2009 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2009
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Bae Sang-moon (2)
Lee Seong-ho (2)
Park Sang-hyun (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Bae Sang-moon
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Bae Sang-moon
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Kim Do-hoon
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Korean Tour, titled as the 2009 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the fifth 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 2009 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
5 Apr KEB Invitational (1st) China 400,000,000 Lee Tae-gyu (1) n/a
12 Apr South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (11) n/a
26 Apr Jeju €2,100,000 Thongchai Jaidee (n/a) 32
17 May Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (5) 14
24 May Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1) n/a
31 May South Jeolla 300,000,000 Hong Chang-kyu (1) n/a
7 Jun Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Hong Soon-sang (2) n/a
14 Jun Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (3) n/a
6 Sep Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (4) n/a
13 Sep South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (6) 14
20 Sep Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (7) n/a
27 Sep KEB Invitational (2nd) Gangwon 400,000,000 Kim Dae-hyun (1) n/a
11 Oct Jeju 300,000,000 Maeng Dong-seop (1) n/a
18 Oct Gyeonggi 700,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (1) n/a
25 Oct South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (2) n/a New tournament
1 Nov North Jeolla 300,000,000 Lee Ki-sang (1) 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 4,770
2 4,395
3 3,115
4 3,045
5 3,015

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: 2009 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  3. Web site: 2009 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  4. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2009 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.