- Maekyung Open
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GS Caltex Maekyung Open Tournament information Location 
South KoreaEstablished 1982 Course(s) Nam Seoul Country Club Par 72 Length 6,962 yards Tour(s) Korean Tour
OneAsia TourFormat Stroke play Prize fund 1,000,000,000 won Current champion Kim Kyung-tae The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in South Korea. It was established in 1982.[1] In 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour schedule having previously been an Asian Tour event.[2]
In 2005, Korean Choi Sang-ho won the tournament and set an Asian Tour record as the oldest winner on tour at 50 years and 145 days.
Winners
Year Venue Winner[3] Country Score Winning margin Runner(s)-up 2011 Nam Seoul C.C. Kim Kyung-tae South Korea267 (−21) 8 strokes Kim Hyung-sung, Cho Min-kyu 2010 Nam Seoul C.C. Kim Dae-hyun South Korea270 (−18) 4 strokes Kim Kyung-tae 2009 Nam Seoul C.C. Bae Sang-moon South Korea281 (−7) Playoff Ted Oh 2008 Nam Seoul C.C. Hwang Inn-choon South Korea279 (−9) Playoff Noh Seung-yul 2007 Nam Seoul C.C. Kim Kyung-tae South Korea270 (−18) 5 strokes Liang Wen-Chong 2006 Lakeside C.C. Suk Jong-yul South Korea271 (−17) 1 stroke Bryan Saltus 2005 Nam Seoul C.C. Choi Sang-ho South Korea278 (−10) 3 strokes Thaworn Wiratchant 2004 Lakeside C.C. Mark Calcavecchia 
United States282 (−6) 2 strokes Jang Ik-jae 2003 Nam Seoul C.C. Chung Joon South Korea275 (−13) 1 stroke Amandeep Johl 2002 Nam Seoul C.C. Eddie Lee (am) 
New Zealand268 (−20) 1 stroke Thammanoon Srirot 2001 Nam Seoul C.C. Choi Gwang-soo South Korea271 (−17) 1 stroke Arjun Atwal,
Kim Dae-sub (am)2000 Nam Seoul C.C. Kang Wook-soon South Korea278 (−10) 1 stroke Kim Felton 1999 Nam Seoul C.C. James Kingston 
South Africa277 (−11) Playoff Kyi Hla Han 1998 Scott Rowe 
Hong KongReferences
- ^ "Award Foundations and Educational Programs" (pdf). Overview of the Maekyung Media Group - page 14. Maekyung Media Group. http://pdf.mk.co.kr/jpnpdf/mkintroduction.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ "Maekyung Open added to OneAsia tour". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 January 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2010-01-07-3582791354_x.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "About the course". Asian Tour. http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20080801849980763039. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
External links
Categories:- Former Asian Tour events
- Golf tournaments in South Korea
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
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