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. Since 2003 the event has been held at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club.
The Korea Open was a fixture on the Asian Tour until 2009, when it became part of the rival OneAsia Tour's inaugural schedule. In 2017 the total purse is KRW1,200,000,000 with KRW300,000,000 to the winner.
In 2017 the winner and runner-up will be eligible to compete in the 2017 Open Championship. If there are two or more runners-up, the eligibility will be given to the player with the highest Official World Golf Ranking. In the event of the winner or runner-up already being exempted, the eligibility will not be given to an alternate.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolon Korea Open | |||||||
| 2017 | Woo Jeong Hills | ||||||
| 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
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| 2001 | Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) | South Korea |
Hanyang | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Park Do-kyu
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| 2000 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Craig Kamps
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| Kolon Korean Open | |||||||
| 1999 | K. J. Choi (2) | South Korea |
Seoul CC | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Kyi Hla Han
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| Korea Open | |||||||
| 1998 | Kim Dae-sub (a) | South Korea |
Hanyang | 277 | −11 | 6 strokes | Choi Sang-ho Fran Quinn
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| Elord Korea Open | |||||||
| 1997 | Kim Jong-duck | South Korea |
Hanyang | 285 | −3 | Playoff | Choi Gwang-soo Andrew Pitts Shin Yong-jin
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References
Donald Steel. Golf Records Facts and Champions. ISBN 0-85112-847-5.
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