2018 Korean Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 19 April 2018 (2018-04-19) – 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) |
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Number of official events | 17 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Korean Tour was the 41st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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22 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ASA | |
20 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
27 May | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
3 Jun | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | New tournament | |
10 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
17 Jun | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | New tournament | |
24 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ASA | |
1 Jul | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
8 Jul | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
19 Aug | Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
2 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
16 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ASA | |
23 Sep | Huons Celebrity Pro-Am | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | New Pro-Am tournament | |
28 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
4 Nov | A+Life Hyodam Jeju Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | ||
11 Nov | Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[3][4]
Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
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1 | ![]() | 4,662 | Forfeited promotion |
2 | ![]() | 4,524 | Promoted to European Tour |
3 | ![]() | 4,412 | Promoted to European Tour[c] |
4 | ![]() | 3,893 | |
5 | ![]() | 3,742 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | ![]() | [6] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | ![]() | [7][6] |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korean Tour members.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour.
- ^ Earned European Tour status by finishing as the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit.[5]
References
- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "2018 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "'제네시스 대상' 이형준, 유러피언투어 안간다…"KPGA 코리안투어에 전념할 것"" ['Genesis Grand Prize' Lee Hyung-Joon won't go to the European Tour... "I will devote myself to the KPGA Korean Tour"] (in Korean). KPGA. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "박효원, '혼마 홍콩오픈'서 유러피언투어 정식 데뷔" [Park Hyo-won makes his European Tour official debut at the Honma Hong Kong Open] (in Korean). KPGA. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "박상현, 아시안투어 신인상 수상…유러피언투어 출전권도 획득" [Park Sang-hyun, Asian Tour Rookie Award winner... Qualified to play on the European Tour] (in Korean). KPGA. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "2018년 KPGA 코리안투어, 2018 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식으로 화려한 피날레" [KPGA Korean Tour 2018 Grand Finale at the 2018 Genesis Grand Prize Awards] (in Korean). KPGA. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "2018 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)