2006 Korean Tour

2006 Korean Tour season

Duration	13 April 2006 (2006-04-13) – 17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
Number of official events	17
Most wins	Kang Kyung-nam (2) Kim Kyung-tae (2)
Order of Merit	Kang Kyung-nam
Player of the Year	Yang Yong-eun
Rookie of the Year	Choi Jin-ho
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Korean Tour, titled as the 2006 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004. ^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. ^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
16 Apr	SBS Lotte Skyhill Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kang Sung-hoon (a) (1)	n/a
30 Apr	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Suk Jong-yul (2)	14	ASA
7 May	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Prom Meesawat (n/a)	14	ASA
14 May	SBS Meritz Solmoro Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Park Boo-won (1)	n/a		New tournament
21 May	SBS Jisan Resort Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Marc Leishman (1)	n/a
28 May	Pocari Energy Open	Gyeonggi	400,000,000	Kim Kyung-tae (a) (1)	n/a
4 Jun	SBS Kumho Asiana Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Shin Yong-jin (8)	n/a		New tournament
30 Jul	SBS Gaya Open	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Mo Joong-kyung (4)	n/a		New tournament
3 Aug	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Kang Ji-man (1)	n/a
10 Sep	SBS Samsung Benest Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Kim Kyung-tae (a) (2)	n/a
17 Sep	SBS Tomato Savings Bank Zephyros Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kang Kyung-nam (1)	n/a		New tournament
24 Sep	Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open	South Chungcheong	700,000,000	Yang Yong-eun (2)	16	ASA
1 Oct	SBS Jungheung Gold Lake Open	South Jeolla	300,000,000	Kang Kyung-nam (2)	n/a		New tournament
15 Oct	SBS Vivaldi Park Open	Gangwon	300,000,000	Choi Jin-ho (1)	n/a
22 Oct	SBS LIG KPGA Championship	South Gyeongsang	400,000,000	Kim Hyung-sung (1)	n/a
5 Nov	SBS Emerson Pacific Group Open	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Bae Sang-moon (1)	n/a
12 Nov	SBS Hana Tour Championship	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Kim Hyung-tae (1)	n/a

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	Kang Kyung-nam	302,623,333
2	Shin Yong-jin	297,216,798
3	Kang Ji-man	276,827,750
4	Yang Yong-eun	234,666,667
5	Kim Hyung-tae	206,956,667

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Yang Yong-eun	[5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Choi Jin-ho	[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. "2006 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
3. "2006 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
4. "SBS하나투어몽베르챔피언십 4R 김형태, 우승" [SBS Hana Tour Montbert Championship 4R Kim Hyung-tae, winner] (in Korean). KPGA. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 강경남, 상금액 3억원 돌파하며 최연소 상금왕에 등극...[Kang Kyung-nam surpasses 300 million won, becoming the youngest prize money king...]
5. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)