2008 Korean Tour

The 2008 Korean Tour was a season on the Korean Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments. The table below shows the season results.

2008 Korean Tour season
Duration2 April 2008 (2008-04-02) – 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)
Number of official events20
Most wins2:
South Korea Bae Sang-moon
South Korea K. J. Choi
South Korea Hwang Inn-choon
South Korea Kim Hyung-sung
Australia Andrew McKenzie
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kim Hyung-sung
2007
2009

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
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Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
16 MarBallantine's ChampionshipJeju€2,000,000Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (n/a)ASA, EURNew tournament
23 MarKEB Invitational (1st)China400,000,000South Korea Bae Sang-moon (3)New tournament
7 AprSBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture OpenJapan300,000,000South Korea Lee Seong-ho (2)New tournament
20 AprSK Telecom OpenGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea K. J. Choi (13)
27 AprSBS Tomato Savings Bank OpenJeju300,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (2)
4 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea Hwang Inn-choon (2)ASA
25 MaySBS Lake Hills OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000Australia Andrew Tschudin (1)
1 JunSBS Kumho Asiana OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Hwang Inn-choon (3)
15 JunPhilos OpenGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Hur In-hoi (1)New tournament
22 JunSBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert OpenGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (3)
31 AugSBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label OpenJeju300,000,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (10)New tournament
7 SepSBS Yeonwoo Heavenland OpenNorth Gyeongsang300,000,000South Korea Kim Wi-joong (1)
21 SepKEB Invitational (2nd)Gangwon400,000,000South Korea Kim Dae-sub (5)
28 SepSBS Samsung Benest OpenGyeonggi600,000,000Australia Andrew McKenzie (1)
5 OctKolon-Hana Bank Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong1,000,000,000South Korea Bae Sang-moon (4)ASA
12 OctShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi700,000,000South Korea K. J. Choi (14)
19 OctSBS Meritz Solmoro OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-tae (3)
1 NovSBS Dongbu Insurance Promy Cup
Eden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship
South Gyeongsang300,000,000South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (5)New tournament
9 NovSBS Hana Tour ChampionshipGangwon300,000,000South Korea Choi Ho-sung (1)
16 NovNH NongHyup KPGA ChampionshipGyeonggi500,000,000Australia Andrew McKenzie (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[1]

PositionPlayerPoints
1South Korea Kim Hyung-sung5,765
2South Korea Kim Dae-sub3,395
3South Korea Bae Sang-moon3,375
4South Korea Kang Sung-hoon3,030
5South Korea Kang Kyung-nam2,730

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. "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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