2016 Korean Tour

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2016 Korean Tour season
Duration21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) – 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Number of official events13
Most wins Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho (2)
Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Heung-chol (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho
Player of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-woo
2015
2017

The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Contents

OWGR points increase

In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
24 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho (5)9
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun (5)11 ONE
15 May Maeil Dairies Open South Chungcheong300,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Mo Joong-kyung (5)9
22 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-hee (3)10
29 May Nefs Heritage Gangwon702,339,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho (6)9
12 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang800,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-yeop (1)9
28 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jun-sung (1)9
4 Sep NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Heung-chol (2)9
11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong1,200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyoung-hoon (2)8 ONE
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi1,200,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)18 ASA
9 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Heung-chol (3)9
23 Oct DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Jung-ho (1)9New tournament
13 Nov Caido Korea Tour Championship South Jeolla300,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-joon (3)9

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho 4,009
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chang-woo 3,762
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-joon 3,215
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Heung-chol 3,179
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Jung-ho 2,897

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-woo [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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

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References

  1. "OWGR Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023. The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself.
  2. "2016 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. "2016 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "제네시스 한국프로골프대상 시상식 2016" [Genesis Korea Professional Golf Awards 2016] (in Korean). KPGA. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. "2016 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.