SK Telecom Open

The SK Telecom Open is an annual professional golf tournament hosted in South Korea and sponsored by the Korean cell phone company SK Telecom. The tournament was inaugurated in June 1997 as "SK Telecom Classic", and renamed in 2001. It is part of the Korean Tour for men, and was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour from 2010 to 2015.[1] Since 2017 it has had prize money of ₩1,200,000,000.

SK Telecom Open
Tournament information
LocationJeju, South Korea
Established1997
Course(s)Pinx Golf Club
Par71
Length7,326 yards (6,699 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Korean Tour
OneAsia Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund₩1,300,000,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Kim Bi-o (2022)
To par−22 Bae Sang-moon (2010)
Current champion
South Korea Baek Seuk-hyun
Location Map
Pinx GC is located in South Korea
Pinx GC
Pinx GC
Location in South Korea

The tenth edition, held 4–7 May 2006, was shortened to 54 holes because of rain.[2] The tournament that year made international headlines when teenage golfer Michelle Wie made the cut, only the second female golfer to do so in a Korean men's tournament after Se Ri Pak in 2003 and the first to do it in an Asian Tour tournament.

It has been staged at five different venues since its inception: Pinx Golf Club, Sky 72 Golf Club, BA Vista, IIdong Lake and the Lakeside Golf Clubs.

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
SK Telecom Open
2023KORSouth Korea Baek Seuk-hyun271−131 strokeSouth Korea Lee Tae-hoonPinx
2022KORSouth Korea Kim Bi-o (2)265−197 strokesSouth Korea Gang Yun-seokPinx
2021KORSouth Korea Tom Kim270−143 strokesSouth Korea Kim Baek-jun (a)Pinx
2020: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019KORSouth Korea Ham Jeong-woo271−132 strokesSouth Korea Jung Ji-ho
South Korea Lee Soo-min		Sky 72
2018KORSouth Korea Kwon Sung-yeol275−13PlayoffSouth Korea Ryu Hyun-wooSky 72
2017KORSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho (2)269−192 strokesSouth Korea Park Sang-hyunSky 72
2016KORSouth Korea Lee Sang-hee278−101 strokeSouth Korea Kim Kyung-taeSky 72
2015KOR, ONESouth Korea Choi Jin-ho278−101 strokeSouth Korea Lee Soo-minSky 72
2014KOR, ONESouth Korea Kim Seung-hyuk277−111 strokeSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
South Korea Lee Tae-hee		Sky 72
2013KOR, ONEAustralia Matthew Griffin203[lower-alpha 2]−131 strokeSouth Korea Kang Wook-soonPinx
2012KOR, ONESouth Korea Kim Bi-o270−183 strokesSouth Korea Park Sang-hyunPinx
2011KOR, ONEAustralia Kurt Barnes202[lower-alpha 2]−141 strokeSouth Korea Kim Kyung-taePinx
2010KOR, ONESouth Korea Bae Sang-moon (2)266−223 strokesSouth Korea Kim Dae-hyunSky 72
2009KORSouth Korea Park Sang-hyun276−121 strokeSouth Korea Kim Do-hoonSky 72
2008KORSouth Korea K. J. Choi (3)272−164 strokesSouth Korea Kang Kyung-namSky 72
2007ASA, KORSouth Korea Bae Sang-moon271−176 strokesAustralia Aaron Baddeley
South Korea Kim Hyung-tae		BA Vista
2006ASA, KORThailand Prom Meesawat201[lower-alpha 2]−153 strokesSouth Korea Lee Seong-ho
India Jeev Milkha Singh		Sky 72
2005ASA, KORSouth Korea K. J. Choi (2)275−135 strokesAustralia Andrew Buckle
United States Fred Couples		Ildong Lake
2004ASA, KORScotland Simon Yates279−91 strokeCanada Rick Gibson
South Korea Charlie Wi		BA Vista
2003ASA, KORSouth Korea K. J. Choi201[lower-alpha 2]−15PlayoffSouth Korea Shin Yong-jinBA Vista
2002ASA, KORSouth Korea Charlie Wi (2)272−162 strokesAustralia Kim Felton
South Korea Kevin Na		Lakeside
2001ASA, KORSouth Korea Charlie Wi281−7PlayoffSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Scotland Simon Yates		Ildong Lake
SK Telecom Classic
2000KORSouth Korea Park Nam-sin (2)275−131 strokeSouth Korea Mo Joong-kyungIldong Lake
1999KORSouth Korea Park Nam-sin278−10PlayoffSouth Korea Kim Wan-tae
South Korea Park Boo-won		Ildong Lake
1998KORSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo269−199 strokesSouth Korea K. J. Choi
South Korea Kang Wook-soon		Ildong Lake
1997KORSouth Korea Park No-seok285−32 strokesSouth Korea Choi Sang-hoIldong Lake

Source:[3]

Notes
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References
  1. "Golf-OneAsia add Korea's SK Telecom Open to 2010 schedule". Yahoo! Sports. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. "2006 SK Telecom Open final scores". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 May 2006.
  3. "List of winners" (in Korean).
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