The KPGA Championship is a men's professional

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tournament that has been held annually in

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since 1958. Together with the Korea Open it is the longest running event on the

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. It is organised by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA). Since 2016 the total purse has been KRW1,000,000,000 with KRW200,000,000 to the winner. The 2017 Championship was won by

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. This win gave him an invitation to play in the

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in October 2017, the first

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event played in Korea.

Winners

References

External links

Coverage on the Korean Tour's official site

Past champions
Korean Tour events Golf tournaments in South Korea Recurring sporting events established in 1958 1958 establishments in South Korea Summer events in South Korea {{golf-tournament-stub