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tournament in September

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, the

Posco E&C Songdo Championship The Songdo IBD Championship was 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 ...

, a first for that tour in Asia.Business Wire :: Jack Nicklaus Golf Korea: Asia's First PGA Tournament to be Held in Songdo
/ref> A second edition was played in

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, as the Songdo IBD Championship. The

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, an eight-nation team event on the

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, is scheduled for 2018 and will be the first held outside the

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Scorecard

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References

External links

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Presidents Cup
– official site
International Crown
– official site {{coord, 37.380, 126.624, type:event, display=title Sports venues in Incheon Golf clubs and courses in South Korea Songdo International Business District Presidents Cup venues