Year: | 1998 |
Tour: | Korean Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 7 |
Most Wins: | Choi Gwang-soo (2) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Choi Gwang-soo |
Honor2: | Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Choi Gwang-soo |
Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
Honoree3: | Kim Seung-il |
Prevseason: | 1997 |
Nextseason: | 1999 |
The 1998 Korean Tour was the 21st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner | Other tours | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 May | Gyeonggi | 350,000,000 | Scott Rowe (n/a) | ||||
17 May | South Gyeongsang | 150,000,000 | Kim Jong-duck (7) | ||||
24 May | Gyeonggi | US$150,000 | Robert Huxtable (n/a) | ||||
31 May | South Gyeongsang | 200,000,000 | Choi Gwang-soo (6) | ||||
5 Sep | Gyeonggi | 120,000,000 | Choi Gwang-soo (7) | ||||
12 Sep | Gyeonggi | 100,000,000 | Park Nam-sin (15) | ||||
20 Sep | Gyeonggi | 350,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) |
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 | 83,234,470 | ||
2 | 74,517,410 | ||
3 | 73,310,476 | ||
4 | 70,104,600 | ||
5 | 47,307,000 |