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Friday, 19 March 2010
• The first visit to Korea in 2008 for the Ballantine’s Championship marked the 38th different nation to play host to a European Tour event. Korea represented the tenth different Asian country to hold a European Tour International Schedule event.
• Korea has seen three different winners on The European Tour. They are: K J Choi (2003 German Masters), Charlie Wi (2006 Maybank Malaysian Open) and Y E Yang (2007 (HSBC Champions).
• Graeme McDowell’s victory in the inaugural Ballantine’s Championship was the first Irish victory on the 2008 European Tour International Schedule. It marked the beginning of a history-making season for Ireland, with eight wins in total – a record for a single season.
• Jeev Milkha Singh, who was defeated in a play-off by McDowell 12 months ago claimed 30 birdies over the four days. This was the most by any player in any event during the 2008 season.
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  | FDEZ-CASTAÑO, Gonzalo | | ESP | | 18 | | -4 | ||
| T1 | | JAIDEE, Thongchai | | THA | | 18 | | -4 | ||
| T1 | | KANG, Sung-hoon | | KOR | | 18 | | -4 | ||
| T4 | | ELS, Ernie | | RSA | | 18 | | -2 | ||
| T4 | | DERKSEN, Robert-Jan | | NED | | 18 | | -2 | ||
| T4 | | BENSON, Seve | | ENG | | 18 | | -2 |
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