Ballantine's Championship

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About​

The Ballantine's Championship is a European Tour golf tournament which was played for the first time from 13 to 16 March 2008 at Pinx Golf Club on the island of Jeju in South Korea. It was the first European Tour event to be staged in Korea.

The tournament was announced in July 2007 by the European Tour in partnership with the Korean PGA, marking a continuation of the European Tour's expansion into Asia. The Asian Tour, which had not been offered the co-sanctioning rights to which it felt it was entitled, responded by calling the event an "invasive" action that "colonised" Asia in "blatant disregard" of the "principles of the International Federation of PGA Tours", but six months later it agreed terms to co-sanction the event.The prize fund in the first year was €2 million (circa US$2.9 million).

 

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Past Winners​

2009 Thongchai Jaidee
2008 Graeme McDowell

 

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Yang seeking back-to-back win

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20042010/58/yang-seeking-wins.html

The Korean star (pictured) triumphed in last week's China Open and is one of the leading contenders in this week’s Ballantine’s Championship.

The €2.2 million showpiece tees off onThursday at Pinx Golf Club on Jeju, the picturesque Korean island where Yang was born and raised.

“I haven't won two weeks in a row before,” he said. “Perhaps that is an issue about me not being as focused in the next tournament after I’ve just won.

 

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Strong field to tee off in Korea

In-form Ernie Els, Yang Yong-Eun and Anthony Kim lead a strong field that tees off at the Ballantine's Championship on Thursday on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju.

Swedish ace Henrik Stenson, Korea's teenage sensation Noh Seung-Yul and defending champion Thongchai Jaidee could also have a major say at Pinx Golf Club, in an event sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and Korean PGA.

 

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Thongchai maps out title defence

http://www.espnstar.com/golf/news/detail/item430132/Thongchai-maps-out-title-defence/

The defending champion clinched his unprecedented 12th Asian Tour title at the Pinx Golf Club last season when he battled through unusually cold and windy conditions to triumph in a dramatic three-way playoff for the biggest win of his career.

After shrugging off a niggling elbow injury that forced him to withdraw midway through the second round of the Masters a fortnight ago, Thongchai has been given a clean bill of health and is determined to put up a strong defence for his title at the €2.2 million (approximately US$2.9 million) showpiece sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and the Korea PGA.

"I am looking forward to the Ballantine's Championship. It was my biggest career win ever, not just because of the prize money but also the points which helped me reach the world's top 50," said Thongchai of his win last year where he fired a two-under-par 70 on the final day to enter a playoff against Spain's Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and local hero Kang Sung Hoon. He then sank a six-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to claim the title.

 

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Fog-hit Ballantine's cut to three rounds

The Ballantine's Championship in South Korea has been cut to three rounds after heavy fog caused nearly seven hours of play to be lost on Thursday's opening day.

 

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Jaidee and Goya lead Ballantine's Championship

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iML0Qt5wWxM2XS4Ffn6YAyB7AIKwD9F8OGC80

Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand joined Argentina's Tano Goya atop the leaderboard at a fog-disrupted Ballantine's Championship on Friday.

Jaidee shot a 5-under 67 in his second round and is 8 under overall at Pinx Golf Club.

He is joined by Goya, who carded a 70 after completing his first round earlier in the day with a 66. Goya birdied the final three holes in his morning round to give him momentum going into the afternoon session.

 

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Jaidee surges into contention

Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee defied blustery conditions and a heavy workload to claim a share of the second-round clubhouse lead at the weather-affected Ballantine's Championship.

 

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Fraser Leads, Els In Contention At Ballantine's

Marcus Fraser will take a one-stroke lead into Sunday's third-round shootout at the Ballantine's Championship with Ernie Els just two shots off the pace after the second round was completed on Saturday.

The $2.9 million (1.9 million pound) European and Asian Tour event was reduced to 56 holes after six hours of play were lost to heavy fog on Jeju island on Thursday.

Leader by the same margin after the first round, Australian Fraser shot a steady two-under-par 70 on Saturday to add to his superb seven birdie opening 65 and move to nine-under for the tournament.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/24/sports/sports-uk-golf-european.html

 

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Bhullar, Kapur make cut at Ballantine's Championship

Shiv Kapur (73) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (75) on Saturday made the cut despite returning over-par cards in the second round of the weather-hit Ballantine's Championship
, which has been reduced to a 54-hole tournament.

Both Kapur and Bhullar share the 34th spot with totals of one-under 143.

However, three other Indians in fray missed the cut which was set at one-over.

Seasoned pro Jyoti Randhawa was among those who missed the cut after carding a two-over 74 to total 146. C Muniyappa was a further stroke adrift after also turning in a 74, while Anirban Lahiri was right at the bottom following a disastrous 85 that left him 18-over overall.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...lantines-Championship/articleshow/5853162.cms

 

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Fraser wins the Ballantine's Championship

Australian Marcus Fraser posted a third and final round of 3-under-par 69 to win the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea.

The Ballantine's Championship on the European Tour was shortened to a 54-hole event after dense fog on Friday. The final margin of victory was four-strokes over Australia's Brett Rumford and Northern Ireland's Gareth Maybin. It is the 31-year-old's second career victory on the European Tour and his first since the 2003 Russian Championship.