The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was established in 1982,[1] replacing the Korea Open as the South Korean event on the Asia Golf Circuit.[2] Between 1999 and 2009 (except for 2004) it was a stop on the Asian Tour, and then in 2010 it became part of the OneAsia Tour schedule.[3] Since 2018, it has again been a fixture on the Asian Tour, except for 2020 and 2021 due to restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Established | 1982 |
| Course(s) | Nam Seoul Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,039 yards (6,436 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour Korean Tour OneAsia Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ₩1,300,000,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Kim Kyung-tae (2011) |
| To par | −21 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Kim Hong-taek | |
| Location map | |
  Nam Seoul CC Location in South Korea | |
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.
This tournament has generally been staged at the Nam Seoul Country Club. It has only been staged in four venues. The other venues that have been used are Lakeside in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2006, Gwanak in 1984 and Elysian Gangchon in 2020.
Winners
edit| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS Caltex Maekyung Open | |||||||
| 2024 | ASA, KOR | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2023 | ASA, KOR | 197[b] | −16 | 6 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2022 | ASA, KOR | 275 | −9 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2021 | KOR | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2020 | 199 | −11 | 1 stroke | Elysian Gangchon | |||
| 2019 | ASA, KOR | 275 | −9 | Playoff[d] | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2018 | ASA, KOR | 283 | −1 | Playoff[e] | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2017 | KOR, ONE | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2016 | KOR, ONE | 280 | −8 | Playoff[f] | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2015 | KOR, ONE | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2014 | KOR, ONE | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2013 | KOR, ONE | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2012 | KOR, ONE | 273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2011 | KOR, ONE | 267 | −21 | 8 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2010 | KOR, ONE | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2009 | ASA, KOR | 281 | −7 | Playoff[g] | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2008 | ASA, KOR | 279 | −9 | Playoff[h] | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2007 | ASA, KOR | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2006 | ASA, KOR | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Lakeside | ||
| KT&G Maekyung Open | |||||||
| 2005 | ASA, KOR | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| Maekyung Open | |||||||
| 2004 | KOR | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Lakeside | ||
| 2003 | ASA, KOR | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| Maekyung LG Fashion Open | |||||||
| 2002 | ASA, KOR | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2001 | ASA, KOR | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 2000 | ASA, KOR | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| Maekyung Daks Open | |||||||
| 1999 | ASA, KOR | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Lakeside | ||
| Maekyung LG Fashion Open | |||||||
| 1998 | AGC, KOR | 205[i] | −11 | 3 strokes | Lakeside | ||
| 1997 | AGC, KOR | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1996 | AGC, KOR | 285 | −3 | 5 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| Maekyung Bando Fashion Open | |||||||
| 1995 | AGC | 280 | −8 | 4 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| Maekyung Open | |||||||
| 1994 | AGC | 284 | −4 | Playoff | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1993 | AGC | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | New Korea | ||
| 1992 | AGC | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1991 | AGC | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1990 | AGC | 212 | −4 | 3 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1989 | AGC | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1988 | AGC | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1987 | AGC | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1986 | AGC | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1985 | AGC | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Nam Seoul | ||
| 1984 | AGC | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Gwanak | ||
| 1983 | AGC | 212 | −4 | 1 stroke | Seoul | ||
| 1982 | AGC | 285 | −3 | 3 strokes | Seoul | ||
Notes
edit- ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
- ^ Held without Asian Tour co-sanctioning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Lee won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Park won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff; Bhullar was eliminated on the first extra hole, and Hwang on the second.
- ^ Park won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Bae won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Hwang won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
edit- ^ "Award Foundations and Educational Programs" (PDF). Overview of the Maekyung Media Group. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Foundation and Development". Korea Open. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Maekyung Open added to OneAsia tour". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "South Korean amateur Kim Joo-Heun shot a 2-under-par 70..." UPI. 18 April 1982.
- ^ "Tournament History". Korean PGA (in Korean).
- ^ "김종덕 2번 홀 '행복의 미소'" [Kim Jong-duck's 2nd hole, "The smile of happiness"]. Maeil Business (in Korean). South Korea. 18 April 1994. p. 27 (26 in paper). Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via Naver.