Hana Bank Invitational

The Hana Bank Invitational 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.

Hana Bank Invitational
Tournament information
LocationOtaki, Chiba, Japan
Established2008
Course(s)Chiba Isumi Golf Club
Par73
Length7,625 yards (6,972 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
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
South Korea Yang Ji-ho
Location Map
Chiba Isumi GC is located in Japan
Chiba Isumi GC
Chiba Isumi GC
Location in Japan
Chiba Isumi GC is located in Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Isumi GC
Chiba Isumi GC
Location in the Chiba Prefecture

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
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
Hana Bank Invitational
2023JPN, KORSouth Korea Yang Ji-ho272−201 strokeJapan Keita NakajimaChiba Isumi
2022KORAustralia Jun Seok Lee267−211 strokeSouth Korea Lee Gyu-minNam Chun Cheon
2021KORCanada Richard T. Lee267−174 strokesSouth Korea Kim Min-kyuBear's Best Cheongna
2020: No tournament
KEB Hana Bank Invitational
2019KORSouth Korea Seo Yo-seop271−132 strokesJapan Daijiro Izumida
South Korea Joo Heung-chol
South Korea Jung Han-mil		88 CC
2018KORSouth Korea Park Sang-hyun267−211 strokeSouth Korea Lee Sung-hoLakeside
2011–2017: No tournament
Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational
2010
(Sep)		KORSouth Korea Hwang Inn-choon274−143 strokesSouth Korea Kim Bi-oWelli Hilli
2010
(Mar)		KORSouth Korea Kim Hyung-tae277−114 strokesSouth Korea Kang Sung-hoonShanghai Links
KEB Invitational
2009
(Sep)		KORSouth Korea Kim Dae-hyun283−51 strokeSouth Korea Lee Seong-hoWelli Hilli
2009
(Apr)		KORSouth Korea Lee Tae-gyu276−121 strokeSouth Korea Choi In-sik
South Korea Hur In-hoi
Australia Richard Moir		Dongguan Hillview
2008
(Sep)		KORSouth Korea Kim Dae-sub280−8PlayoffSouth Korea Kim Dae-hyunWelli Hilli
2008
(Mar)		KORSouth Korea Bae Sang-moon287−11 strokeSouth Korea Suk Jong-yulShanghai 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.


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