2008 Korean Tour

2008 Korean Tour season

Duration	2 April 2008 (2008-04-02) – 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	Bae Sang-moon (2) K. J. Choi (2) Hwang Inn-choon (2) Kim Hyung-sung (2) Andrew McKenzie (2)
Order of Merit	Kim Hyung-sung
Player of the Year	Kim Hyung-sung
Rookie of the Year	Kang Sung-hoon
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The 2008 Korean Tour, titled as the 2008 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the fourth 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 2008 season. ^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
16 Mar	Ballantine's Championship	Jeju	€2,000,000	Graeme McDowell (n/a)	28	ASA, EUR	New tournament
23 Mar	KEB Invitational (1st)	China	400,000,000	Bae Sang-moon (3)	n/a		New tournament
7 Apr	SBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture Open	Japan	300,000,000	Lee Seong-ho (2)	n/a		New tournament
20 Apr	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	K. J. Choi (13)	n/a
27 Apr	SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kim Hyung-sung (2)	n/a
4 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Hwang Inn-choon (2)	14	ASA
25 May	SBS Lake Hills Open	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Andrew Tschudin (1)	n/a
1 Jun	SBS Kumho Asiana Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Hwang Inn-choon (3)	n/a
15 Jun	Philos Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Hur In-hoi (1)	n/a		New tournament
22 Jun	SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Kim Hyung-sung (3)	n/a
31 Aug	SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kang Wook-soon (10)	n/a		New tournament
7 Sep	SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open	North Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Kim Wi-joong (1)	n/a
21 Sep	KEB Invitational (2nd)	Gangwon	400,000,000	Kim Dae-sub (6)	n/a
28 Sep	SBS Samsung Benest Open	Gyeonggi	600,000,000	Andrew McKenzie (1)	n/a
5 Oct	Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open	South Chungcheong	1,000,000,000	Bae Sang-moon (4)	18	ASA
12 Oct	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	700,000,000	K. J. Choi (14)	n/a
19 Oct	SBS Meritz Solmoro Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Kim Hyung-tae (3)	n/a
1 Nov	SBS Dongbu Insurance Promy Cup Eden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship	South Gyeongsang	300,000,000	Kang Kyung-nam (6)	n/a		New tournament
9 Nov	SBS Hana Tour Championship	Gangwon	300,000,000	Choi Ho-sung (1)	n/a
16 Nov	NH NongHyup KPGA Championship	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Andrew McKenzie (2)	n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Ballantine's Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. ^[3]

Position	Player	Points
1	Kim Hyung-sung	6,765
2	Kim Dae-sub	4,025
3	Bae Sang-moon	3,375
4	Kang Kyung-nam	3,230
5	Kang Sung-hoon	3,030

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Kim Hyung-sung	[4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Kang Sung-hoon	[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; EUR − European 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. "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
3. "2008 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
4. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. "2008 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)