KJ Choi of South Korea tees off on the ninth hole during third round play at the 2008 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale, Southport, northern England, July 19, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
(Reuters) - South Korea's KJ Choi is aiming to become the first player to win the same Asian Tour event for three straight years when he tees off at this week's CJ Invitational.
"I'm eyeing a third win in this event but obviously it won't be easy. No player has done it on the Asian Tour before and I hope to be the first," the 43-year-old, who hosts the $750,000 event in the city of Yeoju, said in an Asian Tour statement on Wednesday.
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