CJ Group said Monday it has agreed to host a regular PGA Tour event for the first time in South Korea next year.
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The South Korean conglomerate said the PGA event would be held in October next year. It would disclose the tournament's schedule and other details next week during a signing ceremony in Seoul.
The CJ tournament in South Korea will be part of the 2017-2018 PGA Tour season. The 2016-2017 season, which began with the Safeway Open last weekend in California, has 47 events, and there are only four non-US hosts -- Malaysia, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
South Korea's leading carmaker Hyundai Motor has been a PGA title sponsor for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions since 2011. For 10 years from 2017, it will sponsor the Genesis Open in Los Angeles.
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