The Korea Society’s 19th annual Van Fleet Memorial Golf Tournament, held on Monday, October 26, turned out to be one of the most successful in the event's nearly two-decade run. Seventy-eight golfers came out to the Alpine Country Club in Demarest, New Jersey, to support The Korea Society. Spectacularly crisp, clear fall weather made for an excellent game of golf. In a remarkable turn of play, two golfers—Soon Yong Hong and John Kwon—each scored holes-in-one, a first in tournament history. John Rodenburg won the Van Fleet Award for overall low individual gross, while the foursome of Yeon Hak Jeong, Seung-Dal Baek, Soon Yong Hong, and Jin Young Yang logged the low-net team score.
After an invigorating 18 holes, the players returned to the clubhouse to bid on silent-auction prizes provided by The Korea Society’s generous sponsors and also to get acquainted over dinner. Following dinner, the day’s exceptional players were recognized with awards:
Monday, October 26, 2009
10:00 am-6:30 pm
Alpine Country Club
80 Anderson Avenue
Demarest, NJ (Click for map)
Program
Schedule of Events10:00 am 11:30 am 4:30–5:30 pm 5:30–6:30 pm |
Registration/Brunch Open Driving Range Shotgun Tee Off Cocktails Dinner/Awards Ceremony |
Committee
2009 Tournament Co-chairs(as of October 5, 2009)
Thomas C. Hubbard
Chairman
The Korea Society
Evans J.R. Revere
President/CEO
The Korea Society
Michael Ahn
President & CEO
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
Anil Bhalla
Vice Chairman
Investment Banking- Asia Pacific
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Chang Soo Choi
President & CEO
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Robert E. Fallon
Director
The Korea Society
Yeon Hak Jeong
President & CEO
KEB NY Financial Corp.
Young Heon Kim
General Manager
Asiana Airlines
Cheol Kew Park
President & CEO
SK USA, Inc.
Kee-hong Woo
Vice President, Eastern U.S.A.
Korean Air
Daniel J. Yun
Chief Executive Officer
Belstar Group