Korea Open (golf)
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.
Tournament information | |
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Location | ![]() |
Established | 1958 |
Course(s) | Woo Jeong Hills CC |
Tour(s) | Korean Tour Asian Tour (1998–2004, 2006–2008, 2018–) Asia Golf Circuit (1970–1981) OneAsia Tour (2009–2017) |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | KRW1,200,000,000 |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 265 Sergio García (2002) |
To par | −23 (as above) |
Current champion | |
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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
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Kolon Korea Open | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||||
2019 | Jazz Janewattananond | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 278 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2018 | Choi Min-chel | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 272 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2017 | Chang Yi-keun | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 277 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
2016 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 268 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2015 | Lee Kyoung-hoon | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 271 | −13 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2014 | Kim Seung-hyuk | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −2 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2013 | Kang Sung-hoon | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 280 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2012 | Kim Dae-sub (3) | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Kolon Korea Open presented by Elord | |||||||
2011 | Rickie Fowler | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 268 | −16 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
2010 | Yang Yong-eun (2) | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | |||||||
2009 | Bae Sang-moon (2) | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2008 | Bae Sang-moon | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2007 | Vijay Singh | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 278 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2006 | Yang Yong-eun | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2005 | Choi Gwang-soo | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −2 | Playoff | ![]() |
Kolon Korean Open | |||||||
2004 | Edward Loar | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 286 | −2 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2003 | John Daly | ![]() | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Kolon Cup Korea Open | |||||||
2002 | Sergio García | ![]() | Hanyang | 265 | −23 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2001 | Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) | ![]() | Hanyang | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2000 | Thongchai Jaidee | ![]() | Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Kolon Korean Open | |||||||
1999 | K. J. Choi (2) | ![]() | Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Korea Open | |||||||
1998 | Kim Dae-sub (a) | ![]() | Hanyang | 278 | −10 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Elord Korea Open | |||||||
1997 | Kim Jong-duck | ![]() | Hanyang | 285 | −3 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1996 | K. J. Choi | ![]() | Hanyang | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Year | Winner | Country | Score |
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1995 | Kwon Young-suk | ![]() | 282 |
1994 | Mike Cunning | ![]() | 282 |
1993 | Han Young-keun | ![]() | 282 |
1992 | S Noguchi | ![]() | 209 |
1991 | Scott Hoch (2) | ![]() | 279 |
1990 | Scott Hoch | ![]() | 278 |
1989 | Cho Chul-sang | ![]() | 210 |
1988 | Kwak Yuh-yun | ![]() | 282 |
1987 | Choi Youn-soo | ![]() | 283 |
1986 | Choi Yoon-soo | ![]() | 281 |
1985 | Cho Ho-sang | ![]() | 285 |
1984 | Yeom Se-woon | ![]() | 284 |
1983 | Choi Sang-ho | ![]() | 287 |
1982 | Choi Yoon-Soo | ![]() | 277 (−11) |
1981 | Chen Tze-ming (2) | ![]() | 285 (−3) |
1980 | Chen Tze-ming | ![]() | 214 (−4) |
1979 | Shen Chung-shyan | ![]() | 289 (+1) |
1978 | Kim Seung-hack (2) | ![]() | 277 (−11) |
1977 | Ho Ming-chung | ![]() | 285 (−3) |
1976 | Katsunari Takahashi | ![]() | 214 (−2) |
1975 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | ![]() | 284 (−4) |
1974 | Cho Tae-woon | ![]() | 286 (−2) |
1973 | Kim Seung-hack | ![]() | 282 (−6) |
1972 | Han Chang-sang (7) | ![]() | 276 (−12) |
1971 | Han Chang-sang (6) | ![]() | 281 (−7) |
1970 | Han Chang-sang (5) | ![]() | 289 (+1) |
1969 | Hsieh Yung-yo (3) | ![]() | 286 (−2) |
1968 | Kin-Chung Chan | ![]() | 283 (−5) |
1967 | Han Chang-sang (4) | ![]() | 281 (−7) |
1966 | Han Chang-sang (3) | ![]() | 295 (+7) |
1965 | Han Chang-sang (2) | ![]() | 288 (E) |
1964 | Han Chang-sang | ![]() | 294 (+6) |
1963 | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) | ![]() | 287 (−1) |
1962 | Torakichi Nakamura | ![]() | 284 (−4) |
1961 | Hsieh Yung-yo | ![]() | 293 (+5) |
1960 | Orville Moody (3) | ![]() | 288 (E) |
1959 | Orville Moody (2) | ![]() | 301 (+13) |
1958 | Orville Moody | ![]() | 306 (+18) |
References
- "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek.
Donald Steel. Golf Records Facts and Champions. ISBN 0-85112-847-5.
External links
- Official website (in Korean and English)
- Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
- Past champions (in Korean)