Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay

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.

Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay
Tournament information
LocationNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
Established2010
Course(s)Kingsdale Golf Club
Par72
Length7,256 yards (6,635 m)
Tour(s)Korean Tour
FormatMatch play
Prize fund800,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Score7 and 5 Lee Jae-kyeong (2023)
Current champion
South Korea Kim Min-kyu
Location map
Kingsdale GC is located in South Korea
Kingsdale GC
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "List of winners" (in Korean).
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