Korea Open (golf) explained

Kolon Korea Open
Location:Cheonan, South Korea
Establishment:1958
Course:Woo Jeong Hills Country Club
Par:71
Yardage:7326yd
Tour:Asian Tour
Korean Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
OneAsia Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:June
Aggregate:265 Sergio García (2002)
To-Par:−23 as above
Current Champion: Kim Min-kyu
Map:South Korea
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Woo Jeong Hills CC
Coordinates:36.766°N 127.22°W

The Kolon Korea Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958.

The Korea Open was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit from 1970 until 1981. The Maekyung Open was founded in 1982 to replace it on the circuit, which allowed rescheduling of the Korea Open to later in the year.[1] It became a stop on the Asian Tour from 1998 to 2008, except for 2005, and then part of the OneAsia Tour schedule from 2009 to 2017, before returning to the Asian Tour in 2018.

In 2019, the total purse is KRW1,200,000,000 with KRW300,000,000 to the winner. The event has been played at Woo Jeong Hills since 2003.

In 2017, the winner and runner-up were eligible to compete in the 2017 Open Championship. Neither the winner, Chang Yi-keun, nor runner-up, Kim Gi-whan, had already qualified for the Open Championship so both took their places at the event. It was the first time either had played in the event. In 2018 the tournament became part of the Open Qualifying Series with two places available for the leading players not already qualified for the Open Championship.

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Kolon Korea Open
2024 Kim Min-kyu (2) 273 −11 3 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2023 278 −6 6 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2022 280 −4 Playoff Woo Jeong Hills
2021 276 −8 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2019 278 −6 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2018 272 −12 2 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2017 277 −7 Playoff Woo Jeong Hills
2016 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 268 −16 3 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2015 271 −13 4 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2014 282 −2 2 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2013 280 −4 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2012 Kim Dae-sub (3) 279 −5 2 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2011 268 −16 6 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2010 Yang Yong-eun (2) 280 −4 2 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open
2009 Bae Sang-moon (2) 274 −10 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2008 273 −11 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2007 278 −6 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
2006 270 −14 3 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2005 282 −2 Playoff Hur Won-kyung (a) Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon Korea Open
2004 286 −2 3 strokes Woo Jeong Hills
2003 282 −6 1 stroke Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon Cup Korea Open
2002 265 −23 3 strokes Hanyang
2001 Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) 272 −16 3 strokes Hanyang
2000 278 −10 1 stroke Hanyang
Kolon Korea Open
1999 K. J. Choi (2) 278 −10 1 stroke Hanyang
Kolon Sports Korea Open
1998 Kim Dae-sub (a) 278 −10 5 strokes Hanyang
Elord Korea Open
1997 285 −3 Playoff Hanyang
1996 KOR 279 −9 1 stroke Hanyang
Korea Open
1995 KOR 282 −6 1 stroke New Korea
1994 KOR 282 −6 2 strokes Hanyang
1993 KOR 282 −6 Playoff Hanyang
1992 KOR 209 −7 3 strokes Hanyang
1991 KOR Scott Hoch (2) 279 Hanyang
1990 KOR 278 Hanyang
1989 210 New Korea
1988 282 Suwon
1987 283 Hansung
1986 281 New Korea
1985 285 Gwanak
1984 284 Seoul
1983 287 Gwanak
1982 277 −11 Namseoul
1981 Chen Tze-ming (2) 285 −3 1 stroke Seoul
1980 214 −4 1 stroke Gwanak
1979 289 +1 2 strokes Seoul
1978 Kim Seung-hack (2) 277 −11 6 strokes Namseoul
1977 285 −3 1 stroke Taeneung
1976 214 −2 Playoff Anyang
1975 284 −4 Playoff New Korea
1974 286 −2 4 strokes Taeneung
1973 282 −6 1 stroke Taeneung
1972 Han Chang-sang (7) 276 −12 6 strokes Seoul
1971 Han Chang-sang (6) 281 −7 4 strokes Seoul
1970 Han Chang-sang (5) 289 +1 3 strokes Seoul
1969 Hsieh Yung-yo (3) 286 −2 Seoul
1968 283 −5 Seoul
1967 Han Chang-sang (4) 281 −7 Seoul
1966 Han Chang-sang (3) 295 +7 Seoul
1965 Han Chang-sang (2) 288 E Seoul
1964 294 +6 Seoul
1963 Hsieh Yung-yo (2) 287 −1 Seoul
1962 284 −4 Seoul
1961 293 +5 Seoul
1960 Orville Moody (3) 288 E Seoul
1959 Orville Moody (2) 301 +13 Seoul
1958 306 +18 Seoul

References

Book: Donald Steel. . 0-85112-847-5.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foundation and Development . Korea Open . 6 February 2020.
  2. Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history . Golfweek . Julie . Williams . 16 May 2020.