About The Course

When you’re about to make history, you need a proper stage, right? Well we couldn’t have picked a more fitting venue for our Korea debut than Jack Nicklaus’ majestic course in Incheon. 

Nicklaus, the 18-time major champ, has created a masterpiece in the middle of one of Korea’s busiest urban centers, with cliffs, sneaky dips and water hazards that shimmer in the shadows of the skyscrapers. Now it lies in wait for Bryson, DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Kevin Na’s local heroes IronHeads GC. 

What can we expect? Let’s take a deeper look. 

What happened before we got here? 

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea opened in 2010, and quickly gained a reputation as one of the best (and toughest) courses in the region.  

Several of our guys starred here in 2015, when the club became the first Asian course to host the Presidents Cup, a biennial tournament between the United States and the rest of the world excluding Europe. Lineups that week included Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed and Louis Oosthuizen. 

Since then, the Jack Nicklaus club has hosted the first-ever edition of the DP World Tour’s Genesis Championship, as well the LPGA’s International Crown, an eight-country tournament won by host nation Korea in front of a jubilant home crowd. Now, those fans get another hometown team to cheer. 

How will it play? 

Jack Nicklaus builds his courses tough. They’re so tough, some have joked, that only top players like himself can master them. And all his trademark design features will be on display in Incheon. 

There’s water on eight holes, dominated by a central lake featuring rock walls and aquatic plants. Perhaps the best of them is the 396-yard par-4 4th, which runs right alongside the lake. If you like your holes subtle and sneaky, you’ll also love the 8th (a long par 3 with a vicious dip between the tees and green complex) and the 10th (which begins on a rock cliff and opens out onto a gorgeous valley). 

Who will it favor? 

All those water hazards will present plenty of risk-reward dilemmas, but there are also plenty of options for the more creative ones. This isn’t a course where you’re going to drive the green an awful lot, so the players will need to think their way around the course. 

Then, there’s the crowd. We’re expecting a big one in Korea, so the players will need to bring their A-game for the big show.  

How can I be there? 

Whether you’re cheering for the Korean-born players of IronHeads GC or one of our all-star international rosters, you can find your dream spot here.