The CJ Cup was a professional golf tournament on the

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. The tournament was played for the first time in October 2017 at the start of the 2017–18 season, and was sponsored by

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. The first three editions were played at the Nine Bridges Golf Club on

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, South Korea. In 2020, the tournament was moved to Shadow Creek Golf Course in

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as part of a Las Vegas Swing in October due to

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travel restrictions. In 2021, plans to return to South Korea were abandoned with the tournament remaining in the Las Vegas area, but moving to The Summit Club in

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. For 2022, the event was held at Congaree Golf Club in

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, near Hilton Head Island. In 2024, the CJ Group became title sponsor of The Byron Nelson under a ten-year sponsorship, transferring the CJ Cup title to it as the "CJ Cup Byron Nelson".

Field

The CJ Cup featured a field of 78 players: *Top 60 available players from the previous season's final

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standings *Winners of the KPGA Championship and

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on the

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*Top 3 available players from the Korean Tour order of merit *Top available player from the

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order of merit *Top available Korean player from the Asian Tour order of merit *Top next 3 available Korean players from the

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*8 sponsor exemptions: :*5 restricted to PGA Tour members :*1 to the winner of a Korean amateur qualifier :*2 unrestricted

Winners

References

External links

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Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
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