2016 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2016
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:13
Most Wins: Choi Jin-ho (2)
Joo Heung-chol (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Choi Jin-ho
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Choi Jin-ho
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Kim Tae-woo
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

OWGR points increase

In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
24 Apr Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (5) 9
8 May Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (5) 11
15 May South Chungcheong 300,000,000 Mo Joong-kyung (5) 9
22 May Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (3) 10
29 May Gangwon 702,339,000 Choi Jin-ho (6) 9
12 Jun South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 Lee Sang-yeop (1) 9
28 Aug South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Kim Jun-sung (1) 9
4 Sep North Jeolla 500,000,000 Joo Heung-chol (2) 9
11 Sep South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8
2 Oct Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 18
9 Oct South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Joo Heung-chol (3) 9
23 Oct North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Yoon Jung-ho (1) 9 New tournament
13 Nov South Jeolla 300,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (3) 9

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Points
1 4,009
2 3,762
3 3,215
4 3,179
5 2,897

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OWGR Board Announcement . Official World Golf Ranking . 15 April 2016 . 20 July 2023 . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118105123/http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release . The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself..
  2. Web site: 2016 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 20 July 2023.
  3. Web site: 2016 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 20 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 제네시스 한국프로골프대상 시상식 2016 . Genesis Korea Professional Golf Awards 2016 . Korean . KPGA . 15 December 2016 . 20 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2016 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.