2021 Korean Tour

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2021 Korean Tour season
Duration15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) – 7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)
Number of official events17
Most wins Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea.svg Tom Kim
Player of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Tom Kim
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-eun
2020
2022

The 2021 Korean Tour was the 44th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 Apr DB Insurance Promy Open Gangwon700,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Mun Do-yeob (2)9
2 May KPGA Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-eun (1)9
9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi1,200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Hur In-hoi (4)9
30 May KB Financial Liiv Championship Gyeonggi700,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Kyong-jun (2)9
6 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang800,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-min (2)9
13 Jun SK Telecom Open Jeju1,200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Tom Kim (2)9
27 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong1,300,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jun Seok Lee (1)9
11 Jul Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open South Gyeongsang500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun (9)9
25 Jul Yamaha Honors K Open South Chungcheong500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Han-byeol (3)9New tournament
15 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Yo-seop (2)9
5 Sep Bizplay Electronic Times Open South Jeolla600,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam (12)9
12 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi1,400,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Yo-seop (3)9 JPN
19 Sep DGB Financial Group Irvine Open North Gyeongsang500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun (10)9New tournament
3 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Jeong-woo (2)9
10 Oct Genesis Championship Gyeonggi1,500,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-kyeong (2)9
24 Oct Hana Bank Invitational Gyeonggi1,000,000,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee (3)9
7 Nov LG Signature Players Championship Gyeonggi1,200,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Bi-o (6)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. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Tom Kim 5,541
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun 5,535
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Jeong-woo 4,119
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Han-byeol 3,838
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Yo-seop 3,815

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Flag of South Korea.svg Tom Kim [4] [5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-eun [6] [5]

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. JPN − Japan Golf Tour.

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References

  1. "2021 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. "2021 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "10대 최초 '제네시스 대상' 김주형, "거침없던 한 해… 절대 자만하지 않을 것"" [Kim Joo-hyung, the first teenage 'Genesis Grand Prize' winner, said "It's been an unstoppable year... I will never be complacent."] (in Korean). KPGA. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023. 제네시스 포인트 5,540.65P와 상금 754,936,305원을 획득한 김주형은 생애 첫 '제네시스 대상'과 '제네시스 상금왕'을 차지하는 기쁨을 누리게 됐다.[Kim Joo-hyung, who won 5,541 Genesis points and 754,936,305 won in prize money, had the pleasure of winning the first 'Genesis Grand Prize' and 'Genesis Prize King' awards in his life.]
  4. "2021 시즌 [KPGA 코리안투어] 결산" [2021 KPGA Korean Tour season conclusions] (in Korean). KPGA. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023. '기록 제조기' 김주형, '제네시스 대상' 포함 4관왕 달성['Record Maker' Kim Joo-hyung wins 4 crowns, including the 'Genesis Grand Prize']
  5. 1 2 "KPGA, '2021 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식' 31일 생방송 진행" [KPGA to host '2021 KPGA Genesis Awards Ceremony' Live broadcast on the 31st] (in Korean). KPGA. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. "2021 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.