2015 Korean Tour
| Duration | 23 April 2015 – 8 November 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit | Lee Tae-hee |
| Player of the Year | Lee Tae-hee |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Soo-min |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Korean Tour was the 38th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 400,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (3) | 7 | ||
| 17 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Moon Kyong-jun (1) | 7 | ONE | |
| 24 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Choi Jin-ho (4) | 8 | ONE | |
| 7 Jun | Nefs Heritage | Gangwon | 632,367,000 | Lee Tae-hee (1) | 7 | New tournament | |
| 21 Jun | Vainer Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | Park Jae-bum (1) | 7 | ||
| 28 Jun | Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Lee Soo-min (2) | 7 | ||
| 30 Aug | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 | Jang Dong-kyu (1) | 7 | ||
| 6 Sep | Maeil Dairies Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 | Kim Dae-hyun (4) | 6 | ||
| 13 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) | 7 | ONE | |
| 20 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | An Byeong-hun (1) | 9 | ||
| 4 Oct | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay Championship | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 | Lee Hyung-joon (2) | 6 | ||
| 8 Nov | Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 | Kim Tae-hoon (2) | 6 |
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.[2]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Tae-hee | 2,190 |
| 2 | Lee Soo-min | 2,185 |
| 3 | Choi Jin-ho | 1,830 |
| 4 | Moon Kyong-jun | 1,730 |
| 5 | Park Jae-bum | 1,665 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Lee Tae-hee | [3] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Lee Soo-min | [4][3] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2015 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b "발렌타인 한국프로골프대상 시상식" [Ballantine's 2015 Korea Professional Golf Awards Ceremony] (in Korean). KPGA. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2015 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)