Like the Masters, the winner of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open is rewarded with a Green Jacket and last year Bae became the fifth South Korean to slip it over his shoulders since American Mark Calcavecchia triumphed in 2004.

Hwang Inn-choon beat teen sensation Noh Seung-yul in a playoff in 2008 and a year earlier Kim Kyung-tae, the gold medallist at the 2006 Asian Games, showed his potential with a five-stroke victory over Chinese number one Liang Wenchong.

The GS Caltex Maekyung also includes a stellar list of South Korean players already excelling at OneAsia this year.

Winner of the Korean Tour's Tomato Savings Bank Open, Kim Do-hoon, shared third spot with his compatriot Kang Kyung-nam - a five time winner on the Korean Tour - in OneAsia's season opener, the Luxehills Chengdu Open. Kim followed up to become the halfway leader of the Volvo China Open, finally finishing in the Top 10. He is currently number 8 on the OneAsia Order of Merit.

OneAsia has witnessed several stirring performances from South Korean players this season with Kim Hyung-tae forcing a playoff with eventual winner Liang at the season-opening Luxehills Chengdu Open and Y.E. Yang, Asia's first Major champion, coming out on top at the star-studded Volvo China Open.

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