Korea Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
 South Korea |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | Woo Jeong Hills CC |
| Tour(s) |
Korean Tour OneAsia Tour (2009-present) Asian Tour (1998–2004, 2006–2008) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | KRW1,200,000,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Sergio García (2002) |
| To par | −23 (as above) |
| Current champion | |
|
Lee Kyoung-hoon | |
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.
It was a sole-sanctioned event in the first 40 year that the tournament was hosted.
The Korea Open was a fixture on the Korean Tour until joint sanctioning with the Asian Tour from 1998–2004 and then from 2006–2008. Then in 2009, it became part of the rival OneAsia Tour's inaugural schedule and is still co-sanctioned.
In 2017, the total purse is KRW1,200,000,000 with KRW300,000,000 to the winner. The event has been played at four locations since its inception. Woo Jeong Hills since 2000, Hanyang in 1997 and 1998 and then in 2001 and 2002, and Soeul CC for the 1999 and 2000 Opens.
In 2017, the winner and runner-up are 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 will take their places at the event. It will be the first time either will play in the event.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolon Korea Open | |||||||
| 2017 | Chang Yi-keun | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 277 | −7 | Playoff | Kim Gi-whan |
| 2016 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 268 | −16 | 3 strokes | Choi Jin-ho |
| 2015 | Lee Kyoung-hoon | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 271 | −13 | 4 strokes | Kim Meen-whee |
| 2014 | Kim Seung-hyuk | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −2 | 2 strokes | Noh Seung-yul |
| 2013 | Kang Sung-hoon | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 280 | −4 | 1 stroke | Kim Hyung-tae Lee Chang-woo (a) Lee Sang-hee Rory McIlroy Mo Joong-kyung |
| 2012 | Kim Dae-sub (3) | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Kim Dae-hyun |
| Kolon Korea Open presented by Elord | |||||||
| 2011 | Rickie Fowler |  United States | Woo Jeong Hills | 268 | −16 | 6 strokes | Rory McIlroy |
| 2010 | Yang Yong-eun (2) | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Choi Ho-sung Kim Bi-o |
| Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | |||||||
| 2009 | Bae Sang-moon (2) | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Kim Dae-sub |
| 2008 | Bae Sang-moon | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Ian Poulter |
| 2007 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji | Woo Jeong Hills | 278 | −6 | 1 stroke | Kim Kyung-tae Yang Yong-eun |
| 2006 | Yang Yong-eun | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Kang Ji-man |
| 2005 | Choi Gwang-soo | South Korea | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −2 | Playoff | Hur Won-kyung (a) |
| Kolon Korean Open | |||||||
| 2004 | Edward Loar | United States | Woo Jeong Hills | 286 | −2 | 3 strokes |  Simon Yates |
| 2003 | John Daly | United States | Woo Jeong Hills | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke |  Thaworn Wiratchant |
| Kolon Cup Korea Open | |||||||
| 2002 | Sergio García |  Spain | Hanyang | 265 | −23 | 3 strokes | Kang Wook-soon |
| 2001 | Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) | South Korea | Hanyang | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Park Do-kyu |
| 2000 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Craig Kamps |
| Kolon Korean Open | |||||||
| 1999 | K. J. Choi (2) | South Korea | Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Kyi Hla Han |
| Korea Open | |||||||
| 1998 | Kim Dae-sub (a) | South Korea | Hanyang | 277 | −11 | 6 strokes | Choi Sang-ho Fran Quinn |
| Elord Korea Open | |||||||
| 1997 | Kim Jong-duck | South Korea | Hanyang | 285 | −3 | Playoff | Choi Gwang-soo Andrew Pitts Shin Yong-jin |
| Year | Winner | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 279 |
| 1995 | Kwon Young-suck | South Korea | 282 |
| 1994 | Mike Cunning | United States | 282 |
| 1993 | Han Young-keun | South Korea | 282 |
| 1992 | S Noguchi |  Japan | 209 |
| 1991 | Scott Hoch (2) | United States | 279 |
| 1990 | Scott Hoch | United States | 278 |
| 1989 | Cho Chul-sang | South Korea | 210 |
| 1988 | Kwak Yuh-yun | South Korea | 282 |
| 1987 | Choi Youn-soo | South Korea | 283 |
| 1986 | Tsao Chien-Teng | Thailand | 280 (−8) |
| 1985 | Chen Tze-chung |  Taiwan | 280 (−8) |
| 1984 | Michael Clayton |  Australia | 283 (−5) |
| 1983 | Hiroshi Yamada | Japan | 212 (−4) |
| 1982 | Choi Yoon-Soo | South Korea | 277 (−11) |
| 1981 | Chen Tze-ming (2) | Taiwan | 285 (−3) |
| 1980 | Chen Tze-ming | Taiwan | 214 (−4) |
| 1979 | Shen Chung-Shyan | Taiwan | 289 (+1) |
| 1978 | Kim Seung-Hack (2) | South Korea | 277 (−11) |
| 1977 | Ho Ming-Chung | Taiwan | 285 (−3) |
| 1976 | Katsunari Takahashi | Japan | 214 (−2) |
| 1975 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Taiwan | 284 (−4) |
| 1974 | Cho Tae-Woon | South Korea | 286 (−2) |
| 1973 | Kim Seung-Hack | South Korea | 282 (−6) |
| 1972 | Hahn Chang-Sang (7) | South Korea | 276 (−12) |
| 1971 | Hahn Chang-Sang (6) | South Korea | 281 (−7) |
| 1970 | Hahn Chang-Sang (5) | South Korea | 289 (+1) |
| 1969 | Hsieh Yung-yo (3) | Taiwan | 286 (−2) |
| 1968 | Kin-Chung Chan | Taiwan | 283 (−5) |
| 1967 | Hahn Chang-Sang (4) | South Korea | 281 (−7) |
| 1966 | Hahn Chang-Sang (3) | South Korea | 295 (+7) |
| 1965 | Hahn Chang-Sang (2) | South Korea | 288 (E) |
| 1964 | Hahn Chang-Sang | South Korea | 294 (+6) |
| 1963 | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) | Taiwan | 287 (−1) |
| 1962 | Torakichi Nakamura | Japan | 284 (−4) |
| 1961 | Hsieh Yung-yo | Taiwan | 293 (+5) |
| 1960 | Orville Moody (3) | United States | 288 (E) |
| 1959 | Orville Moody (2) | United States | 301 (+13) |
| 1958 | Orville Moody | United States | 306 (+18) |
References
Donald Steel. Golf Records Facts and Champions. ISBN 0-85112-847-5.
External links
- Official website (in Korean) & (in English)
- Past champions (in Korean)