Why NOW picked itA rare chance for golf fans to see Kim Si-woo and an Open champion in one field. If golf isn't your thing, it is hard to recommend the trip to Cheonan.
World No. 13 Kim Si-woo returns to Woo Jung Hills for a second year. The 10th Genesis Championship, Oct. 22–25 in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, also brings Im Sung-jae and July's Open champion Ryan Fox among 126 players.
Who is coming
Thirty-six KPGA Tour players and 90 DP World Tour players tee it up. Kim Si-woo is world No. 13, the highest of any Korean or Asian player, with three runner-up finishes and 11 top-10s on the PGA Tour this season.
2019 champion Im Sung-jae is also confirmed.
An Open champion on a Korean trip
New Zealand's Ryan Fox won this July's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. He said he is 'very excited to play in Korea again'.
He finished runner-up at a Korean event in 2015.
What is at stake
The purse is US$4 million and the winner takes $680,000. The champion also earns two-year exemptions on the KPGA Tour and DP World Tour from 2027.
The best-placed KPGA Tour player gets a spot in the 2027 Genesis Scottish Open. For DP World Tour players it is the last chance to secure a 2027 Race to Dubai place.
The defending champion
In 2025 Lee Jung-hwan beat Nacho Elvira and Rory Canter by three strokes for his first DP World Tour title. He is again one of the Korean names to watch.
If you want to go
Tickets come as daily, weekend or full-event passes and are sold through the official channel UNITIX. Genesis says on-site brand experiences will return as last year.
The video below is the round-four highlights from last year's event.
