1997 Korean Tour Explained

Year:1997
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:11
Most Wins: K. J. Choi (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: K. J. Choi
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: K. J. Choi
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Mo Joong-kyung
Prevseason:1996
Nextseason:1998

The 1997 Korean Tour was the 20th 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 1997 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
19 Apr Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Park Nam-sin (13) n/a
4 May Gyeonggi US$400,000 Shin Yong-jin (3) 12
25 May South Gyeongsang 150,000,000 K. J. Choi (3) n/a
1 Jun Gyeonggi US$500,000 Ian Woosnam (n/a) n/a New tournament
8 Jun South Gyeongsang 350,000,000 Park No-seok (1) n/a New tournament
22 Jun Gyeonggi 150,000,000 K. J. Choi (4) n/a
28 Jun Gyeonggi 200,000,000 K. J. Choi (5) n/a
30 Aug Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Park No-seok (2) n/a
7 Sep Gyeonggi 360,000,000 Ed Fryatt (n/a) n/a
14 Sep Gyeonggi 140,000,000 Park Nam-sin (14) n/a
28 Sep Gyeonggi US$400,000 Kim Jong-duck (5) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2] [3]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 159,063,640
2 149,334,320
3 139,863,958
4 126,256,288
5 125,146,380

Awards

AwardWinner
[4] [5]
[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 그린에는 불황이 없어 골프대회 늘어만 가 . There is no recession on the greens, and the number of golf tournaments is increasing. . ko . JoongAng Ilbo . Seoul, South Korea . Jong-gil . Kim . 5 January 1997 . 6 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 1997 Order of Merit . Korean . KPGA . 6 January 2024.
  3. News: 국내 남자골프 최경주-박노석 시대 . Korean men's golf Choi Gyeongju-Park No-seok era . ko . JoongAng Ilbo . Seoul, South Korea . 1 October 1997 . 20 August 2024 . 최경주는 팬텀오픈.PGA선수권.포카리오픈 우승등으로 총 1억5천9백3만3천6백40원의 상금을 획득, 지난해에 이어 2년연속 상금랭킹 1위에 오르며 남자골프의 간판스타로 자리매김 했다. . Choi Kyung-ju won the Phantom Open and PGA Championship. He won a total of 159,033,640 won in prize money by winning the Pocari Open, and became the No. 1 prize money player for the second year in a row, establishing himself as a signboard star in men's golf..
  4. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  5. News: 올MVP에 최경주·김미현…프로골프협회 선정 . All-MVP Choi Kyung-ju and Kim Mi-hyun... Selected by the Professional Golf Association . ko . JoongAng Ilbo . Seoul, South Korea . 9 December 1997 . 20 August 2024.
  6. News: 프로골퍼 모중경, SK텔레콤과 전속 계약 . Professional golfer Mo Joong-kyung signs exclusive contract with SK Telecom . The Korea Economic Daily . Seoul, South Korea . ko . 16 December 1997 . 20 August 2024 . 올랐으며 지난 8일 한국프로골프협회(KPGA)에 의해 올해의 신인선수로 선정됐다. . ...and was selected as the Rookie of the Year by the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) on the 8th..