2005 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2005
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Choi Gwang-soo (2)
Jang Ik-jae (2)
Kim Jong-duck (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Choi Gwang-soo
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Hur Suk-ho
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Kang Kyung-nam
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

The 2005 Korean Tour, titled as the 2005 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

SBS title sponsorship

In June 2004, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, being renamed as the SBS Korean Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth over five years.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
17 Apr Jeju 300,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (8) n/a
8 May Gyeonggi 500,000,000 K. J. Choi (11) 14
22 May Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Nam Young-woo (1) n/a New tournament
29 May Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (43) 6
12 Jun Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (7) n/a
26 Jun Jeju 300,000,000 Chung Joon (3) n/a New tournament
31 Jul South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (14) n/a New tournament
28 Aug Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (3) n/a New tournament
4 Sep South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Park No-seok (6) n/a New tournament
11 Sep Gangwon 300,000,000 Lee In-woo (1) n/a New tournament
25 Sep Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (4) n/a New tournament
2 Oct South Chungcheong 500,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (15) n/a
16 Oct Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (9) n/a
23 Oct Jeju 500,000,000 Charlie Wi (5) n/a New tournament
6 Nov Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (5) n/a
26 Nov South Jeolla 300,000,000 Yoo Jong-koo (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.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 265,434,825
2 257,305,857
3 241,606,000
4 225,963,333
5 222,180,000

Notes and References

  1. News: 국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대' . Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year . ko . The Dong-a Ilbo . Seoul, South Korea . 24 June 2004 . 5 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 2005 Tournament schedule . ko . KPGA . 2 January 2024.
  3. Web site: 2005 Order of Merit . Korean . KPGA . 2 January 2024.
  4. Web site: 유종구, 역전 우승 . Yoo Jong-koo wins come-from-behind victory . ko . KPGA . 26 November 2005 . 2 January 2024 . ...최상호 이들 4인방의 상금왕 경쟁은 최광수의 상금왕(265,434,825원) . ...ended with Choi Gwang-soo becoming the prize money king (265,434,825 won)..
  5. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.