(Reuters) – The CJ Cup, which launched in South Korea but has been held in Las Vegas the last two years due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, will be played this year in Ridgeland, South Carolina, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday.
The tournament was launched as Korea’s first official PGA Tour event in 2017 and was played for three consecutive years at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island before challenges related to COVID-19 forced its relocation.
The PGA Tour said the CJ Cup, which has provided a platform to showcase golf’s top Korean players, will still honor its South Korean roots when this year’s edition is held Oct. 20-23 at Congaree Golf Club.
Five players designated by the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association, as well as the top three available players of Korean nationality from the world rankings, will be part of the 78-player field, the PGA Tour said in a news release.
The rest of the field will be made up of the leading players from the FedExCup points list and sponsor exemptions. There will be no 36-hole cut.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
