<Men's Golf> The Kolon Korea Open, which has a ticket to the British Open at stake, begins on the 20th... Attention is also focused on Ogiso, who won his first championship in Korea last week.

The 66th Kolon Korea Open (total prize money: 1.5 billion won/170 million yen), a national golf tournament organized by the Korea Golf Association (KGA), will be held for four days from the 20th.
The tournament will be held at Woojeong Hills CC in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, between 2018 and 2023. This year's tournament, which also serves as a qualifier for the British Open, an overseas major, will feature the KPGA
A total of 144 players, including top players from the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPA) Tour and Asian Tour, as well as national amateur representatives, will compete for the championship.
The winner will receive a lot: 500 million won, which is one third of the total prize money.
The winner will receive a 500 million won (approximately 57 million yen) and the right to participate in the British Open to be held in July. The 500 million won is the largest prize money ever won in a Korean tournament. The runner-up will also receive a 500 million won (approximately 57 million yen) right to participate in the British Open to be held in July.
The first round started in the morning and Bae Sang-moon, Kwon Seong-yeol and Kang Kyung-nam finished tied for first place at 4 under par. Last year's winner, Seung-soo Han
Shin Han Donghae is in 143rd place with a score of 11 over par. The tournament, which is jointly organized by the Asian Tour, will see the participation of not only the best players in Asia, but also Japan's top players, to determine the best in Asia.
Kazuki Higa, a past Open winner, is tied for 30th place, Shugo Imahira, Japan's all-time money leader, is tied for 16th place, Takahiro Hatachi, currently 4th in the Asia Tour money rankings, is tied for 43rd place, and last week's Hana Bank
Takashi Ogiso, who won the Invitational, also finished the first round in a tie for 43rd place.