2011 Korean Tour

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2011 Korean Tour season
Duration31 March 2011 (2011-03-31) – 30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
Number of official events16 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang (2)
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang
Player of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Huh
2010
2012

The 2011 Korean Tour was the 34th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Contents

OWGR inclusion

In August 2010, it was announced that all Korean Tour events, beginning in 2011, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
3 Apr Twayair Open Jeju300,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tschudin (2)6
1 May Ballantine's Championship Gyeonggi€2,205,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)42 ASA, EUR
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (6)10 ONE
15 May Volvik Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Seong-ho (6)6New tournament
22 May SK Telecom Open Jeju900,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Barnes (n/a)14 ONE
29 May Lake Hills Open South Gyeongsang300,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Choi Ho-sung (2)6
5 Jun Subaru Classic Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang (3)6
26 Jun Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gangwon300,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam (8)6
10 Jul Charity High 1 Resort Open GangwonAbandoned [lower-alpha 4] ONE New tournament
7 Aug Johnnie Walker Open Jeju300,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Do-kyu (5)6
28 Aug Daishin Securities KPGA Championship Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Byung-jun (1)6
25 Sep Munsingwear Championship Gyeonggi400,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang (4)6
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey (n/a)20
9 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong1,000,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler (n/a)26 ONE
16 Oct Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam (9)6
23 Oct CJ Invitational GyeonggiUS$750,000 Flag of South Korea.svg K. J. Choi (15)22 ASA New tournament
30 Oct NH Open Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hee (1)6New tournament

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. [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang 3,160
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam 3,125
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ho-sung 3,095
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-tae 2,100
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Hyun-woo 2,070

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Soon-sang [5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Flag of the United States.svg John Huh [6] [5]

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was abandoned.
  2. 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.
  3. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  4. Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather. [3]

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References

  1. "Official World Golf Ranking board announces new directives". Official World Golf Ranking. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2023. The Board also agreed that the KPGA (Korean Golf Tour) and the TLA (Tour de Las Americas) should also be incorporated into the Ranking system from January 1 2011 on the same basis once the Technical Committee has liaised with the Tours concerned to establish their player listings and schedules.
  2. "2011 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. "Weather forces cancellation of 2011 The Charity High1 Resort Open presented by SBS". OneAsia Tour. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. "2011 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. "2011 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.