2008 Korean Tour

2008 Korean Tour season
Duration2 April 2008 (2008-04-02) – 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)
Number of official events20
Most wins Bae Sang-moon (2)
K. J. Choi (2)
Hwang Inn-choon (2)
Kim Hyung-sung (2)
Andrew McKenzie (2)
Order of Merit Kim Hyung-sung
Player of the Year Kim Hyung-sung
Rookie of the Year Kang Sung-hoon
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The 2008 Korean Tour, titled as the 2008 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
16 Mar Ballantine's Championship Jeju €2,000,000 Graeme McDowell (n/a) 28 ASA, EUR New tournament
23 Mar KEB Invitational (1st) China 400,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (3) n/a New tournament
7 Apr SBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture Open Japan 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (2) n/a New tournament
20 Apr SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 K. J. Choi (13) n/a
27 Apr SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (2) n/a
4 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (2) 14 ASA
25 May SBS Lake Hills Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Andrew Tschudin (1) n/a
1 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (3) n/a
15 Jun Philos Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Hur In-hoi (1) n/a New tournament
22 Jun SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (3) n/a
31 Aug SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (10) n/a New tournament
7 Sep SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open North Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kim Wi-joong (1) n/a
21 Sep KEB Invitational (2nd) Gangwon 400,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (6) n/a
28 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (1) n/a
5 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (4) 18 ASA
12 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 700,000,000 K. J. Choi (14) n/a
19 Oct SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Hyung-tae (3) n/a
1 Nov SBS Dongbu Insurance Promy Cup
Eden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship		 South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (6) n/a New tournament
9 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship Gangwon 300,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) n/a
16 Nov NH NongHyup KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (2) n/a

Order of Merit

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.[3]

Position Player Points
1 Kim Hyung-sung 6,765
2 Kim Dae-sub 4,025
3 Bae Sang-moon 3,375
4 Kang Kyung-nam 3,230
5 Kang Sung-hoon 3,030

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Kim Hyung-sung [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kang Sung-hoon [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; EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. ^ "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "2008 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2008 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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