2007 Korean Tour

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2007 Korean Tour season
Duration2 April 2007 (2007-04-02) – 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)
Number of official events18
Most wins Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Kyung-nam (3)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (3)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae
Player of the Year Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae
2006
2008

The 2007 Korean Tour, titled as the 2007 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Contents

It was the third 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 2007 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
29 Apr SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open Jeju300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (3)n/a
6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (4)14 ASA
20 May Xcanvas Open Gyeonggi400,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hong Soon-sang (1)n/aNew tournament
27 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Bae Sang-moon (2)14 ASA
3 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Nam-sin (20)n/aNew tournament
17 Jun SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open Gyeonggi300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Bae Sung-chul (1)n/aNew tournament
1 Jul SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open North Gyeongsang400,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Do-kyu (4)n/aNew tournament
12 Jul SBS Samsung Apple City Open China300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (5)n/aNew tournament
24 Aug SBS Korea Golf and Art Village KPGA Championship Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Chang-yoon (1)n/a
2 Sep SBS Lake Hills Open Jeju300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Kyung-nam (3)n/aNew tournament
9 Sep SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hwang Inn-choon (1)n/a
16 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Seong-ho (1)n/a
23 Sep SBS Eden Valley Ski Resort Open South Gyeongsang300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Kyung-nam (4)n/aNew tournament
7 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong1,000,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (n/a)14 ASA
14 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi700,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (12)n/a
28 Oct SBS Kumgang Ananti NongHyup Open Gyeonggi300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Hyung-tae (2)n/aNew tournament
11 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship South Gyeongsang300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Kyung-nam (5)n/a
23 Nov Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Invitational North Gyeongsang70,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Yong-hun (2)n/aNew tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae 6,320
2 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Kyung-nam 5,595
3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Hyung-tae 2,855
4 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Chang-yoon 2,605
5 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hwang Inn-choon 2,395

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae [5] [4]

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.

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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. "2007 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "2007 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. "2007 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.