After independence, there existed not a single professional golfer in Korea besides Duk Chun Yeon(87).

Hence, promoting to nurture professional golfers was indispensable
at that time. Lee soon young, director of Seoul Country Club at the time put heavy consideration trying to make resolutions for professional golfer gap. He came out with the conclusion that exchanging international golf tournaments was the concrete breakthrough to elevate Korean golfer's capabilities. And the basis toward achieving this goal would come from having players, that he precipitated the nurture of professional golfers.

Coordination between director Lee and professional golfer Yeon brought about the world of professional golf in Korea incrementally and the news started to spread out. I n spite of difficult financial status, Seoul Country Club decided not to lose this opportunity for rehabilitation and starts to design tournaments for open golfers.

Finally, the first Korea open golf tournament was announced to be held at Seoul Country

Gurakbu Course from 11 September 1958 to the 14th for 4 consecutive days to all domestic and international golf associations.

The first tournament held after some facing struggles started off small with domestic professional/amateur players including a few participants from United States and China.

Though a small start, the professionalism and energy shown toward achieving a great tournament in the peninsula was like found in any other foreign tournaments.

After the foundation of golf association and with the help of press to advertise internationally, top class players from Japan, China began participating in the Korea Open, as if it had really become a major international tournament. Later, additional players from New Zealand, Australia, and Philippines joined for competition, prospering the tournament.

On the other side, the initiatives for Korea Open had been transferred from Seoul Country Gurakbu to Korea Golf association in 1966(current Korea Golf Association), and than renamed into Korea Open golf championship & Asia Golf Circuit tournament after conducting a parallel game employment together with the Asia Golf tournaments from 1970.

In 1982, with the support of Maeil economics paper, decisions had been made to employ Maekyung Open golf championship and Asia golf circuit tournament together that brought back the Korea Open golf championship into an independent tournament.

Thus it allowed changing the tournament schedule to be played in September and October which are ideal seasons to host a golf tournament.