Korea Open (golf)

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Kolon Korea Open
Tournament information
LocationSouth Korea
Established1958
Course(s)Woo Jeong Hills Country Club
Par71
Length7,326 yards (6,699 m)
Tour(s)Korean Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
OneAsia Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund₩1,300,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Sergio García (2002)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Australia
Location Map
Woo Jeong Hills CC is located in South Korea
Woo Jeong Hills CC
Woo Jeong Hills CC
Location in South Korea

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, , nor runner-up, , 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 Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue
Kolon Korea Open
2021 KOR Australia 276 −8 1 stroke South Korea Woo Jeong Hills
2020 ASA, KOR Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2019 ASA, KOR Thailand Jazz Janewattananond 278 −6 1 stroke South Korea Hwang Inn-choon Woo Jeong Hills
2018 ASA, KOR South Korea 272 −12 2 strokes South Korea Park Sang-hyun Woo Jeong Hills
2017 KOR, ONE South Korea 277 −7 Playoff South Korea Woo Jeong Hills
2016 KOR, ONE South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 268 −16 3 strokes South Korea Woo Jeong Hills
2015 KOR, ONE South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon 271 −13 4 strokes South Korea Kim Meen-whee Woo Jeong Hills
2014 KOR, ONE South Korea Kim Seung-hyuk 282 −2 2 strokes South Korea Noh Seung-yul Woo Jeong Hills
2013 KOR, ONE South Korea Kang Sung-hoon 280 −4 1 stroke South Korea
South Korea (a)
South Korea
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
South Korea Mo Joong-kyung		 Woo Jeong Hills
2012 KOR, ONE South Korea Kim Dae-sub (3) 279 −5 2 strokes South Korea Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon Korea Open presented by Elord
2011 KOR, ONE United States Rickie Fowler 268 −16 6 strokes Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Woo Jeong Hills
2010 KOR, ONE South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2) 280 −4 2 strokes South Korea Choi Ho-sung
South Korea Kim Bi-o		 Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open
2009 KOR, ONE South Korea Bae Sang-moon (2) 274 −10 1 stroke South Korea Kim Dae-sub Woo Jeong Hills
2008 ASA, KOR South Korea Bae Sang-moon 273 −11 1 stroke England Ian Poulter Woo Jeong Hills
2007 ASA, KOR Fiji Vijay Singh 278 −6 1 stroke South Korea Kim Kyung-tae
South Korea Yang Yong-eun		 Woo Jeong Hills
2006 ASA, KOR South Korea Yang Yong-eun 270 −14 3 strokes South Korea Woo Jeong Hills
2005 KOR South Korea 282 −2 Playoff South Korea (a) Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon Korean Open
2004 ASA, KOR United States Edward Loar 286 −2 3 strokes Scotland Simon Yates Woo Jeong Hills
2003 ASA, KOR United States John Daly 282 −6 1 stroke Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant Woo Jeong Hills
Kolon Cup Korea Open
2002 ASA, KOR Spain Sergio García 265 −23 3 strokes South Korea Kang Wook-soon Hanyang
2001 ASA, KOR South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) 272 −16 3 strokes South Korea Hanyang
2000 ASA, KOR Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 278 −10 1 stroke South Africa Seoul
Kolon Korean Open
1999 ASA, KOR South Korea K. J. Choi (2) 278 −10 1 stroke Myanmar Kyi Hla Han Seoul
Korea Open
1998 ASA, KOR South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) 278 −10 5 strokes South Korea
United States Fran Quinn		 Hanyang
Elord Korea Open
1997 KOR South Korea Kim Jong-duck 285 −3 Playoff South Korea
United States
South Korea 		Hanyang
1996 KOR South Korea K. J. Choi 279 −9 1 stroke South Korea Kim Jong-duck Hanyang
Korea Open
1995 KOR South Korea 282 New Korea
1994 KOR United States Mike Cunning 282 Hanyang
1993 South Korea 282 Hanyang
1992 Japan 209 Hanyang
1991 United States Scott Hoch (2) 279 Hanyang
1990 United States Scott Hoch 278 Hanyang
1989 South Korea 210 New Korea
1988 South Korea 282 Suwon
1987 South Korea 283 Hansung
1986 South Korea 281 New Korea
1985 South Korea 285 Gwanak
1984 South Korea 284 Seoul
1983 South Korea 287 Gwanak
1982 South Korea 277 −11 Namseoul
1981 AGC Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (2) 285 −3 Seoul
1980 AGC Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 214 −4 Gwanak
1979 AGC Taiwan 289 +1 Seoul
1978 AGC South Korea (2) 277 −11 Namseoul
1977 AGC Taiwan 285 −3 Taeneung
1976 AGC Japan Katsunari Takahashi 214 −2 Anyang
1975 AGC Taiwan Kuo Chie-Hsiung 284 −4 New Korea
1974 AGC South Korea 286 −2 Taeneung
1973 AGC South Korea 282 −6 Taeneung
1972 AGC South Korea (7) 276 −12 Seoul
1971 AGC South Korea (6) 281 −7 Seoul
1970 AGC South Korea (5) 289 +1 Seoul
1969 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (3) 286 −2 Seoul
1968 Taiwan 283 −5 Seoul
1967 South Korea (4) 281 −7 Seoul
1966 South Korea (3) 295 +7 Seoul
1965 South Korea (2) 288 E Seoul
1964 South Korea 294 +6 Seoul
1963 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo (2) 287 −1 Seoul
1962 Japan Torakichi Nakamura 284 −4 Seoul
1961 Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo 293 +5 Seoul
1960 United States Orville Moody (3) 288 E Seoul
1959 United States Orville Moody (2) 301 +13 Seoul
1958 United States Orville Moody 306 +18 Seoul
  1. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References[]

  1. ^ "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek.

Donald Steel. . ISBN 0-85112-847-5.

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