Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea | |
Native Name: | 잭 니클라우스 골프클럽 코리아 |
Location: | Songdo IBD, Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Incheon, South Korea |
Caption: | Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo IBD |
Building Type: | Golf Course |
Status: | Complete |
Opening: | October 2010, |
Floor Area: | 10.19 million sf (Championship golf course)[1] |
Developer: | Gale International, POSCO E&C |
Architect: | Jack Nicklaus Design / EDSA / Heerim |
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea, is the focal point of Songdo IBD's environmentally focused green space program. It is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Nicklaus Design, headed by Jack Nicklaus.[1]
From the back tees, the course exceeds 7400yd and presents a challenge to even the most talented golfers.[2] Within the golf course, there will be a Western-style fairway community, including 179 detached single family villas.[1]
The club hosted the eleventh Presidents Cup in 2015, the first held in Asia.[3] Before it officially opened, it was the site of a Champions Tour tournament in September 2010, the Posco E&C Songdo Championship, a first for that tour in Asia.[4] A second edition was played in 2011, as the Songdo IBD Championship. The International Crown, an eight-nation team event on the LPGA Tour, is scheduled for 2018 and will be the first held outside the United States.
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