2001 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2001
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:12
Most Wins: Choi Gwang-soo (2)
Shin Yong-jin (2)
Charlie Wi (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Choi Gwang-soo
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Kang Wook-soon
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Kim Jong-myung
Prevseason:2000
Nextseason:2002

The 2001 Korean Tour was the 24th 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 2001 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
29 Apr Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (11) 6
20 May Gyeonggi US$300,000 Charlie Wi (1) 6
3 Jun Gyeonggi 250,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (1) n/a
30 Jun Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (12) n/a New tournament
21 Jul South Chungcheong 200,000,000 Park Do-kyu (1) n/a
27 Jul South Jeolla 200,000,000 Kim Jong-myung (1) n/a
2 Sep Gangwon 300,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (4) n/a
16 Sep Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) 6
23 Sep Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Charlie Wi (2) 6
3 Nov North Jeolla 200,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (5) n/a
10 Nov North Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Hwang Sung-ha (1) n/a New tournament
16 Nov Gangwon 200,000,000 Bong Tae-ha (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 ()
1 157,959,842
2 156,902,723
3 145,681,660
4 142,223,529
5 138,376,729

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Tournament schedule . ko . KPGA . 5 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 2001 Order of Merit . Korean . KPGA . 5 January 2024.
  3. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.