2008 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2008
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: Bae Sang-moon (2)
K. J. Choi (2)
Hwang Inn-choon (2)
Kim Hyung-sung (2)
Andrew McKenzie (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Kim Hyung-sung
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Kim Hyung-sung
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Kang Sung-hoon
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

The 2008 Korean Tour, titled as the 2008 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
16 Mar Jeju €2,000,000 Graeme McDowell (n/a) 28 New tournament
23 Mar KEB Invitational (1st) China 400,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (3) n/a New tournament
7 Apr Japan 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (2) n/a New tournament
20 Apr Gyeonggi 600,000,000 K. J. Choi (13) n/a
27 Apr Jeju 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (2) n/a
4 May Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (2) 14
25 May South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Andrew Tschudin (1) n/a
1 Jun Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (3) n/a
15 Jun Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Hur In-hoi (1) n/a New tournament
22 Jun Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (3) n/a
31 Aug Jeju 300,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (10) n/a New tournament
7 Sep North Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kim Wi-joong (1) n/a
21 Sep KEB Invitational (2nd) Gangwon 400,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (6) n/a
28 Sep Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (1) n/a
5 Oct South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (4) 18
12 Oct Gyeonggi 700,000,000 K. J. Choi (14) n/a
19 Oct Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Hyung-tae (3) n/a
1 Nov South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (6) n/a New tournament
9 Nov Gangwon 300,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) n/a
16 Nov Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (2) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Ballantine's Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

Position Player Points
1 6,765
2 4,025
3 3,375
4 3,230
5 3,030

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]

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: 2008 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  3. Web site: 2008 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  4. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2008 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.