2019 CJ Cup

The PGA Tour crosses the Pacific Ocean this week and returns to South Korea for the CJ Cup.

FedEX Cup Points: 500

Purse: a massive $9,750,000

Course: The Club at 9 Bridges a Par 72 of 7196 yards (according to the PGA Tour site, the course only has eight bridges)

Field

limited to 78 players

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/the-cj-cup-at-nine-bridges/field.html

Among those there

OWGR #1 and defending champion Brooks Koepka

5 Justin Thomas

15 Tommy Fleetwood

19 Gary Woodland

23 Kevin Na

25 Marc Leishman

27 Jason Day

29 Danny Willett

31 Hideki Matsuyama

32 Chez Reavie

34 Sergio Garcia

35 Billy Horschel

36 Rafa Cabrera Bello

38 Jordan Spieth

40 Ian Poulter

41 Abraham Ancer

44 Sungjae Im

47 Phil Mickelson (with his Top 50 streak on the line)

48 Byeong Hun An

49 Tyrrell Hatton

Korean legend KJ Choi

Collin Morikawa

Matthew Wolff

Viktor Hovland got a sponsor's exemption

so did Chase Koepka

Hank Haney has 6 Lees to predict to win

OWGR projected 52 points for the winner slightly down from last year's event total of 54.

no bk ...

if i recall, there was some hellish wind a couple of days last year ... really kept the scores up ....

The CJ Cup

Nine Bridges - Jeju Island, South Korea

October 17 - 20, 2019

ODDS to Win:

Justin Thomas 7/1

Brooks Koepka 8/1

Hideki Matsuyama 16/1

Tommy Fleetwood 20/1

Viktor Hovland 20/1

Collin Morikawa 25/1

Jordan Spieth 25/1

Jason Day 25/1

Gary Woodland 25/1

Rafael Cabrera Bello 25/1

Marc Leishman 25/1

Sungjae Im 25/1

Sergio Garcia 30/1

Billy Horschel 30/1

Cameron Smith 30/1

Danny Willett 40/1

Joaquin Niemann 40/1

Matthew Wolff 40/1

Chez Reavie 40/1

Kevin Na 40/1

Tyrrell Hatton 50/1

Byeong Hun An 50/1

Andrew Putnam 50/1

Lucas Glover 50/1

Pat Perez 50/1

Ryan Moore 60/1

Ian Poulter 60/1

Dylan Frittelli 60/1

Abraham Ancer 60/1

Charles Howell III 60/1

Rory Sabbatini 60/1

debating either R Cabrero Bella or J Day.

> @tiderider said:

>** no bk ... **

>

>

If by no bk you mean no Brooks Kopeka he is playing and headlining the event.

I love this course! So beautiful.

Looking forward to watching this one, the last couple of years it has been a pretty good event. Slight surprising that they only have 4 of the Top 20 there but I guess there are plenty of guys who have been in the Top 20 further down the list.

> @grm24 said:

> > @tiderider said:

> >** no bk ... **

> >

> >

> If by no bk you mean no Brooks Kopeka he is playing and headlining the event.

>

yep, saw that ... i really need to get some glasses ...

> @MattyO1984 said:

> Looking forward to watching this one, the last couple of years it has been a pretty good event. Slight surprising that they only have 4 of the Top 20 there but I guess there are plenty of guys who have been in the Top 20 further down the list.

I agree with this completely. I would have loved to see more of the top guys make the trip, though do understand that it's a lot of travel in what many of the upper echelon of guys seem to use as their off season. It's a beautiful and interesting course that I would love to get the opportunity to play if I ever found myself in that part of the world again.

tee times...

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/the-cj-cup-at-nine-bridges/tee-times.html

8AM in Korea is 7pm EDT.

> @MidwestGolfBum said:

> > @MattyO1984 said:

> > Looking forward to watching this one, the last couple of years it has been a pretty good event. Slight surprising that they only have 4 of the Top 20 there but I guess there are plenty of guys who have been in the Top 20 further down the list.

>

> I agree with this completely. I would have loved to see more of the top guys make the trip, though do understand that it's a lot of travel in what many of the upper echelon of guys seem to use as their off season. It's a beautiful and interesting course that I would love to get the opportunity to play if I ever found myself in that part of the world again.

I'll third what y'all are saying. I think some of the top players are choosing between South Korea and Japan next week(?). Pretty nice field though, at least a half-dozen major champions.

I really enjoy that touney, the course is beyond spectacular and the broadcast times are easier for us down under.

> @"Oz Max" said:

> I really enjoy that touney, the course is beyond spectacular and the broadcast times are easier for us down under.

LOL, funny because I love "primetime" golf here in the States! I'm a night owl, love Asian tournaments!

I'm not getting out of bed at daft O' clock in the morning for any golf. Catch the highlights later.

Whether or not I watch live or record it will depend on whether or not my little one decides to wake up or not...kinda hoping that he does!! Haha.

> @flushem said:

> The CJ Cup

> Nine Bridges - Jeju Island, South Korea

> October 17 - 20, 2019

>

> ODDS to Win:

> Justin Thomas 7/1

> Brooks Koepka 8/1

Interesting that JT is the favourite.

going with R Cabrero Bella. saving J Day for later.

gnarly looking course.

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/the-cj-cup-at-nine-bridges/course.html

I see some good fishing spots. I wonder what local fishes are like.

Here is the Golf Channel (US) broadcast plan.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Golf Channel broadcast: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. EST

Thursday, Oct. 17

Golf Channel broadcast: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. EST

Friday, Oct. 18

Golf Channel broadcast: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. EST

Saturday, Oct. 19

Golf Channel broadcast: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. EST

> @OldTomMorris said:

> > @flushem said:

> > The CJ Cup

> > Nine Bridges - Jeju Island, South Korea

> > October 17 - 20, 2019

> >

> > ODDS to Win:

> > Justin Thomas 7/1

> > Brooks Koepka 8/1

>

> Interesting that JT is the favourite.

Rehab from the knee likely making vegas a little shy for BK

IDK flushem, watching the tournament now, course looks immaculate!

> @nichho said:

> I'm not getting out of bed at daft O' clock in the morning for any golf. Catch the highlights later.

Welcome to our world here in Oz, where you can only watch the PGA highlights, live broadcast only if you are super keen. I rarely am that keen, only for the Masters last few holes from 5am onward here.

WOW... that was a weird round from Brooks.... felt like he played horrible, somehow ends up -3 with a fantastic 18th hold eagle. Gotta be one of the worst 3 under rounds I've ever watched lol.

> @"Frasier Crane" said:

> WOW... that was a weird round from Brooks.... felt like he played horrible, somehow ends up -3 with a fantastic 18th hold eagle. Gotta be one of the worst 3 under rounds I've ever watched lol.

Kind of what great players do in their prime. Lost count of the number of times I said the same about Woods in the late 90s/00s.

> @OldTomMorris said:

> > @flushem said:

> > The CJ Cup

> > Nine Bridges - Jeju Island, South Korea

> > October 17 - 20, 2019

> >

> > ODDS to Win:

> > Justin Thomas 7/1

> > Brooks Koepka 8/1

>

> Interesting that JT is the favourite.

T9, T11, T12, T12, Win, T3 and T4 in his last 7 starts, definitely bang in form.

Caught some of the coverage this morning, the course looked In good condition but really windy so very impressed that the scores were as low as they are.

Last year, it was obvious that bombers had a huge advantage on 18 by cutting the dogleg over the trees. They also mentioned that they were considering narrowing or eliminating the leftmost landing area.

This morning, I saw a highlight of the approach Brooks had into 18 and the approach looks like pretty much the same line he took last year -- perhaps with the same amount of fairway? Did they actually narrow the leftmost landing area or is it still the same as last year?

I heard mountain break is quite wicked all around the island. I wonder if the wicked break is factor of low scoring round.

Does it bother anyone that BK can use his pull to get his bro Chase into limited field events ???

> @"Frasier Crane" said:

> WOW... that was a weird round from Brooks.... felt like he played horrible, somehow ends up -3 with a fantastic 18th hold eagle. Gotta be one of the worst 3 under rounds I've ever watched lol.

I said the same thing to myself......Just think if he was on his game, he'd be leading the tournament......LOL!

> @cardoustie said:

> Does it bother anyone that BK can use his pull to get his bro Chase into limited field events ???

No, that's what number one In the world of golf do.....throw their weight around and collect appearance fees.

> @cardoustie said:

> Does it bother anyone that BK can use his pull to get his bro Chase into limited field events ???

Nope. I would absolutely do the same if in that position. His baby bro kicked his ass in LV so it's not like he's a hack