2017 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2017
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:19
Most Wins: Chang Yi-keun (2)
Kim Seung-hyuk (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Choi Jin-ho
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Choi Jin-ho
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Chang Yi-keun
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Korean Tour was the 40th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

European Tour strategic alliance

In May, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Korean PGA. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the Korean Tour Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
23 Apr Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Maeng Dong-seop (2) 9
30 Apr South Jeolla 500,000,000 Kim Seng-yong (1) 9 New tournament
7 May Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (4) 9
21 May Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (7) 9
28 May North Jeolla 300,000,000 Kim Woo-hyun (3) 9 New tournament
4 Jun South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (1) 8
11 Jun South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (3) 9
18 Jun South Chungcheong 300,000,000 Lee Jung-hwan (1) 9 New tournament
25 Jun South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (2) 9
2 Jul North Jeolla 500,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (4) 9
16 Jul South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (11) 9 New tournament
27 Aug South Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Kim Hong-taek (1) 9 New tournament
3 Sep North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Seo Hyung-seok (1) 9
10 Sep Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (2) 9 New tournament
17 Sep Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Richard T. Lee (1) 12
24 Sep Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (4) 9 New tournament
1 Oct Jeju City 500,000,000 Lee Ji-hoon (1) 9 New tournament
29 Oct South Gyeongsang 750,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (5) 9
5 Nov Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Go-woong (1) 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] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 5,246 Promoted to European Tour
2 5,060
3 4,566
4 4,364
5 4,109

Awards

AwardWinner
[5]
[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Tour signs Strategic Alliance with Korea Professional Golfers' Association . 1 May 2017 . 22 February 2023 . Worldwide Golf.
  2. Web site: 2017 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 20 July 2023.
  3. Web site: 2017 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 20 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 최진호, 제네시스 대상 2년 연속 수상 ... 유러피언투어 진출해 저력 보여줄 것 . Choi Jin-ho wins the Genesis Grand Prize for the second consecutive year... Advances to the European Tour to show his strength . Korean . KPGA . 6 November 2017 . 20 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2017 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식 . 2017 KPGA Genesis Grand Prize Awards . Korean . KPGA . 15 December 2017 . 20 July 2023.
  6. Web site: 2017 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.