Maekyung Open
Encyclopedia
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. In 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour
schedule having previously been an Asian Tour
event.
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.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament that takes place in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It was established in 1982. In 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour
OneAsia Tour
OneAsia is a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The Japan Golf Tour has been invited to participate in the...
schedule having previously been an Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
event.
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 | Country | Score | Winning margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2011 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae is a South Korean golfer. He won several amateur tournaments, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship. He turned professional in late 2006 and he won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour... |
267 (−21) | 8 strokes | Kim Hyung-sung, Cho Min-kyu | |
| 2010 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Kim Dae-hyun | 270 (−18) | 4 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae is a South Korean golfer. He won several amateur tournaments, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship. He turned professional in late 2006 and he won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour... |
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| 2009 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Bae Sang-moon Bae Sang-moon Bae Sang-moon is a South Korean professional golfer.Bae turned professional in 2004. He won the 2006 Emerson Pacific Group Open on the Korean Tour, and in 2007 he won the SK Telecom Open, an Asian Tour and Korean Tour co-sanctioned event held in his home country. In 2008, he won his home country's... |
281 (−7) | Playoff | Ted Oh | |
| 2008 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Hwang Inn-choon Hwang Inn-choon Hwang Inn-choon is a professional golfer from South Korea. He turned professional in 2002 at the age of 27.-Professional career:... |
279 (−9) | Playoff | Noh Seung-yul Noh Seung-yul Noh Seung-yul is a South Korean professional golfer.Noh turned professional 2007 and successfully negotiated qualifying school for the 2008 Asian Tour. He won the Midea China Classic that season, and was named Asian Tour rookie of the year. In 2010 he won the Maybank Malaysian Open which was... |
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| 2007 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae Kim Kyung-tae is a South Korean golfer. He won several amateur tournaments, including the 2006 Japan Amateur Championship. He turned professional in late 2006 and he won the 2007 Maekyung Open in his second start on the Asian Tour... |
270 (−18) | 5 strokes | Liang Wen-Chong Liang Wen-Chong Liang Wen-Chong is a Chinese professional golfer. He is the highest ranked golfer from the People's Republic of China and the only Chinese golfer in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has succeeded his mentor Zhang Lian-wei as the top Chinese player.Liang plays on the Asian Tour, ... |
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| 2006 | Lakeside C.C. | Suk Jong-yul | 271 (−17) | 1 stroke | Bryan Saltus | |
| 2005 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Choi Sang-ho | 278 (−10) | 3 strokes | Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant is a Thai professional golfer. He is one of only two golfers to have won 10 or more events on the Asian Tour.... |
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| 2004 | Lakeside C.C. | Mark Calcavecchia Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,... |
282 (−6) | 2 strokes | Jang Ik-jae Jang Ik-jae Jang Ik-jae , also known as I.J. Jang, is a South Korean professional golfer.Jang plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won once.-External links:... |
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| 2003 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Chung Joon | 275 (−13) | 1 stroke | Amandeep Johl | |
| 2002 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Eddie Lee (am) | 268 (−20) | 1 stroke | Thammanoon Srirot Thammanoon Srirot Thammanoon Srirot is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He has five Asian Tour wins and was one of the first ten men to reach one million dollars in Asian Tour career earnings... |
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| 2001 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Choi Gwang-soo | 271 (−17) | 1 stroke | Arjun Atwal Arjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.-Early life:... , Kim Dae-sub (am) |
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| 2000 | Nam Seoul C.C. | Kang Wook-soon Kang Wook-soon Kang Wook-soon is a South Korean professional golfer.Kang has played on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He topped the Order of Merit in 1996 and 1998 and was the first man to reach career earnings of US$500,000 on the tour. In 2002 he was the top player on the Korean... |
278 (−10) | 1 stroke | Kim Felton Kim Felton Kim Felton is an Australian professional golfer.As an amateur, Felton won the Australian Amateur in 1997 and was the low individual in the 1998 Eisenhower Trophy.... |
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| 1999 | Nam Seoul C.C. | James Kingston James Kingston James Hubert Kingston is a South African professional golfer.Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour... |
277 (−11) | Playoff | Kyi Hla Han Kyi Hla Han Kyi Hla Han is a former professional golfer from Myanmar and the current executive chairman of the Asian Tour.Kyi Hla Han turned professional in 1980. He recorded his first professional win at the 1983 Malaysian PGA Championship. He played on the Asian Tour from its debut season in 1995 until 2004... |
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| 1998 | Scott Rowe |