2003 Korean Tour

2003 Korean Tour season

Duration	1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events	11
Most wins	Jang Ik-jae (2) Ted Oh (2)
Order of Merit	Shin Yong-jin
Player of the Year	K. J. Choi
Rookie of the Year	Kim Sang-ki
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Korean Tour was the 26th 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 2003 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
4 May	Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Chung Joon (2)	6	ASA
22 Jun	Pocari Energy Open	Gyeonggi	250,000,000	Kim Dae-sub (4)	n/a
29 Jun	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	K. J. Choi (9)	6	ASA
25 Jul	TaylorMade Adidas Cup Cheongcheong Open	South Chungcheong	200,000,000	Ted Oh (1)	n/a
3 Aug	Lancelot Cup Bookyung Open	South Chungcheong	200,000,000	Kang Wook-soon (9)	n/a
29 Aug	Serastone Medical Instrument Honam Open	South Jeolla	200,000,000	Ted Oh (2)	n/a
21 Sep	Samsung Securities KPGA Championship	Gangwon	550,000,000	Park No-seok (4)	n/a
26 Sep	Yuseong Open	Daejeon	200,000,000	Lee Yong-hun (1)	n/a		New tournament
12 Oct	Kolon Korea Open	South Chungcheong	500,000,000	John Daly (n/a)	6	ASA
19 Oct	KTRD Open	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Jang Ik-jae (1)	n/a
26 Oct	SBS Dongyang Fire Cup	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Jang Ik-jae (2)	n/a

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	Shin Yong-jin	207,783,810
2	Chung Joon	177,420,000
3	Jang Ik-jae	169,964,000
4	Park No-seok	133,698,810
5	Kim Dae-sub	131,096,667

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	K. J. Choi	[4] [5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Kim Sang-ki	[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. "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "2003 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "KPGA, 신용진 '우승컵 없는 상금왕'" [KPGA, Shin Yong-jin 'Prize Money King Without a Trophy']. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 30 October 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. Lee, Jong-hyun (1 February 2004). "최경주 2003 KPGA대상" [Choi Kyung-ju 2003 KPGA Grand Prize]. golftimes.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)