As the most prestigious national title tournament in Korea, the best players from Korea, China and Japan participated and competed in the 58th Kolon Korea Open Golf Tournament.
On the first day of the tournament on the 10th, fans' and media's attention was focused on 'Young Prince' Young-Han Song. Steve Jeffries from Australia is at first place with 6-under 65. Young-han Song shot a three-under-par 68 to form the second group with Kyung-hoon Lee, Hyo-won Park, and an amateur, Jae-kyung Lee. The reason why Song Young-han was given everyone's attention is that he fell off the championship six times after his professional debut in 2011. "I feel I'm getting better," said Young-han Song, "I have lost titles many times because I have not been able to overcome the pressure to win the championship. I want to win this time. "
On the second day of the tournament, Young-han Song reached a co-lead with 7-under-par. He led one time when he grabbed five birdies up to the 15th hole, lost two strokes in the 16th and 17th, but recovered the lead with 18th hole (par 5) birdie. "I was very comfortable because there was no wind. I played without any difficulty," he said., "I will keep my current mood and calm down my score without overdoing it. "
In-Hoi Huh, who won the opening match of the Dongbu Fire Pro-Mi Open, won a joint daily best (67) and was tied for third with Jae-beom, Seung-hyuk Kim, who won last year's title defense, lost a total of 10 strokes on the day and was cut off.
The third round was very chaotic. Young-han Song led to the 17th hole, but he made a triple bogey at the last 18 holes. Kyung-hoon Lee from Japan tour didn't miss the chance. He hit a three-under 68 with four birdies to lead him to the second round of the tournament with an 8-under-par total. Dong-min Lee finished at 5-under 66 with Young-han Song and In-hoe Huh. Song Yoo-han, who represents China's tour, also jumped to fifth place despite of wrist ligament injuries. PGA Tour rookie, Min-hwi Kim, also tied for 3-under with Park Jae-beom and Sung-yong Kim.
The final round was dramatic between Min-hwi Kim and Kyung-hoon Lee. The two players were teamed up in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and won the gold medal. At the time, Min-hwi Kim wonthe individual match and took two gold medals.
Min-hwi Kim started the final round with four strokes behind Kyung-hoon Lee and shot three birdies in the first half of the game. However, Lee Kyung-hoon kept the distance with a 3-meter-birdie putt from the 14th hole and 10 meters from the 15th hole.
He shot eagle in the fifth hole (par 5) and a birdie in the 6th through 9th holes. In 17th hole, he hit a tee shot to the right but luckily he missed the OB. The third chip shot was attached to a pin of 50cm. The galleries, which was crowded in the 18th hole, congratulated Kyung-hoon Lee to become a new champion.