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Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea<\/strong>: Major champion David Toms of the United States will have a friendly score to settle with CJ Invitational host, K.J. Choi when the US$750,000 event tees off on Thursday.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Toms, who was defeated by Choi in a playoff at the 2011 The Players Championship which is regarded as the world\u2019s unofficial fifth Major, hopes to even the score by denying Choi a third straight win at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club.<\/p>\n

<\/span>No player in Asian Tour history has won the same tournament in three successive years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe played great the whole day and he won,\u201d said Toms when he was asked to reflect on the 2011 The Players Championship. \u201cNo hard feelings at all but hopefully I\u2019ll have a chance at winning this week without trying to beat KJ in a playoff!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest with you, I think KJ\u2019s win at The Players Championship did a whole lot more for golf in Korea and Asia. I certainly wanted to win it because it is a great event but his win certainly did more good than if I had won,\u201d said Toms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toms, winner of the 2001 US PGA Championship, make-up a star-studded cast at the Asian Tour event which includes current Order of Merit leader Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand, multiple Asian Tour winner Scott Hend of Australia and India\u2019s rising star Gaganjeet Bhullar.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old Toms, ranked 91st on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) will make a welcome return to the \u2018Land of the Morning Calm\u2019 since his last visit in 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played in Korea just before I got my US PGA Tour card so you can say that part of my experience in Asia kind of propelled me to go to bigger things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched young Korean players over the last 10 years or so. They are making a name for themselves on the PGA Tour and on the worldwide stage. I know that KJ set the stage for that and it has been fun getting to know him,\u201d said the American.<\/p>\n

The talented Kim Si-woo, who made it through all four US PGA Tour qualifying school stages in 2012 but was not eligible to become a member at the age of 17, will also be in the elite field this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, I\u2019m looking forward to play in this tournament against my hero KJ and with David Toms. It was disappointing that I didn\u2019t get to play the full schedule on the PGA Tour but I\u2019ve learnt from the experience and I just want to concentrate on my career and play good golf,\u201d said Kim.<\/p>\n

Lee Dong-hwan was one-shot off the lead heading into the last day at the 2012 CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi but slipped back to tied 11th after a final round 75. He said he has learnt from the experience and is prepared to launch another title assault.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m well prepared and I\u2019m going to aim and win the trophy. My career has really been influenced by KJ. He is my role model and I want to become like the second KJ Choi. After a few years of success then maybe another youngster would like to become the second Lee Dong-hwan!\u201d he smiled.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi will also be the final event counting towards the qualification of the WGC-HSBC Champions later this month. The top players on the Asian Tour Order of Merit such as Bhullar, Hend, Baek Seuk-hyun, Wade Ormsby, Anirban Lahiri and Prayad Marksaeng will be aiming to qualify for the prestigious event.<\/p>\n

The CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi is title sponsored by the CJ Group, Korea\u2019s food-to-entertainment conglomerate and is promoted by IMG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea<\/strong>: Major champion David Toms of the United States will have a friendly score to settle with CJ Invitational host, K.J. Choi when the US$750,000 event tees off on Thursday.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Toms, who was defeated by Choi in a playoff at the 2011 The Players Championship which is regarded as the world\u2019s unofficial fifth Major, hopes to even the score by denying Choi a third straight win at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[10877,10876,10878],"class_list":["post-17636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news","tag-2001-us-pga-championship","tag-david-toms","tag-leader-kiradech-aphibarnrat"],"yoast_head":"\nMajor Champion Toms ready to make amends at CJ Invitational - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17636\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Major Champion Toms ready to make amends at CJ Invitational - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea: Major champion David Toms of the United States will have a friendly score to settle with CJ Invitational host, K.J. 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