Hana Bank Invitational

Hana Bank Invitational
Tournament information
LocationAnsan, South Korea
Established2008
Course(s)The Heaven Country Club
Par72
Length7,293 yards (6,669 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,300,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Park Sang-hyun (2018)
267 Richard T. Lee (2021)
267 Jun Seok Lee (2022)
To par−21 Park Sang-hyun (2018)
−21 Jun Seok Lee (2022)
Current champion
Shaun Norris
Location map
The Heaven CC
Location in South Korea

The Hana Bank Invitational (Korean하나은행 인비테이셔널) is a men's professional golf tournament currently played in Japan and formerly in South Korea and China. The 2018 event was held in June on the west course at the Lakeside Country Club near Yongin. Prize money was 1,000,000,000. In 2019 the event moved to the nearby 88 Country Club with increased prize money of 1,200,000,000.

The field includes a number of invited Japanese and Chinese golfers. A similar event, the "Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational", which included Korean and Chinese golfers, was held six times from 2008 to 2010. The event was held twice a year, once in China and once in South Korea.[1]

In 2023, the event moved location to Japan, being played at the Chiba Isumi Golf Club in Otaki, Chiba. The event also gained Japan Golf Tour co-sanctioning.[2]

Winners

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Hana Bank Invitational
2025 JPN, KOR Shaun Norris 270 −18 Playoff Yusuke Sakamoto The Heaven
2024 JPN, KOR Takashi Ogiso 270 −14 1 stroke Jang Yu-bin Nam Chun Cheon
2023 JPN, KOR Yang Ji-ho 272 −20 1 stroke Keita Nakajima Chiba Isumi
2022 KOR Jun Seok Lee 267 −21 1 stroke Lee Gyu-min Nam Chun Cheon
2021 KOR Richard T. Lee 267 −17 4 strokes Kim Min-kyu Bear's Best Cheongna
2020: No tournament
KEB Hana Bank Invitational
2019 KOR Seo Yo-seop 271 −13 2 strokes Daijiro Izumida
Joo Heung-chol
Jung Han-mil
88 CC
2018 KOR Park Sang-hyun 267 −21 1 stroke Lee Sung-ho Lakeside
2011–2017: No tournament
Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational
2010
(Sep)
KOR Hwang Inn-choon 274 −14 3 strokes Kim Bi-o Welli Hilli
2010
(Mar)
KOR Kim Hyung-tae 277 −11 4 strokes Kang Sung-hoon Shanghai Links
KEB Invitational
2009
(Sep)
KOR Kim Dae-hyun 283 −5 1 stroke Lee Seong-ho Welli Hilli
2009
(Apr)
KOR Lee Tae-gyu 276 −12 1 stroke Choi In-sik
Hur In-hoi
Richard Moir
Dongguan Hillview
2008
(Sep)
KOR Kim Dae-sub 280 −8 Playoff Kim Dae-hyun Welli Hilli
2008
(Mar)
KOR Bae Sang-moon 287 −1 1 stroke Suk Jong-yul Shanghai Silport

Notes

  1. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Hana Bank Invitational Competition History" (in Korean). Korea Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "The Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) unveiled its expanded schedule with at least 26 tournaments slated for its 50th season in 2023- two more than this year". Golf Matters. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.