2017 Korean Tour
| Duration | 20 April 2017 – 5 November 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | Chang Yi-keun (2) Kim Seung-hyuk (2) |
| Order of Merit | Choi Jin-ho |
| Player of the Year | Choi Jin-ho |
| Rookie of the Year | Chang Yi-keun |
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The 2017 Korean Tour was the 40th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
European Tour strategic alliance
In May, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Korean PGA. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the Korean Tour Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Maeng Dong-seop (2) | 9 | ||
| 30 Apr | Eugene Group/All for You Jeonnam Open | South Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Kim Seng-yong (1) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Sang-hee (4) | 9 | ONE | |
| 21 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | Choi Jin-ho (7) | 9 | ||
| 28 May | Caido Dream Open | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | Kim Woo-hyun (3) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 4 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | Chang Yi-keun (1) | 8 | ONE | |
| 11 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Seung-hyuk (3) | 9 | ||
| 18 Jun | Caido Golden V1 Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 | Lee Jung-hwan (1) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 25 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Hwang Jung-gon (2) | 9 | ||
| 2 Jul | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Lee Hyung-joon (4) | 9 | ||
| 16 Jul | Jinju Savings Bank-Caido Male Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (11) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 27 Aug | Dong-A Membership Group Dynamic Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | Kim Hong-taek (1) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 3 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Seo Hyung-seok (1) | 9 | ||
| 10 Sep | T-up Gswing Mega Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Chang Yi-keun (2) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 17 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | Richard T. Lee (1) | 12 | ASA | |
| 24 Sep | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Kim Seung-hyuk (4) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 1 Oct | Caido Only Jeju Open | Jeju City | 500,000,000 | Lee Ji-hoon (1) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 29 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 750,000,000 | Hwang Inn-choon (5) | 9 | ||
| 5 Nov | Caido Tour Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Choi Go-woong (1) | 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.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Jin-ho | 5,246 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Lee Jung-hwan | 5,060 | |
| 3 | Lee Hyung-joon | 4,566 | |
| 4 | Lee Seung-taek | 4,364 | |
| 5 | Byun Jin-jae | 4,109 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Choi Jin-ho | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Chang Yi-keun | [6][5] |
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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
- ^ "European Tour signs Strategic Alliance with Korea Professional Golfers' Association". Worldwide Golf. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2017 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "최진호, 제네시스 대상 2년 연속 수상 ... 유러피언투어 진출해 저력 보여줄 것" [Choi Jin-ho wins the Genesis Grand Prize for the second consecutive year... Advances to the European Tour to show his strength] (in Korean). KPGA. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b "2017 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식" [2017 KPGA Genesis Grand Prize Awards] (in Korean). KPGA. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2017 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)