Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim are the latest Korean stars confirmed to tee it up on home soil later this year at the Genesis Championship, joining defending champion Byeong Hun An in the field at Woo Jeong Hills from October 23-26.
The trio, who are Korea’s highest-ranked players on the Official World Golf Ranking, are the first announcements for what promises to be an exciting field of global talent, with further names to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Im, a two-time PGA TOUR winner, has held a position inside the Top 50 on the OWGR for nearly six years, with four-time PGA TOUR winner Kim also sitting inside the World’s Top 100 since the end of 2020.
Kim rose to prominence in 2017 as he won THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, becoming the second Korean winner of the event after K.J. Choi. Both he and Im have represented the International Team at the Presidents Cup on three occasions, earning 13 points for their side in that time.
Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, host venue of 21 editions of the Kolon Korea Open, was last week announced as the venue for this year’s Genesis Championship and tickets are available now at an Early Bird rate.
Im, who finished in a share of fifth at this year’s Masters Tournament, will be making his second appearance on home soil this season. The 27-year-old is a former winner of the Genesis Championship, triumphing in 2019.
“I’m very proud to be able to call myself a winner of the Genesis Championship, not least because it was my first victory on home soil.” said Im. “It is always a pleasure to play golf in Korea and I’m really looking forward to having another chance to do so later this year.
“The fans are incredibly supportive and there is always a great atmosphere. We are looking forward to the test that Woo Jeong Hills presents us in October.”
Kim will be making his first appearance in Korea since 2022, when he finished in a share of fifth at the Shinhan Donghae Open.
“I’m very excited to play on home soil again later this year,” said Kim. “It has been a few years since I last had the opportunity to do so, so I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the fans again and hopefully have a good performance for them.”
The Genesis Championship is the final event of the DP World Tour’s 2025 Race to Dubai, giving players the final opportunity to qualify for the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs. The tournament is co-sanctioned with the KPGA TOUR, with a field that will compromise 90 DP World Tour players and 36 from the KPGA TOUR.
The tournament forms a key part of the Strategic Alliance between the DP World Tour and KPGA TOUR, which offers a clear pathway for Korean players to compete on golf’s Global Tour.
Tickets for the Genesis Championship are currently on sale at a discounted Early Bird rate, with prices set to increase on September 15. Early bird General Admission tickets start from W21,000, with season passes also available from W70,000.
About the DP World Tour
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
GLOBAL TALENT: We provide pathways and a platform for the leading international talent, bringing together golfing icons, national heroes and emerging stars from around the world.
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS: We stage tournaments in iconic cities and locations around the world and each week we celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of the courses, cities and cultures we visit.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: We build, entertain and connect communities through our commitment to innovation, creative content and having a positive social and environmental impact.
Our 2025 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 26 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.
We also enjoy the support of many of the world’s leading business brands with DP World, Rolex, Aldar, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates, Fortinet, Nexo and Vestas as Official Partners.
About the European Tour group
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Legends Tour and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
About Genesis
Founded as the luxury arm of Hyundai Motor Group in 2015, Genesis places customer comfort at the center of every decision, redefining luxury with a distinctly Korean perspective and an audacious spirit. Rooted in its Athletic Elegance design philosophy, Genesis delivers an award-winning lineup that blends progressive design, advanced safety technologies, and dynamic performance. Each model is engineered to provide a secure and sophisticated driving experience. Committed to a more sustainable future, Genesis is leading the shift toward electrification with models like the Electrified G80, GV60, and Electrified GV70, with plans to expand electrified powertrains across its portfolio. As Genesis moves beyond its 10th anniversary, the brand sets its sights on the future, driving forward with an unwavering commitment to refining disruption in every aspect of its business.
