1997 Korean Tour

1997 Korean Tour season

Duration	16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) – 28 September 1997 (1997-09-28)
Number of official events	11
Most wins	K. J. Choi (3)
Order of Merit	K. J. Choi
Player of the Year	K. J. Choi
Rookie of the Year	Mo Joong-kyung
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Korean Tour was the 20th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
19 Apr	Cambridge Members Open	Gyeonggi	200,000,000	Park Nam-sin (13)	n/a
4 May	Maekyung LG Fashion Open	Gyeonggi	US$400,000	Shin Yong-jin (3)	12	AGC
25 May	Phantom Open	South Gyeongsang	150,000,000	K. J. Choi (3)	n/a
1 Jun	Hyundai Motor Masters	Gyeonggi	US$500,000	Ian Woosnam (n/a)	n/a		New tournament
8 Jun	SK Telecom Classic	South Gyeongsang	350,000,000	Park No-seok (1)	n/a		New tournament
22 Jun	Astra Cup KPGA Championship	Gyeonggi	150,000,000	K. J. Choi (4)	n/a
28 Jun	Daily Sports Pocari Open	Gyeonggi	200,000,000	K. J. Choi (5)	n/a
30 Aug	Superior Open	Gyeonggi	200,000,000	Park No-seok (2)	n/a
7 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	360,000,000	Ed Fryatt (n/a)	n/a
14 Sep	Lacoste SBS Pro Golf Championship	Gyeonggi	140,000,000	Park Nam-sin (14)	n/a
28 Sep	Elord Korea Open	Gyeonggi	US$400,000	Kim Jong-duck (6)	n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won. ^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money (₩)
1	K. J. Choi	159,063,640
2	Park Nam-sin	149,334,320
3	Park No-seok	139,863,958
4	Kim Jong-duck	126,256,288
5	Shin Yong-jin	125,146,380

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	K. J. Choi	[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Mo Joong-kyung	[3]

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korean Tour members.
2. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

References

1. Kim, Jong-gil (5 January 1997). "그린에는 불황이 없어 골프대회 늘어만 가" [There is no recession on the greens, and the number of golf tournaments is increasing.]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. "1997 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)