The Grand Prize of Genesis for the 2024 season has been confirmed. Now, the race is between the second and ninth places.
Currently, Kim Min-kyu (CJ) is in second place, Heo In-hoe (Kumgang Housing) is in third place, Lee Jung-hwan (Woori Financial Group) is in fourth place, Kim Hong-taek (Volvik) is in fifth place, Cho Woo-young (Woori Financial Group) is in sixth place, Ok Tae-hoon (Kumgang Housing) is in seventh place, Lee Seung-taek is in eighth place, Kang Kyung-nam is in ninth place, and Jeon Ga-ram is in 10th place.
Players ranked 72nd or higher in Genesis points, not seed priority, which is the existing category of KPGA Tour participation, have qualified for the “KPGA Tour Championship,” which will be held at Cypress Golf and Resort Dong and Nam Course in Seogwipo, Jeju from the 7th.
The winner of the “KPGA Tour Championship” will be given 1,000 points for Genesis, 600 points for second place, 520 points for third place, 450 points for fourth place, 390 points for fifth place, 360 points for sixth place, 330 points for seventh place, 310 points for eighth place, 290 points for ninth place, and 280 points for 10th place. 메이저사이트
The motivation is certain. The reason is the bonus prize money for Genesis points. The bonus prize money for the top 10 Genesis points has been increased from 300 million won (318,400 U.S. dollars) to a total of 500 million won (468,400 dollars) from this year.
The bonus prize money received by the top Genesis points went up from 100 million won to 200 million won, and the Genesis car, which was offered to the winner of the Genesis Grand Prize, and the right to participate in the Genesis Scottish Open, a joint competition between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, which will be paid to the top two Genesis points, will be maintained. The top Genesis points winner will also be eligible for one year of DP World Tour seed and a direct ticket to the final round of the PGA Tour Cue School after the season ends
According to the current ranking of Genesis points, Jang Hee-min (DB Insurance), ranked 21st, can enter the top 10 Genesis points according to the results of the “KPGA Tour Championship.” The point difference between Jang Hee-min and 10th place Jeon Ga-ram is 929.69 points, while the difference between 22nd place Choi Jin-ho (Cowell) and Jeon Ga-ram is 1,001.64 points.
Meanwhile, the KPGA and Genesis signed an extension contract to sponsor Genesis points for the KPGA Tour for the past eight years in April this year. The deal will be extended by three years until 2026. The KPGA and Genesis have been together for nine years since their first relationship with Genesis point, the first point system of the KPGA tour, in 2016.
