{"id":10526,"date":"2012-10-03T07:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2012-10-03T07:49:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:49:45","slug":"choi-looks-forward-to-home-reunion-at-cj-invitational-hosted-by-kj-choi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10526","title":{"rendered":"Choi looks forward to home reunion at cj invitational hosted by Kj Choi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea<\/strong>: Asian Tour honorary member K.J Choi of Korea believes the staging of his own tournament will reunite old friends and allow him to give back to the community when the CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi tees off on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Based in the United States since 1999, Choi described his homecoming as a very meaningful chapter in his well-documented life.<\/p>\n

A graduate of the Asian Tour, Choi is a five-time winner on the region\u2019s elite circuit and he also holds eight wins on the PGA Tour including last year\u2019s Players Championship, often dubbed the unofficial fifth Major.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very meaningful event as I\u2019ve all of my close friends coming to play in my tournament and also participate in this build a nest program which is going to help many kids fulfil their dreams,\u201d said Choi.<\/p>\n

The Build a Nest campaign is part of a charity initiative under the KJ Choi Foundation where players volunteer to be ambassadors for the foundation and will donate KRW 100,000 for every birdie they record in the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tournament extends beyond the boundaries of just playing a tournament. It\u2019s more of a community thing and giving back to society and my fans. When I play in the US, all the people from Korea would cheer me on TV even though it\u2019s very late in the night there. Without my fan\u2019s support, I wouldn\u2019t be able to be where I\u2019m today,\u201d said Choi.<\/p>\n

Staged at the impressive Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club with a total prize fund of US$750,000 on offer, the CJ Invitational is jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour where Choi joins the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods as players with their own tournaments.<\/p>\n

Although he won his own event last year, the Korean superstar does not believe his title defence will be a walk in the park as the quality of players from the Asian Tour is getting better each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Asian Tour has come a long way and the field is getting stronger and stronger each year. It\u2019s not going to be easy but I\u2019ll try my best as always to defend my title this week,\u201d said Choi.<\/p>\n

Major champion Ben Curtis of the United States will make his first visit to the Land of the Morning Calm ready to take on Asia\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

Having competed with Choi on many occasions on the PGA Tour, Curtis, winner of the 2003 British Open, is relishing the challenge of taking on Choi and the Asian Tour field in Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously K.J.\u2019s going to have a huge fan support here. He does in the US as well but coming from Korea, he\u2019s going to have a pretty big following and it\u2019s going to be lots of fun with the fans rooting for him and I\u2019ll be the underdog,\u201d said Curtis.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old secured his fourth PGA Tour victory at the Valero Texas Open earlier this season and posted two other top-five finishes, including a tied second finish at The Players Championship.<\/p>\n

The American is confident that he can contend for the CJ Invitational title and is looking forward to a good result.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had three weeks off and my body is feeling pretty good, well-rested which is key and I\u2019m looking forward to a great week. The golf course is in good shape, the weather is beautiful and I don\u2019t have any excuses if I don\u2019t play well,\u201d said Curtis.<\/p>\n

Korea\u2019s Charlie Wi, who shares a close friendship with Choi, is delighted that he finally has the chance to play in the CJ Invitational after turning down Choi\u2019s invitation to play last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cK.J. actually asked me to come last year for the inaugural event but I could not make it as I was busy in the US then. But I told him that I\u2019m going to be here for sure this year,\u201d said Wi.<\/p>\n

\u201cK.J. is probably one of my closest friends on Tour together with Y.E. Yang. We go for dinner all the time and I play most of my practice rounds with K.J. We\u2019ve been friends since 1997 and I\u2019ve known him for about 15 years now,\u201d added Wi.<\/p>\n

A seven-time Asian Tour winner, Wi has enjoyed three top-five finishes on the PGA Tour and he narrowly missed a maiden title when he led into the final day at the AT&T National Pebble Beach Pro-am before having to settle for second place.<\/p>\n

Like Choi, Wi has been living in the US for many years but still keeps in touch with the developments on the Asian Tour on a regular basis while ironing out the kinks in his game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still a big fan of the Asian Tour and I\u2019m always on the asiantour.com,\u201d said Wi.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working really diligently at home the last few months but the results have not been really good but I still feel that my game is coming around and I know that hard work will pay off very soon,\u201d added the 40-year-old.<\/p>\n

There will be no fewer than 30 Asian Tour winners ready for the challenge at the CJ Invitational which features 55 players each from the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour plus 10 sponsor\u2019s invitations, making it a 120-man field.<\/p>\n

Other Asian Tour stars to look out for include India\u2019s Gaganjeet Bhullar, Singapore\u2019s Mardan Mamat and Thailand\u2019s Thaworn Wiratchant who holds the record of having 14 Asian Tour wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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