OneAsia has welcomed the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, one of the premier professional golf tournaments in South Korea, onto its burgeoning 2010 schedule.
The tournament will be played at its traditional home at the Namseoul Country Club in Seoul from May 6-9. The final prize money will be confirmed at a later date.
The 29th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship is the most recent addition to this year’s 11-event OneAsia schedule and is another strong indication that OneAsia continues to gather momentum.
Growing from five tournaments in 2009 to 11 this year, and with a stellar cast of tournament winners including Adam Scott, Liang Wenchong, Robert Allenby, Bae Sang-moon and Scott Strange, OneAsia will continue to expand and plans to offer 17-20 tournaments in 2011.
In announcing the elevation of the tournament in 2010, Chang Dae-whan, Chairman of Maekyung, stated: “With OneAsia in 2010, I have confidence that a prestigious golf tournament, Maekyung Open, will become one of the top-level golf events in the world as well as the Asia-Pacific region”.
Bae Sang-moon (pictured) won last year’s GS Caltex Maekyung Open after fending off a strong challenge from compatriot Ted Oh in a thrilling playoff, before the 23-year-old Korean star went on to win September’s Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open, the first OneAsia tournament held in the Land of Morning Calm.
The 2010 OneAsia schedule will feature three tournaments in Korea, including the inaugural US$1 million Seoul Open in June and October’s US$1 million Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open, where Bae will attempt to win his national title for the third year in a row.
Ben Sellenger, Chief Executive of OneAsia, stated: “The GS Caltex Maekyung Open has been an amazing event in Korea for many, many years, and we are delighted to welcome the event to OneAsia. We applaud the organisers’ vision and commitment to transform this tournament, and elite Asian tournament golf, into a globally significant property.”
This year’s OneAsia schedule commences with the Luxehills Championship in Chengdu from April 1-4, the first of four events in China, with the season again culminating with the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship.
2010 ONEASIA SCHEDULE
Apr 1-4 Luxehills Championship, Luxehills International CC, Chengdu, China US$1,000,000
Apr 15-18 Volvo China Open, China US$2,300,000*
May 6-9 GS Caltex Maekyung Open, Namseoul CC, Seoul, South Korea US$TBC
Jun 17-20 Seoul Open, Seoul, South Korea US$1,000,000
Sep 30-Oct 3 Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000
Oct 7-10 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open, Woo Jeong Hills CC, South Korea US$1,000,000
Oct 14-17 Midea China Classic, Royal Orchid International GC, Shunde, China US$TBC
Oct 21-24 Shandong Gold Cup Championship, Shandong, China US$1,000,000
Dec 2-5 Australian Open, The Lakes, Sydney, Australia US$1,300,000
Dec 9-12 Australian PGA Championship, Hyatt Regency, Coolum, Australia US$1,300,000
*Date and prize money of Volvo China Open to be confirmed
