2023 Korean Tour

2023 Korean Tour season

Duration	13 April 2023 (2023-04-13) – 12 November 2023 (2023-11-12)
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.

European Tour strategic alliance extension

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]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. ^{[4] [5]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner [a]	OWGR points	Other tours [b]	Notes
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

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. ^[6] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour). ^{[7] [8]}

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Ham Jeong-woo	[8]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Park Sung-joon	[9]

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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.

References

1. "DP World Tour, PGA Tour announce expansion of relationship with Korea Professional Golfers' Association". European Tour. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". PGA Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
3. "DP World Tour and KPGA formalise relationship with new Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. "2023 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. "Korean events confirmed on Asian Tour schedule". Asian Tour. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
6. "2023 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
7. "PGA Tour Q-School 및 DPWT 특전 적용 시점 관련 안내" [PGA Tour Q-School and DPWT Benefits Applied] (in Korean). KPGA. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
8. Kim, Dong-chan (12 November 2023). "KPGA 코리안투어 대상 함정우 "미국·유럽 무대 도전하겠다"" [KPGA Korean Tour Grand Prize winner Ham Jeong-woo "I will challenge the U.S. and European stage"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2023. 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...]
9. "2023 Castelbajac Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)