2016 Korean Tour

The 2016 Korean Tour was the sixth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. Starting in 2016, each event is worth a minimum of nine points, up from six points previously.[1] The season consists of 12 events, three of which were co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour or the Asian Tour. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$290,000). Five had prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.

2016 Korean Tour season
Duration21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) – 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Number of official events13
Most wins2:
South Korea Choi Jin-ho
South Korea Joo Heung-chol
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho
2015
2017

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
24 AprDongbu Insurance Promy OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Choi Jin-ho (5)9
8 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenGyeonggi1,000,000,000South Korea Park Sang-hyun (5)11ONE
15 MayMaeil Dairies OpenSouth Chungcheong300,000,000South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (5)9
22 MaySK Telecom OpenGyeonggi1,000,000,000South Korea Lee Sang-hee (3)10
29 MayNefs HeritageGangwon702,339,000South Korea Choi Jin-ho (6)9
12 JunDescente Korea Munsingwear MatchplaySouth Gyeongsang800,000,000South Korea Lee Sang-yeop (1)9
28 AugKPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang1,000,000,000South Korea Kim Jun-sung (1)9
4 SepNS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk OpenNorth Jeolla500,000,000South Korea Joo Heung-chol (2)9
11 SepKolon Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong1,200,000,000South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (2)8ONE
2 OctShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi1,200,000,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)18ASA
9 OctHyundai Insurance KJ Choi InvitationalSouth Gyeongsang500,000,000South Korea Joo Heung-chol (3)9
23 OctDGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk OpenNorth Gyeongsang500,000,000South Korea Yoon Jung-ho (1)9New tournament
13 NovCaido Korea Tour ChampionshipSouth Jeolla300,000,000South Korea Lee Hyung-joon (3)9

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]

PositionPlayerPoints
1South Korea Choi Jin-ho4,009
2South Korea Lee Chang-woo3,672
3South Korea Lee Hyung-joon3,215
4South Korea Joo Heung-chol3,179
5South Korea Yoon Jung-ho2,897

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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. "OWGR Board Announcement". OWGR. 15 April 2016.
  2. "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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