KOLON-Hana Bank Championship
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The LPGA Hana Bank Championship presented by SK telecom is a women's golf tournament in Korea, co-sanction by the LPGA of Korea Tour
and the LPGA Tour.
This is a 54-hole event with a limited field of 69 players, approximately half the number that play in a full-field event. There is no cut; all players play all three rounds.
Tournament names through the years:
* Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to unplayable course conditions.
LPGA of Korea Tour
The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA...
and the LPGA Tour.
This is a 54-hole event with a limited field of 69 players, approximately half the number that play in a full-field event. There is no cut; all players play all three rounds.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2001-2002: Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic
- 2003-2005: CJ Nine Bridges Classic presented by Sports Today
- 2006: KOLON-Hana Bank Championship
- 2007-2009: Hana Bank-KOLON Championship
- 2010-present: LPGA Hana Bank Championship Presented by SK Telecom
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
Oct 7-9 | Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... |
202 (-14) | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course | $1,800,000 | $270,000 | |
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
Oct 29-31 | Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi is a South Korean female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:At age 17 in 2004, Choi won the ADT CAPS Invitational on the LPGA of Korea Tour , beating future Hall-of-Famer Se Ri Pak by four strokes. Choi turned professional shortly thereafter, in... |
206 (-10) | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course | $1,800,000 | $270,000 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Oct 30-Nov 1 | Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi is a South Korean female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:At age 17 in 2004, Choi won the ADT CAPS Invitational on the LPGA of Korea Tour , beating future Hall-of-Famer Se Ri Pak by four strokes. Choi turned professional shortly thereafter, in... |
206 (-10) | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course | $1,700,000 | $255,000 | |
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
Oct 31-Nov 2 | Candie Kung Candie Kung Candie Kung is an American professional golfer of Taiwanese descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... |
210 (-6) | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course | $1,600,000 | $240,000 | |
| 2007 2007 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*5-8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Augusta.*14-17 June: U.S. Open - Ángel Cabrera became Argentina's first U.S... |
Oct 19-21 | Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... |
141 (-3) | Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort | $1,500,000 | $225,000 | |
| 2006 2006 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*6–9 April: The Masters - Winner: Phil Mickelson The Augusta National course was lengthened to 7,445 yards for the tournament, generating some advance controversy. For the first time since 1954 neither Jack Nicklaus nor Arnold Palmer played... |
Oct 27-29 | Jin Joo Hong Jin Joo Hong Jin-Joo Hong is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.Born in Seoul, Hong began to play golf when she was 11 years old. After playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour from 2004 to 2006, she won the 2006 KOLON-Hana Bank Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, to earn... |
205 (-11) | Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort | $1,350,000 | $202,500 | |
| 2005 2005 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7-10 April: Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. He temporarily returned to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.*16-19 June: U.S... |
Oct 28-30 | Jee Young Lee Jee Young Lee Jee Young Lee is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 14 and turned professional in 2004, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour. In 2005, as a member of the KLPGA, she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic,... |
211 (-5) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,350,000 | $202,500 | |
| 2004 2004 in golf -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the second major -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the... |
Oct 29-31 | Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
200 (-16) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,350,000 | $202,500 | |
| 2003 | Oct 31-Nov. 2 | Shi Hyun Ahn Shi Hyun Ahn Shi-Hyun Ahn is a South Korean professional golfer.-Pro golf career:Ahn turned professional in 2002 and that year she topped the order of merit on the Apache Dream Tour after winning three times. In 2003 she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, an LPGA Tour sanctioned event in her home country... |
204 (-12) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,250,000 | $187,500 | |
| 2002 | Oct 25-27 | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
213 (-3) | Nine Bridges Golf Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 | |
| 2001 | Tournament canceled due to events of September 11, 2001 | ||||||
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
62 (-10) | 3rd round | Nine Bridges Golf Club |
| 2006 | Joo Mi Kim Joo Mi Kim Kim Joo-Mi , also known as Joo Mi Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Choo Ang University and turned professional in 2002.... |
66 (-6) | 1st round | Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... |
65 (-7) | 1st round | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course |
| 2011 | Soo-Jin Yang | 65 (-7) | 2nd round | Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course |