2005 Korean Tour

2005 Korean Tour season

Duration	14 April 2005 (2005-04-14) – 26 November 2005 (2005-11-26)
Number of official events	16
Most wins	Choi Gwang-soo (2) Jang Ik-jae (2) Kim Jong-duck (2)
Order of Merit	Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the Year	Hur Suk-ho
Rookie of the Year	Kang Kyung-nam
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The 2005 Korean Tour, titled as the 2005 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

SBS title sponsorship

In June 2004, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, being renamed as the SBS Korean Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth ₩ 15,000,000,000 over five years. ^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. ^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
17 Apr	Skyhill Jeju Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kim Jong-duck (8)	n/a
8 May	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	K. J. Choi (11)	14	ASA
22 May	Jisan Resort Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Nam Young-woo (1)	n/a		New tournament
29 May	KT&G Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Choi Sang-ho (43)	6	ASA
12 Jun	Pocari Energy Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Shin Yong-jin (7)	n/a
26 Jun	Rhode Land Classic	Jeju	300,000,000	Chung Joon (3)	n/a		New tournament
31 Jul	Gaya Open	South Gyeongsang	200,000,000	Choi Gwang-soo (14)	n/a		New tournament
28 Aug	Samsung Benest Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Jang Ik-jae (3)	n/a		New tournament
4 Sep	Emerson Pacific Group Open	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Park No-seok (6)	n/a		New tournament
11 Sep	Kia Lotze Vivaldi Park Open	Gangwon	300,000,000	Lee In-woo (1)	n/a		New tournament
25 Sep	Kumho Asiana Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Jang Ik-jae (4)	n/a		New tournament
2 Oct	Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open	South Chungcheong	500,000,000	Choi Gwang-soo (15)	n/a
16 Oct	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Kim Jong-duck (9)	n/a
23 Oct	GS Caltex Masters	Jeju	500,000,000	Charlie Wi (5)	n/a		New tournament
6 Nov	Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Championship	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Kim Dae-sub (5)	n/a
26 Nov	Bando Bora CC Tour Championship	South Jeolla	300,000,000	Yoo Jong-koo (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. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money (₩)
1	Choi Gwang-soo	265,434,825
2	Park No-seok	257,305,857
3	Choi Sang-ho	241,606,000
4	Kim Dae-sub	225,963,333
5	Jang Ik-jae	222,180,000

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Hur Suk-ho	[5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Kang Kyung-nam	[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 Tour.

References

1. "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "2005 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
3. "2005 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
4. "유종구, 역전 우승" [Yoo Jong-koo wins come-from-behind victory] (in Korean). KPGA. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2024. ...최상호 이들 4인방의 상금왕 경쟁은 최광수의 상금왕(265,434,825원)[...ended with Choi Gwang-soo becoming the prize money king (265,434,825 won).]
5. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)