Duration | 13 April 2023 – 12 November 2023 |
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins | Koh Gun-taek (3) |
Order of Merit | Ham Jeong-woo |
Player of the Year | Ham Jeong-woo |
Rookie of the Year | Park Sung-joon |
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The 2023 Korean Tour was the 46th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
Following the strategic alliance partnership signed with the European Tour in December 2022, [1] the season marked the inaugural edition of the Korea Championship, the first time the Korean Tour had co-sanctioned an event with the European Tour since 2013. [2] Following the conclusion of the event, a new extension to the strategic alliance was announced in May by the European Tour. As part of the extension, an additional two players (three in total) from the Korean Tour Order of Merit were awarded European Tour (DP World Tour) status for the following season. [3]
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [4] [5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
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16 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 700,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (1) | 3.18 | ||
23 Apr | Golfzon Open in Jeju | Jeju | 700,000,000 | Cho Woo-young (a) (1) | 3.57 | New tournament | |
30 Apr | Korea Championship | Gyeonggi | US$2,000,000 | Pablo Larrazábal (n/a) | 17.05 | EUR | New tournament |
7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | Jung Chan-min (1) | 6.29 | ASA | |
14 May | Woori Financial Group Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Im Sung-jae (2) | 5.56 | ||
21 May | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | Baek Seuk-hyun (1) | 4.17 | ||
28 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Kim Dong-min (1) | 3.58 | ||
4 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | North Chungcheong | 800,000,000 | Lee Jae-kyeong (3) | 3.54 | ||
11 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,500,000,000 | Choi Seung-bin (1) | 4.19 | ||
18 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (2) | 7.33 | JPN | |
25 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,350,000,000 | Seungsu Han (2) | 6.43 | ASA | |
23 Jul | Honors K Sollago CC Han Jangsang Invitational | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (2) | 3.63 | ||
27 Aug | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Jang Yu-bin (a) (1) | 3.66 | ||
3 Sep | LX Championship | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (9) | 3.78 | ||
10 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,400,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (3) | 8.52 | ASA, JPN | |
17 Sep | Bizplay Electronic Times Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Kim Chan-woo (1) | 2.91 | ||
24 Sep | iMBank Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (5) | 3.27 | ||
8 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,250,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (3) | 3.37 | ||
15 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (12) | 5.62 | ||
29 Oct | Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Eom Jae-woong (2) | 4.80 | ||
5 Nov | Golfzon-Toray Open | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | Jung Chan-min (2) | 3.64 | ||
12 Nov | LG Signature Players Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,300,000,000 | Shin Sang-hun (2) | 2.86 |
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. [6] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour). [7]
Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
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1 | Ham Jeong-woo | 6,062 | Promoted to European Tour |
2 | Lee Jung-hwan | 5,205 | |
3 | Park Sang-hyun | 5,136 | |
4 | Koh Gun-taek | 5,108 | |
5 | Kang Kyung-nam | 5,004 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Ham Jeong-woo | [7] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Park Sung-joon | [8] |
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대상 수상으로 보너스 상금 1억원, 제네시스 차량, 투어 시드 5년, 미국프로골프(PGA) 투어 퀄리파잉스쿨 최종전 직행 자격, DP 월드투어 시드 1년 등의 특전을 확보한 함정우는 경기 후 인터뷰에서...[In a post-match interview, Ham Jeong-woo, who secured 100 million won in bonus prize money, a Genesis car, a five-year tour seed, a direct qualification to the final round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School, and a one-year DP World Tour seed...]