2020 Korean Tour
The 2020 Korean Tour was the tenth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 11 official events. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$500,000). Six 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Jul | Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open | Changwon | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
12 Jul | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | Gunsan | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
19 Jul | KPGA Open | Taean | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
9 Aug | KPGA Championship | Yangsan | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
23 Aug | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Chuncheon | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 4 | 54-hole event |
30 Aug | Hazzys Golf KPGA Open | Pocheon | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
13 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,400,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
27 Sep | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Yeoju | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
11 Oct | Genesis Championship | Incheon | 1,500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
25 Oct | Bizplay Electronic Times Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | ![]() | 9 | |
8 Nov | LG Signature Players Championship | Paju | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() | 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 11 events had the same points.
Rank | Player | Points | Events |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3251.70 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 3039.00 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3025.55 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 2706.58 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 2630.55 | 11 |
Source: [2]
Prize money leaders
Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 495,932,449 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 422,709,505 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 362,417,488 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 289,396,879 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 282,535,417 | 9 |
Source: [3]
References
- "Korean Tour Schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Genesis Points" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Genesis Prize Ranking" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.