2011 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2011
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Hong Soon-sang (2)
Kang Kyung-nam (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Hong Soon-sang
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Hong Soon-sang
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: John Huh
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Korean Tour was the 34th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

OWGR inclusion

In August 2010, it was announced that all Korean Tour events, beginning in 2011, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
3 Apr Twayair OpenJeju 300,000,000 Andrew Tschudin (2) 6
1 May Ballantine's ChampionshipGyeonggi €2,205,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 42
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung OpenGyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (6) 10
15 May Volvik Gunsan CC OpenNorth Jeolla 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (6) 6 New tournament
22 May SK Telecom OpenJeju 900,000,000 Kurt Barnes (n/a) 14
29 May Lake Hills OpenSouth Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (2) 6
5 Jun Subaru ClassicGyeonggi 500,000,000 Hong Soon-sang (3) 6
26 Jun Dongbu Insurance Promy OpenGangwon 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (8) 6
10 Jul Charity High 1 Resort OpenGangwon Abandoned New tournament
7 Aug Johnnie Walker OpenJeju 300,000,000 Park Do-kyu (5) 6
28 Aug Daishin Securities KPGA ChampionshipGyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Byung-jun (1) 6
25 Sep Munsingwear ChampionshipGyeonggi 400,000,000 Hong Soon-sang (4) 6
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Paul Casey (n/a) 20
9 Oct Kolon Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Rickie Fowler (n/a) 26
16 Oct Meritz Solmoro OpenGyeonggi 500,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (9) 6
23 Oct CJ InvitationalGyeonggi US$750,000 K. J. Choi (15) 22 New tournament
30 Oct NH OpenGyeonggi 500,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (1) 6 New tournament

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 3,160
2 3,125
3 3,095
4 2,100
5 2,070

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives . Official World Golf Ranking . 23 August 2010 . 19 July 2023 . The Board also agreed that the KPGA (Korean Golf Tour) and the TLA (Tour de Las Americas) should also be incorporated into the Ranking system from January 1 2011 on the same basis once the Technical Committee has liaised with the Tours concerned to establish their player listings and schedules..
  2. Web site: 2011 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  3. Web site: 2011 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  4. Web site: KPGA Prize Awards history . Korean . KPGA . 19 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2011 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.