2019 Korean Tour
The 2019 Korean Tour was the ninth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 15 official events Three events are co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, one of which was also co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$500,000). Nine had prize funds of 1 billion won ($1,000,000) or more.
| Duration | 18 April 2019 – 13 October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | 2: Kim Bi-o |
| Order of Merit | Moon Kyong-jun |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard T. Lee (2) | 9 | ||
| 28 Apr | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (4) | 9 | ||
| 5 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | Lee Tae-hee (3) | 12 | ASA | |
| 12 May | Huons Elravie Celebrity Pro-Am | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Jeon Ga-lam (2) | 9 | Pro-Am | |
| 19 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (1) | 9 | ||
| 26 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Seo Hyung-seok (2) | 9 | ||
| 9 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Hyung-joon (5) | 9 | ||
| 16 Jun | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | Seo Yo-seop (1) | 9 | ||
| 23 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 |  Jazz Janewattananond (n/a) | 13 | ASA | |
| 30 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Won Joon Lee (1) | 9 | ||
| 1 Sep | Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Lee Jae-kyeong (1) | 9 | New tournament | |
| 22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 |  Jbe' Kruger (n/a) | 14 | ASA, JPN | |
| 29 Sep | DGB Financial Group Volvik Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (5) | 9 | ||
| 6 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Soo-min (3) | 9 | ||
| 13 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Im Sung-jae (1) | 9 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3] The leading player on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon Kyong-jun | 4,126 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Lee Soo-min | 3,780 | |
| 3 | Ham Jeong-woo | 3,529 | |
| 4 | Lee Hyung-joon | 3,260 | |
| 5 | Seo Hyung-seok | 3,127 |
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; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
References
- "Korean Tour Schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Genesis Points" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Genesis Prize Ranking" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "생애 첫 '제네시스 대상' 품은 문경준, 유러피언투어 진출한다" [Moon Kyung-jun, the first Genesis Points prize in his life, advances to the European Tour] (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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