The 67th Korean Open, the national title will be in someone's arms
May 20, 2025
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The 67th Korean Open Golf Championship 'Kolong, which is at the stake of Korea's national title, will have a grand opening.
The 67th Korean Open will be in full swing from the 22nd at the Lavie Bell Golf & Resort Dunes Course in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do. The Korean Open, which began in 1958 and led to the renaissance of Korean golf, moved to Rabiebel due to the green refurbishment of the Ujung Hills Country Club, where the tournament has been held.
The La Vie est Belle course, which means 'Life is Beautiful' in French, is a place that reinterprets and modernizes Scotland, boasting its uniqueness. There are few trees and are characterized by rough roughs and bunkers. In addition, a golf course was created in the forest for the first time in Korea, drawing attention. You can expect the dynamic play of men's golf against the background of the dense mountains of Chuncheon.
This year's total prize money amounts to 1.4 billion won. The winner of the Kolon Korean Open will be able to win not only the national title glory, but also 500 million won in prize money and the right to participate in the major tournament 'The Open Championship'.
The 144 players are also spectacular. Kim Min-kyu, the defending champion and active in the DP World Tour this year, will defend the title. Kim Min-kyu also won his first victory at the Kolon Korean Open in 2022. If Kim Min-kyu wins the third championship of Kolon's Korean Open, he will be on par with Kim Dae-seop in the second place in the multiple wins category of the single tournament. The first place is the "Godfather of Korean Professional Golf" award, which holds the record of seven wins in the Korean Open.
Danny Lee, a Korean New Zealander, also threw his hat into the Kolon Korean Open. Kevin Na and Jang Yoo-bin, as well as Danny Lee, a member of LIV Golf Ironhead GC, participated in Kolon's Korean Open from 2009 to 2011. At that time, he played a next-generation golf emperor match with Rory McIlroy in 2009. Kolon's best record at the Korean Open was tied for seventh place in 2010.
On top of that, all-time champions Han Seung-soo, Lee Joon-seok, Jazz Janwatanon, Choi Min-cheol, Jang Yi-geun, and Kim Seung-hyuk will challenge to find the glory of the national title again. On top of that, Kang Sung-hoon and Lee Seung-min were also on the list of participants. The last time Kang Sung-hoon won on the domestic stage was the Kolon Korean Open in 2013. With this victory, he also won the KPGA Tour's prize money title that year. Golf world 'Woo Young-woo'Lee Seung-min is also challenging a new history at Kolon's Korean Open.
It is also worth paying attention to the recent performances of Kim Baek-joon, Ok Tae-hoon, Bae Yong-joon, Moon Do-yeop, Um Jae-woong, and Cho Woo-young, who have good momentum in the KPGA Tour. In particular, six national team amateurs, including Ahn Sung-hyun and Yoo Min-hyuk, who have distinguished themselves by working on amateur and professional stages, will also participate in the Kolon Korean Open. Ahn Sung-hyun is making his third appearance at the Kolon Korean Open this year, and Yoo Min-hyuk, who won the best amateur at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, is making his first appearance.
Kolon's Korean Open has rolled up its sleeves to give players more opportunities as it boasts a long tradition and history of Korean golf. The first round of this year's competition was held for five days from April 21 to 25. The qualifying schedule has been increased once compared to previous years, expanding the number of opportunities.
Through the fierce preliminary round, 34 players, including Jung Jae-hyun, Hyung Hyung-il, Kim Hyun-wook, Jung Tae-yang, and Park Young-kyu, won the right to participate. PGA Tour star Kim Min-hwi also got a chance to participate in the tournament through the preliminary round.
In addition, Jiro Minamizaki, the winner of the 2024 Korean Senior Open, and the top 50 Asian Tour players will also participate. Kim Si-hwan, Thailand's Nitty Tontipong, Ratanon Wanasrichan, and Sarisuwanaru headed for Chuncheon, and foreign players such as Travis Smith (Australia) and Scott Vincent (Zimbabwe) also landed to aim for Korea's national title.
Kolon, the organizer of the tournament, will also provide 500,000 won of Kolon money to players who failed to make the cut to support the cost of the game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
