2017 Korean Tour
The 2017 Korean Tour was the seventh season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 19 events, two of which were co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and one by the Asian Tour. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$290,000). Seven had prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.
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 | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Pocheon | 500,000,000 |  Maeng Dong-seop (2) | 9 | |
| 30 Apr | Cadio Series 1 – Eugene Group/All for You Jeonnam Open | Muan | 500,000,000 | Kim Seng-yong (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Sang-hee (4) | 9 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
| 21 May | SK Telecom Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | Choi Jin-ho (7) | 9 | |
| 28 May | Caido Series 2 – Caido Dream Open | Jangsu | 300,000,000 | Kim Woo-hyun (3) | 9 | New tournament |
| 4 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,200,000,000 | Chang Yi-keun (1) | 8 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
| 11 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | Namhae | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Seung-hyuk (3) | 9 | |
| 18 Jun | Caido Series 3 – Caido Golden V1 Open | Taean | 300,000,000 | Lee Jung-hwan (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 25 Jun | KPGA Championship | Yangsan | 1,000,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (2) | 9 | |
| 2 Jul | Caido Series 4 – NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | Gunsan | 500,000,000 | Lee Hyung-joon (4) | 9 | |
| 16 Jul | Caido Series 5 – Jinju Savings Bank-Caido Male Open | Sacheon | 300,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (10) | 9 | New tournament |
| 27 Aug | Caido Series 6 – Dong-A Membership Group Dynamic Busan Open | Busan | 700,000,000 | Kim Hong-taek (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 3 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | Chilgok | 500,000,000 | Seo Hyung-seok (1) | 9 | |
| 10 Sep | T-up Gswing Mega Open | Incheon | 500,000,000 | Chang Yi-keun (2) | 9 | New tournament |
| 17 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard T. Lee (1) | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 24 Sep | Genesis Championship | Incheon | 1,500,000,000 | Kim Seung-hyuk (4) | 9 | New tournament |
| 1 Oct | Caido Series 7 – Caido Only Jeju Open | Jeju City | 500,000,000 | Lee Ji-hoon (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 29 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gimhae | 750,000,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (5) | 9 | |
| 5 Nov | Caido Series 8 – Caido Tour Championship | Yeoju | 500,000,000 | Choi Go-woong (1) | 9 |
Genesis Points table
The Order of Merit used a points system, called Genesis Points. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Jin-ho | 5246 | 17 |
| 2 | Lee Jung-hwan | 5060 | 17 |
| 3 | Lee Hyung-joon | 4566 | 19 |
| 4 | Lee Seung-taek | 4364 | 19 |
| 5 | Byun Jin-jae | 4109 | 18 |
Source: [1]
Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Seung-hyuk | 631,779,810 | 9 |
| 2 | Choi Jin-ho | 506,696,254 | 17 |
| 3 | Chang Yi-keun | 493,428,000 | 9 |
| 4 | Lee Hyung-joon | 363,699,619 | 15 |
| 5 | Lee Sang-hee | 323,169,091 | 8 |
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money.
Source: [1]
References
- "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
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