2001 Korean Tour

2001 Korean Tour season

Duration	26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) – 16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Number of official events	12
Most wins	Choi Gwang-soo (2) Shin Yong-jin (2) Charlie Wi (2)
Order of Merit	Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the Year	Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the Year	Kim Jong-myung
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Korean Tour was the 24th 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 2001 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [a]	OWGR points	Other tours [b]	Notes
29 Apr	Maekyung LG Fashion Open	Gyeonggi	400,000,000	Choi Gwang-soo (11)	6	ASA
20 May	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	US$300,000	Charlie Wi (1)	6	ASA
3 Jun	Pocari Energy Open	Gyeonggi	250,000,000	Hur Suk-ho (1)	n/a
30 Jun	Maestro Open	Gyeonggi	200,000,000	Choi Gwang-soo (12)	n/a		New tournament
21 Jul	Chungcheong Open	South Chungcheong	200,000,000	Park Do-kyu (1)	n/a
27 Jul	Sports Seoul Honam Open	South Jeolla	200,000,000	Kim Jong-myung (1)	n/a
2 Sep	Lance Field KPGA Championship	Gangwon	300,000,000	Shin Yong-jin (4)	n/a
16 Sep	Kolon Cup Korea Open	Gyeonggi	400,000,000	Kim Dae-sub (a) (2)	6	ASA
23 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	400,000,000	Charlie Wi (2)	6	ASA
3 Nov	Iksan Open	North Jeolla	200,000,000	Shin Yong-jin (5)	n/a
10 Nov	Gyeongbuk Open	North Gyeongsang	200,000,000	Hwang Sung-ha (1)	n/a		New tournament
16 Nov	Gangwon Open	Gangwon	200,000,000	Bong Tae-ha (1)	n/a		New tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won. ^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money (₩)
1	Choi Gwang-soo	157,959,842
2	Park Do-kyu	156,902,723
3	Charlie Wi	145,681,660
4	Kang Wook-soon	142,223,529
5	Shin Yong-jin	138,376,729

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Kang Wook-soon	[4] [5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Kim Jong-myung	[4] [5]

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. ASA − Asian PGA Tour.

References

1. "2001 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "2001 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "골프 노장 봉태하 9년만에 V샷" [Golf veteran Bong Tae-ha V shot for the first time in 9 years]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. "[KPGA] 강욱순 '올해의 선수', 김종명 신인왕" [[KPGA] Kang Wook-soon 'Player of the Year', Kim Jong-myung Rookie of the Year]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)