THE KOREA SOCIETY

is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. Learn more about us here.

18th Annual Golf Tournament

2008 09 15  Golf iconThe Van Fleet Golf Tournament returned to the beautiful Alpine Country Club in Demarest, New Jersey, on September 15, 2008. The 80 men and women, playing in 20 teams, tested their skill on the challenging, A.W. Tillinghast-designed course. Preceded by a sumptous breakfast, the day's play produced some remarkable scores, as well as an opportunity for friends and supporters of The Korea Society to network and strengthen relationships. Top players and teams were recognized at teh dinner awards ceremony that bought the tournament to a close. Each winner (listed below) received valuable prizes from The Korea Society's generous sponsors. As per tradition, Hyundai's hole-in-one prize—a 2009 Hyundai Genesis—went unclaimed.

The Van Fleet Golf Tournament returned to the beautiful Alpine Country Club in Demarest, New Jersey, on September 15, 2008. The 80 men and women, playing in 20 teams, tested their skill on the challenging, A.W. Tillinghast-designed course. Preceded by a sumptous breakfast, the day's play produced some remarkable scores, as well as an opportunity for friends and supporters of The Korea Society to network and strengthen relationships. Top players and teams were recognized at teh dinner awards ceremony that bought the tournament to a close. Each winner (listed below) received valuable prizes from The Korea Society's generous sponsors. As per tradition, Hyundai's hole-in-one prize—a 2009 Hyundai Genesis—went unclaimed.

Monday, September 15, 2008
11:00 am-7:30 pm

Alpine Country Club
80 Anderson Avenue
Demarest, NJ (Click for map)

The Korea Society’s 18th Annual Van Fleet Memorial Golf Tournament on September 15, 2008. The tournament provides an opportunity for our members and friends to get better acquainted in a beautiful setting. It is also an opportunity for our generous sponsors to show their support for our programs. The success of this tournament over the years has helped us to build and transform The Korea Society into a major player in the promotion of even closer relations between Americans and Koreans.

 

Program

Schedule
11:00 AM12:30 PM

12:30 PM

5:30–6:30 PM
6:30–7:30 PM
  Registration/Brunch
Open Driving Range
Shotgun Tee Off
Cocktails
Dinner/Awards Ceremony

Committee

2008 Tournament Co-chairs

Donald P. Gregg
Chairman
The Korea Society

Evans J.R. Revere
President
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.

Nicholas Bratt
Managing Director
Lazard Asset Management LLC

Robert E. Fallon
Director
The Korea Society

Stanley C. Gale
Chairman
Gale International

Young Heon Kim
General Manager
Asiana Airlines

Robert Hyuk Dal Kwon
Former Vice Chairman
Kumho-Asiana Group

Young Soo Min
President & CEO
KEB  NY Financial Corp.  

Dong-Jin Oh
President & CEO
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Cheol Kew Park
President & CEO
SK USA, Inc.

Kee-hong Woo
Vice President,Eastern U.S.A.
Korean Air