'Winner' Kang Kyung Nam led the first day of Kolon 55th Korea Open with good score of 3 under par 68 strokes. Kim Dae Hyun went up to joint 3rd place with even par and, Garrett Sharpner of the United States went up to 2nd place with 1 under par. Most of the players including Yang Yong Eun spent harsh day scoring over pars. While 10 players did not finish the game due to the sundown, there were only 2 players who scored under pars; thus, could realize the course setting of the National Title competition.
Kang Kyung Nam, could he possibly obtain first national title? He, on the 2nd day of the game, maintained the solo lead by hitting 2 under par and scoring total sum of 5 under par. Kim Dae Sub chased after Kang Kyung Nam by hitting 3 under par 68 strokes and scoring total sum of 2 under par. Based on this day game result, there were only 2 players who hit under par. Yang Yong Eun, Kim Dae Hyun, Kang Wook Soon, and Hwang In Chun occupied the Top 10 positions. Meanwhile, total of 68 players made the cut up to 10 over par 152 strokes. This record is the highest cut off (the last highest record is 8 over par 152 strokes during 2004 championship played with par 72) ever among the championships held in Woo Jeong Hills Country Club.
'Kang Kyung Nam, could he possibly obtain first national title? He, on the 2nd day of the game, maintained the solo lead by hitting 2 under par and scoring total sum of 5 under par. Kim Dae Sub chased after Kang Kyung Nam by hitting 3 under par 68 strokes and scoring total sum of 2 under par. Based on this day game result, there were only 2 players who hit under par. Yang Yong Eun, Kim Dae Hyun, Kang Wook Soon, and Hwang In Chun occupied the Top 10 positions. Meanwhile, total of 68 players made the cut up to 10 over par 152 strokes. This record is the highest cut off (the last highest record is 8 over par 152 strokes during 2004 championship played with par 72) ever among the championships held in Woo Jeong Hills Country Club.
'Expert in Short Game' Kim Dae Sub took his 3rd victory in the 'national title' Kolon Korea Open. It is the first time for Kim Dae Sub, who conquered this competition during his high school days and his college amateur days, to climb up to the top since his debut in the professional world. Hereby, players who have sum total of 3 victories or over in this competition that has 55 years of history are Han Jang Sang, Sa Young Wook of Taiwan, and Kim Dae Sub. Particularly, ever since the 1980's, Kim Dae Sub is the first one to take 3 victories. Also, he became the first one to conquest this competition both as the amateur and the professional player. He even possesses the record of the youngest ever (17 years old) victory. It goes without saying that he is the 'Man of the Korea Open' both nominally and virtually.