2019 Korean Tour
The 2019 Korean Tour was the ninth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 15 official events Three events are co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, one of which was also co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$500,000). Nine had prize funds of 1 billion won ($1,000,000) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Pocheon | 500,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard T. Lee (2) | 9 | |
| 28 Apr | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | Gunsan | 500,000,000 |  Kim Bi-o (4) | 9 | |
| 5 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 1,200,000,000 | Lee Tae-hee (3) | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 12 May | Huons Elravie Celebrity Pro-Am | Incheon | 600,000,000 | Jeon Ga-lam (2) | 9 | |
| 19 May | SK Telecom Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (1) | 9 | |
| 26 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Icheon | 700,000,000 | Seo Hyung-seok (2) | 9 | |
| 9 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | Namhae | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Hyung-joon (5) | 9 | |
| 16 Jun | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | Yongin | 1,200,000,000 | Seo Yo-seop (1) | 9 | |
| 23 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,200,000,000 |  Jazz Janewattananond (n/a) | 13 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 30 Jun | KPGA Championship | Yangsan | 1,000,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Won Joon Lee (1) | 9 | |
| 1 Sep | Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open | Changwon | 500,000,000 | Lee Jae-kyeong (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 |  Jbe' Kruger (n/a) | 14 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour |
| 29 Sep | DGB Financial Group Volvik Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | Gumi | 500,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (5) | 9 | |
| 6 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gimhae | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Soo-min (3) | 9 | |
| 13 Oct | Genesis Championship | Incheon | 1,500,000,000 | Im Sung-jae (1) | 9 |
Source: [1]
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. 1,000 points were awarded to the winner, 600 points for second place, down to 5 points for those finishing outside the top 60. All 15 events had the same points. Moon Kyong-jun did not win any tournaments but had 7 top-10 finishes.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon Kyong-jun | 4126 | 15 |
| 2 | Lee Soo-min | 3780 | 15 |
| 3 | Ham Jeong-woo | 3529 | 14 |
| 4 | Lee Hyung-joon | 3260 | 15 |
| 5 | Seo Hyung-seok | 3127 | 15 |
Source: [2]
Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Soo-min | 469,948,101 | 15 |
| 2 | Ham Jeong-woo | 404,922,935 | 14 |
| 3 | Seo Yo-seop | 378,703,241 | 15 |
| 4 | Lee Hyung-joon | 358,730,918 | 15 |
| 5 | Lee Tae-hee | 345,203,713 | 11 |
Source: [3]
References
- "Korean Tour Schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Genesis Points" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Genesis Prize Ranking" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.