Ballantine's Championship

The Ballantine's Championship (known as The Championship at Laguna National in its final year) was a European Tour golf tournament which was played from 2008 to 2014. It was the first European Tour event to be staged in South Korea.

The Championship at Laguna National
Tournament information
LocationSingapore
Established2008
Course(s)Laguna National Golf & Country Club
Par72
Length7,206 yards (6,589 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,500,000
Month playedMay
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Graeme McDowell (2008)
264 Jeev Milkha Singh (2008)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Felipe Aguilar
Location Map
Laguna National G&CC
Location in Singapore

From 2008 to 2010, the tournament was played at Pinx Golf Club on the island of Jeju. From 2011 to 2013, the tournament was played at Blackstone Golf Club. In 2014, the event has moved to Laguna National Golf & CC in Singapore and titled as The Championship at Laguna National.[1]

The tournament was announced in July 2007 by the European Tour in partnership with the Korean PGA,[2] 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",[3] but six months later it agreed terms to co-sanction the event.[4] The prize fund in the first year was €2 million (circa US$2.9 million).

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
The Championship at Laguna National
2014ASA, EUR Felipe Aguilar266−221 stroke Anders Hansen
David Lipsky
Ballantine's Championship
2013ASA, EUR, KOR Brett Rumford277−11Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Marcus Fraser
Peter Whiteford
2012ASA, EUR, KOR Bernd Wiesberger270−185 strokes Richie Ramsay
2011ASA, EUR, KOR Lee Westwood276−121 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2010ASA, EUR, KOR Marcus Fraser204[lower-alpha 3]−124 strokes Gareth Maybin
Brett Rumford
2009ASA, EUR, KOR Thongchai Jaidee284−4Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
Kang Sung-hoon
2008ASA, EUR, KOR Graeme McDowell264−24Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Jeev Milkha Singh
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  2. Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole
  3. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  4. Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole
  5. McDowell won with birdie on third extra hole

See also

References
  1. "Laguna National to host 'The Championship'". PGA European Tour. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Ballantine's brings first European Tour event to Korea". PGA European Tour. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  3. Garrod, Mark (3 July 2007). "Asian Tour left fuming". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  4. "Asian Tour co-sanctions Indian Masters". Calcutta Telegraph. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
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