2022 Korean Tour Explained

Year:2022
Tour:Korean Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:21
Most Wins: Kim Bi-o (2)
Kim Yeong-su (2)
Park Eun-shin (2)
Seo Yo-seop (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Kim Yeong-su
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Kim Yeong-su
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Bae Yong-jun
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Korean Tour was the 45th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

European Tour partnership

In December, it was announced by the European Tour that the KPGA had extended their partnership with them and the PGA Tour.[1] As part of the expansion, the leading player on the Korean Tour Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
17 Apr Gangwon 700,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (11) 9
8 May Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Kim Bi-o (7) 12
15 May Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 Chang Hee-min (1) 9 New tournament
22 May South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 Park Eun-shin (1) 9
29 May Gyeonggi 700,000,000 Yang Ji-ho (1) 9
5 Jun Jeju 1,300,000,000 Kim Bi-o (8) 9
12 Jun South Gyeongsang 1,500,000,000 Shin Sang-hun (1) 9
19 Jun Gangwon 1,000,000,000 Jun Seok Lee (2) 9
26 Jun South Chungcheong 1,350,000,000 Kim Min-kyu (1) 12
3 Jul South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (3) 9 New tournament
17 Jul South Chungcheong 500,000,000 Bae Yong-jun (1) 9
14 Aug South Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Shin Yong-gu (1) 3.23
28 Aug North Jeolla 500,000,000 Seo Yo-seop (4) 3.72
4 Sep Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Seo Yo-seop (5) 3.55 New tournament
11 Sep Japan 1,400,000,000 Kazuki Higa (n/a) 9.03
18 Sep Jeju 700,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (8) 3.41
25 Sep North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Mun Do-yeob (3) 3.32
2 Oct Gyeonggi 1,250,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (6) 4.07
9 Oct Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 Kim Yeong-su (1) 4.39
6 Nov North Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Park Eun-shin (2) 2.97 New tournament
13 Nov Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 Kim Yeong-su (2) 2.83

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.[4] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 5,915 Promoted to European Tour
2 5,162
3 4,760
4 4,632
5 4,454

Awards

AwardWinner
[6]
[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DP World Tour, PGA Tour announce expansion of relationship with Korea Professional Golfers' Association . European Tour . 14 December 2022 . 30 December 2022.
  2. News: KPGA's Genesis Point Award Winner to earn membership to DP World Tour . Korea JoongAng Daily . 14 December 2022 . 24 February 2023.
  3. Web site: 2022 Tournament schedule . Korean . KPGA . 21 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 2022 Points standings . Korean . KPGA . 21 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상', '제네시스 상금왕' 석권 김영수가 꼽은 올 한 해 결정적인 순간은? . 2022 season 'Genesis Grand Prize' and 'Genesis Prize King' winner, what was the decisive moment of this year? . KPGA . Korean . 17 November 2022 . 21 July 2023 . 2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상'의 주인공인 김영수에게는 1억 원의 보너스 상금과 제네시스 차량 1대, 투어 시드 5년, PGA투어와 DP월드투어 공동 주관 대회인 '제네시스 스코티시 오픈' 출전권, DP월드투어 시드 1년이 주어졌다. . Kim Yeong-su, the protagonist of the 2022 season's 'Genesis Grand Prize,' received a bonus prize of 1 million won, a Genesis car, a five-year Tour seed, a ticket to the Genesis Scottish Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, and a one-year DP World Tour card..
  6. Web site: 2022 시즌 KPGA 코리안투어, '2022 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식'으로 피날레 . KPGA Korean Tour 2022 season finale with '2022 KPGA Genesis Grand Prize Awards' . Korean . KPGA . 8 December 2022 . 21 July 2023.
  7. Web site: 2022 Rookie of the Year . KPGA . ko . 9 January 2024.