The Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay is an annual professional golf tournament hosted in South Korea and sponsored by the clothing company Munsingwear. The tournament has been held since 2010 and is part of the Korean Tour for men. Prize money was ₩400,000,000 in 2010 and 2011, ₩600,000,000 in 2012 and 2013, ₩800,000,000 from 2014 to 2016 and ₩1,000,000,000 in 2017 to 2019. The event was not held in 2020 but returned in 2021 with reduced prize money of ₩800,000,000.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Chungcheong, South Korea |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Kingsdale Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,256 yards (6,635 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korean Tour |
| Format | Match play |
| Prize fund | ₩800,000,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Score | 7 and 5 Lee Jae-kyeong (2023) |
| Current champion | |
 Kim Min-kyu | |
| Location map | |
  Kingsdale GC Location in South Korea | |
From 2010 to 2013 and in 2015 the event was played towards the end of season, in September or October. In 2014 it was played in May while from 2016 to 2019 it was played in June.
Originally 64 players qualified to play 6 rounds of 18-hole match-play over 3 days. In 2015 the event was extended to four days with just one round on the first two days. In 2016 the format was revised. At the last-16 stage the players are divided into four groups of four, each playing the other three in the group. Extra holes are not played in the group stage. This stage takes place on the third day and the morning of the final day. The two best group winners then play on the final afternoon to decide the winner of the event, with the other two group winners playing to decide 3rd and 4th places, the two best group runners-up play for 5th/6th places, etc. Originally there were matches for all players who reached the last-16 but later only the top 10 played on the final afternoon. Rankings within groups and then between groups are determined firstly by the number of wins and halved matches, and then by the net number of holes up in the three matches. For example, in 2016 Lee Sang-yeop reached the final as the second ranked player, with 3 wins and +8 holes (1up, 6&4, 1up) while Park Sang-hyun with 3 wins and +7 holes (1up, 4&3, 2&1) played in the match to decide 3rd/4th places.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | ||||
| 2024 | Kim Min-kyu |
20 holes | Cho Woo-young |
Kingsdale |
| 2023 | Lee Jae-kyeong |
7 and 5 | Bae Yong-jun |
Kingsdale |
| 2022 | Park Eun-shin |
20 holes | Kim Min-jun |
DeBeach |
| 2021 | Lee Dong-min |
1 up |  Richard T. Lee |
DeBeach |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2019 | Lee Hyung-joon |
21 holes | Seo Yo-seop |
South Cape Owners |
| 2018 | Kim Meen-whee |
1 up | Hyun Jeong-hyeob |
South Cape Owners |
| 2017 | Kim Seung-hyuk |
19 holes | Lee Jung-hwan |
South Cape Owners |
| 2016 | Lee Sang-yeop |
1 up | Hwang Inn-choon |
88 CC |
| Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay Championship | ||||
| 2015 | Lee Hyung-joon |
2 and 1 | Joo Heung-chol |
88 CC |
| 2014 | Lee Ki-sang |
2 and 1 | Choi Joon-woo |
88 CC |
| Munsingwear Matchplay Championship | ||||
| 2013 | Kim Do-hoon |
19 holes | Song Young-han |
Maestro |
| 2012 | Kim Dae-hyun |
2 and 1 | Hong Soon-sang |
Alpensia Troon |
| Munsingwear Championship | ||||
| 2011 | Hong Soon-sang |
4 and 3 | Park Do-kyu |
Castle Pine |
| 2010 | Kang Kyung-nam |
2 and 1 | Park No-seok |
Evendale |
Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ "List of winners" (in Korean).
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)