2008 Korean Tour
The 2008 Korean Tour was a season on the Korean Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments. The table below shows the season results.
Tournament schedule
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (KRW) | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship |  Seogwipo | 3,106,820,000 |  Graeme McDowell (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by European Tour and Asian Tour |
| 23 Mar | KEB Invitational (1st tournament) |  Suzhou | 400,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (3) | |
| 7 Apr | SBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture Open |  Daisen | 300,000,000 | Lee Seong-ho (2) | |
| 20 Apr | SK Telecom Open | Incheon | 600,000,000 | K. J. Choi (13) | |
| 27 Apr | SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (2) | |
| 4 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 600,000,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (2) | Co-sanctioned by Asian Tour |
| 25 May | SBS Lake Hills Open | Haman | 300,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrew Tschudin (1) | |
| 1 Jun | SBS Kumho Asiana Open | Yongin | 500,000,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (3) | |
| 15 Jun | Philos Open | Pocheon | 300,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (1) | |
| 22 Jun | SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open | Pocheon | 300,000,000 | Kim Hyung-sung (3) | |
| 31 Aug | SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Kang Wook-soon (10) | |
| 7 Sep | SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open | Seongju | 300,000,000 | Kim Wi-joong (1) | |
| 21 Sep | KEB Invitational (2nd tournament) | Hoengseong | 400,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (5) | |
| 28 Sep | SBS Samsung Benest Open | Gapyeong | 600,000,000 | Andrew McKenzie (1) | |
| 5 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,000,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (4) | Co-sanctioned by Asian Tour |
| 12 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Yongin | 700,000,000 | K. J. Choi (14) | |
| 19 Oct | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | Yeoju | 500,000,000 | Kim Hyung-tae (3) | |
| 1 Nov | SBS Dongbu Insurance Promy Cup Eden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship | Yangsan | 300,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (5) | |
| 9 Nov | SBS Hana Tour Championship | Hoengseong | 300,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (1) | |
| 16 Nov | NH NongHyup KPGA Championship | Pocheon | 500,000,000 | Andrew McKenzie (2) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit used a points system. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Hyung-sung | 5765 | 19 |
| 2 | Kim Dae-sub | 3395 | 19 |
| 3 | Bae Sang-moon | 3375 | 13 |
| 4 | Kang Sung-hoon | 3030 | 19 |
| 5 | Kang Kyung-nam | 2730 | 19 |
Source: [1]
Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bae Sang-moon | 470,654,286 | 11 |
| 2 | Kim Hyung-sung | 356,158,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Kim Dae-sub | 270,824,190 | 17 |
| 4 | K. J. Choi | 270,000,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Hwang Inn-choon | 265,100,200 | 13 |
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money. Prize money won in the Ballantine's Championship did not count.
Source: [1]
References
- "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
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