SK telecom OPEN 2007,
the world-class event of the Korea most prestigious golf tournament

Since the 1st SK Telecom CLASSIC started in 1997 in order to enhance the country's male professional golf players' international competitiveness, to pick out talented golf rookies and to train them, SK telecom OPEN, which has contributed to the growth of Korea's golf industry and the popularization of golf, will have its 11th event this year.
With its upgrade into the Asian Tour and change into SK Telecom OPEN in 2001, the tournament has achieved its world-class status and it has grown into the Korea's top-rated golf tournament which is true to its name through the continuous development for years in the past.
In this SK telecom OPEN 2007, you will see Aaron Baddeley, the winner in 2007 PGA FBR OPEN, Charlie Wi, the 2 consecutive tournaments winner in 2001 and 2002 who is active in PGA Tour, SK Ho, the 6 time- winner in total so far in JGTO of Japan, and other players playing in this tournament and competing with the top-ranking players from KPGA and the Asian Tour, which will be the best moment that you should not miss as a golf fan.

SK telecom, which is taking off as a global leader with its Wings of Happiness, will promise that it will make endless efforts to develop this affair into the world's top-class tournament, and it also expects that the pro-golfers playing in the game will display their most gifted talent satisfactorily.

In conclusion, I am very grateful to all Korean and international pro-golfers participating in this tournament, Mr. Sam-goo Pak, chairmen of the Korean professional golfers' association, Mr. Kyi Hla Han, executive chairman of Asian Tour, Mr. Jung-Ho Choi, president of BA Vista Country Club, Mr. Kum-loul Ha, chairman of SBS with the broadcasting staffs, and all related persons of this tournament for their corporation and labor.


Jeong-nam Cho
Chairman of the SK telecom OPEN 2007