Champion Golfer of the Year Ryan Fox is set to join the illustrious field gathering in South Korea for the Genesis Championship at Woo Jeong Hills from October 22-25.
The New Zealander birdied the 72nd hole to win his maiden Major Championship in a thrilling climax to The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale in July, and he will now make his first appearance at Korea’s largest international golf tournament next month.
The five-time DP World Tour winner will feature alongside his Presidents Cup teammates Si Woo Kim and Sungjae Im, who have both been confirmed to tee it up on home soil.
The Genesis Championship, which is co-sanctioned by the KPGA TOUR and the DP World Tour, will celebrate its tenth edition this year with a total prize fund of US$4 million. Tickets are available to purchase here.
Fox, who won the Seve Ballesteros Award in 2022, said: “I’m excited to play the Genesis Championship in South Korea for the first time. I’ve heard such great things, and it sounds like a fantastic event, played on a terrific golf course. I’m looking forward to everything about the week.”
First played in 2017, the Genesis Championship has grown into a truly global golf tournament since becoming a co-sanctioned KPGA TOUR and DP World Tour event in 2024. As the final tournament of the Back 9 on the DP World Tour’s global schedule, and the last event of the regular season before the Play-Offs, it delivers a fiercely contested title race each year.
Held as an extension of the strategic partnership between the KPGA TOUR and the DP World Tour, the tournament is also attracting attention as a crucial gateway for Korean players to step onto the global stage. This year, a field of 126 players — 36 from the KPGA TOUR and 90 from the DP World Tour — will compete for the trophy.
The tournament also marks the final opportunity for DP World Tour players to secure their status for the following season, with those finishing inside the top 100 of the Race to Dubai standings earning playing rights on the DP World Tour.
Genesis — the first Global Official Vehicle of the PGA TOUR — serves as title partner of the Genesis Championship as well as the Genesis Invitational and the Genesis Scottish Open as part of its global golf marketing strategy, and participates as the official vehicle sponsor of the Presidents Cup and the Abu Dhabi Championship. The brand is also a founding partner and official vehicle sponsor of the TGL golf league.
In Korea, Genesis contributes to the growth and global competitiveness of Korean men's golf by operating the Genesis Points system on the KPGA TOUR and sponsoring the Korean men's national golf team.
