The DB Insurance Promy Open is a professional
golf
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tournament that takes place in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
sponsored by
DB Insurance
DB Insurance Co, Ltd. (), formerly Hankook Automobile Insurance (), is a South Korean insurance company. It is headquartered in Seoul and was established in 1963. The fire insurance group division of the company controls a large portion of the Sout ...
. Until 2017 it was called the Dongbu Insurance Promy Open. It has been held at Montvert Country Club from 2015 to 2019. Since 2014 it has been the opening event of the season, held in April. In 2010 and 2011 the event had prize money of
₩
The won sign , is a currency symbol. It represents the South Korean won, the North Korean won and, unofficially, the old Korean won.
Appearance
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300,000,000, rising to ₩400,000,000 in 2012 and ₩500,000,000 in 2016. The event was cancelled in 2020 but returned in 2021 with prize money of ₩700,000,000 and a new venue, Oak Valley Country Club.
In 2008 and 2009 Dongbu Insurance sponsored a match play event, the SBS Dongbu Insurance Matchplay Championship, the forerunner of the
Munsingwear Championship
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 ...
which started in 2010. Prize money was ₩300,000,000 in both years. In 2006 and 2007 they sponsored a 36-hole end-of-season invitational event which included seniors. They also sponsored the
KPGA Championship
The KPGA Championship is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958. Together with the Korea Open it is the longest running event on the Korean Tour. It is organised by the Korea Professional Golfer ...
in 2005.
Winners
Source:
[https://www.kpga.co.kr/GameMst/gameHistory.kpga?gameId=202111000001M List of winners (In Korean)]
References
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Korean Tour events
Golf tournaments in South Korea
Recurring sporting events established in 2010
2010 establishments in South Korea