2000 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2000
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:14
Most Wins: Choi Gwang-soo (3)
Kang Wook-soon (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Choi Gwang-soo
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Kang Wook-soon
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Suk Jong-yul
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 Korean Tour was the 23rd 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 2000 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
23 Apr South Jeolla 200,000,000 Park Nam-sin (18) n/a
30 Apr Gyeonggi US$350,000 Kang Wook-soon (5) 6
21 May South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Park No-seok (3) n/a
28 May Gyeonggi 350,000,000 Park Nam-sin (19) n/a
4 Jun Gyeonggi US$250,000 Choi Gwang-soo (8) n/a
11 Jun Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (9) n/a
30 Jul South Chungcheong 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (10) n/a
27 Aug South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Yoo Jae-chul (1) n/a
3 Sep Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (6) n/a New tournament
9 Sep South Chungcheong 200,000,000 Mo Joong-kyung (1) n/a New tournament
8 Oct Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Thongchai Jaidee (n/a) 6
19 Oct North Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (7) n/a New tournament
12 Nov South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 K. J. Choi (8) n/a
19 Nov North Jeolla 200,000,000 Kim Chang-min (1) n/a New tournament

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money ()
1 270,094,375
2 268,401,250
3 180,355,800
4 101,361,466
5 101,042,089

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Tournament schedule . ko . KPGA . 6 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 2000 Order of Merit . Korean . KPGA . 6 January 2024.
  3. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.