DPRK Amateur Golf Open
| DPRK Amateur Golf Open Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwagug Amachueo Golpeu Opeun 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 아마추어 골프 오픈 |
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| information | |
| Country: |
 North Korea
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| Major (yes / no) : | No |
| open to professionals (yes / no) : | No |
| open to amateurs (yes / no) : | Yes |
| organized since: | 2011 |
| Venue (s): | Pyongyang Golf Complex |
| Course (s): | 18th |
| Par : | 72 |
| Game form : | Stroke play |
| Top performances | |
| Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 71 ( Claudio Consul ) (2015) |
| Title holder | |
| Surname: | Claudio Consul |
| Nationality: |
 Germany
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| Title holder since: | 2015 |
The DPRK Amateur Golf Open is a golf tournament in North Korea , in which only amateurs are allowed to participate. It is the only golf competition in the country.
history
The tournament was first held in 2011 and always takes place at the Pyongyang Golf Complex near Pyongyang . In 2004 Koryo Tours invited to a Pyongyang Friendship Golf Tournament . In January 2011 the British travel company Lupine Travel also held a tournament. The tournament first took place in April 2011 and was played in the Callaway format. Since 2012 it has taken place over several days. In 2013 it was held from May 25th to 27th, and in 2014 from July 27th to 28th.
In 2015 it took place from September 7th to 8th, 2015.
winner
| year | Surname | nationality | Handicap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lukasz Tomiewicz |
 Poland
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10 |
| 2015 | Claudio Consul |
Germany
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+1 |
| 2014 | Nobuaki Kasahara |
 Japan
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14th |
| 2013 | Peter Clark |
 New Zealand
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22nd |
| 2012 | Simon Jones |
 England
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22nd |
| 2011 | Olli Lehtonen |
 Finland
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1.1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A surreal golf trip to North Korea revisited. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ At last North Korea invites foreigners to visit its bunkers (not the nuclear ones ... it's a five-day golf trip). Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Golfing in North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom's Newest Pastime. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ^ North Korean Golf Open 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Previous Events. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ How to Enter. Retrieved August 25, 2015 .
- ↑ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea Amateur Golf Open • Pyongyang 5th-6th September 2015. In: northkoreanopen.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015 .