ɪt wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ðə kɚɹˈiːə ˈoʊpən æz ðə sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːən ᵻvˈɛnt ɔnðɪ ˈeɪʒə ɡˈɑːlf sˈɜːkɪt.
It was established in 1982, replacing the Korea Open as the South Korean event on the Asia Golf Circuit.