KOLON-Hana Bank Championship
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The KOLON-Hana Bank Championship presented by SEMA Sports is a women's golf tournament on the LPGA of Korea Tour, and co-sanction by the LPGA Tour. Prior to 2006 it was known as the CJ Nine Bridges Classic and played at the Nine Bridges Golf Club. Beginning in 2006 it was played at the Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort in Kyungju, South Korea. The event was first scheduled in 2001, but cancelled that year after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2001-2005: CJ Nine Bridges Classic
- 2006-present: KOLON-Hana Bank Championship
The 2006 tournament was held from October 27 through October 29.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jin Joo Hong |  Republic of Korea |
205 (-11) | Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort | $1,350,000 | $202,500 |
| 2005 | Jee Young Lee | Republic of Korea |
211 (-5) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,350,000 | $202,500 |
| 2004 | Grace Park | Republic of Korea |
200 (-16) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,350,000 | $202,500 |
| 2003 | Shi Hyun Ahn | Republic of Korea |
204 (-12) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,250,000 | $187,500 |
| 2002 | Se Ri Pak | Republic of Korea |
213 (-3) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2001 | Tournament cancelled due to events of September 11, 2001 | |||||
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Grace Park | 62 (-10) | 3rd round | Nine Bridges Golf Club |
| 2006 | Joo Mi Kim | 66 (-6) | 1st round | Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort |
