Duration | 31 March 2011 – 30 October 2011 |
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Number of official events | 16 [lower-alpha 1] |
Most wins | Hong Soon-sang (2) Kang Kyung-nam (2) |
Order of Merit | Hong Soon-sang |
Player of the Year | Hong Soon-sang |
Rookie of the Year | John Huh |
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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]
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner [lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
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3 Apr | Twayair Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Andrew Tschudin (2) | 6 | ||
1 May | Ballantine's Championship | Gyeonggi | €2,205,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 42 | ASA, EUR | |
8 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Kyung-tae (6) | 10 | ONE | |
15 May | Volvik Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | Lee Seong-ho (6) | 6 | New tournament | |
22 May | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 900,000,000 | Kurt Barnes (n/a) | 14 | ONE | |
29 May | Lake Hills Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (2) | 6 | ||
5 Jun | Subaru Classic | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Hong Soon-sang (3) | 6 | ||
26 Jun | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 300,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (8) | 6 | ||
Charity High 1 Resort Open | Gangwon | – | Abandoned [lower-alpha 4] | – | ONE | New tournament | |
7 Aug | Johnnie Walker Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Park Do-kyu (5) | 6 | ||
28 Aug | Daishin Securities KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kim Byung-jun (1) | 6 | ||
25 Sep | Munsingwear Championship | Gyeonggi | 400,000,000 | Hong Soon-sang (4) | 6 | ||
2 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Paul Casey (n/a) | 20 | ||
9 Oct | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 | Rickie Fowler (n/a) | 26 | ONE | |
16 Oct | Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (9) | 6 | ||
23 Oct | CJ Invitational | Gyeonggi | US$750,000 | K. J. Choi (15) | 22 | ASA | New tournament |
30 Oct | NH Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Lee Sang-hee (1) | 6 | New tournament |
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]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Hong Soon-sang | 3,160 |
2 | Kang Kyung-nam | 3,125 |
3 | Choi Ho-sung | 3,095 |
4 | Kim Kyung-tae | 2,100 |
5 | Ryu Hyun-woo | 2,070 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Hong Soon-sang | [5] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | John Huh | [6] [5] |
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