2023 Korean Tour
| Duration | 13 April 2023 – 12 November 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Koh Gun-taek (3) |
| Order of Merit | Ham Jeong-woo |
| Player of the Year | Ham Jeong-woo |
| Rookie of the Year | Park Sung-joon |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Korean Tour was the 46th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
European Tour strategic alliance extension
[edit]Following the strategic alliance partnership signed with the European Tour in December 2022,[1] the season marked the inaugural edition of the Korea Championship, the first time the Korean Tour had co-sanctioned an event with the European Tour since 2013.[2] Following the conclusion of the event, a new extension to the strategic alliance was announced in May by the European Tour. As part of the extension, an additional two players (three in total) from the Korean Tour Order of Merit were awarded European Tour (DP World Tour) status for the following season.[3]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[4][5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 700,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (1) |
3.18 | ||
| 23 Apr | Golfzon Open in Jeju | Jeju | 700,000,000 | Cho Woo-young (a) (1) |
3.57 | New tournament | |
| 30 Apr | Korea Championship | Gyeonggi | US$2,000,000 |  Pablo Larrazábal (n/a) |
17.05 | EUR | New tournament |
| 7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | Jung Chan-min (1) |
6.29 | ASA | |
| 14 May | Woori Financial Group Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Im Sung-jae (2) |
5.56 | ||
| 21 May | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | Baek Seuk-hyun (1) |
4.17 | ||
| 28 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Kim Dong-min (1) |
3.58 | ||
| 4 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | North Chungcheong | 800,000,000 | Lee Jae-kyeong (3) |
3.54 | ||
| 11 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,500,000,000 | Choi Seung-bin (1) |
4.19 | ||
| 18 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Yang Ji-ho (2) |
7.33 | JPN | |
| 25 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,350,000,000 |  Seungsu Han (2) |
6.43 | ASA | |
| 23 Jul | Honors K Sollago CC Han Jangsang Invitational | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (2) |
3.63 | ||
| 27 Aug | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Jang Yu-bin (a) (1) |
3.66 | ||
| 3 Sep | LX Championship | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (9) |
3.78 | ||
| 10 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,400,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (3) |
8.52 | ASA, JPN | |
| 17 Sep | Bizplay Electronic Times Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Kim Chan-woo (1) |
2.91 | ||
| 24 Sep | iMBank Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (5) |
3.27 | ||
| 8 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,250,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (3) |
3.37 | ||
| 15 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (12) |
5.62 | ||
| 29 Oct | Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Eom Jae-woong (2) |
4.80 | ||
| 5 Nov | Golfzon-Toray Open | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | Jung Chan-min (2) |
3.64 | ||
| 12 Nov | LG Signature Players Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,300,000,000 | Shin Sang-hun (2) |
2.86 |
Order of Merit
[edit]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.[6] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).[7]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Jeong-woo |
6,062 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Lee Jung-hwan |
5,205 | |
| 3 | Park Sang-hyun |
5,136 | |
| 4 | Koh Gun-taek |
5,108 | |
| 5 | Kang Kyung-nam |
5,004 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Ham Jeong-woo |
[7] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Park Sung-joon |
[8] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "DP World Tour, PGA Tour announce expansion of relationship with Korea Professional Golfers' Association". European Tour. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". PGA Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour and KPGA formalise relationship with new Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Korean events confirmed on Asian Tour schedule". Asian Tour. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "2023 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Kim, Dong-chan (12 November 2023). "KPGA 코리안투어 대상 함정우 "미국·유럽 무대 도전하겠다"" [KPGA Korean Tour Grand Prize winner Ham Jeong-woo "I will challenge the U.S. and European stage"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
대상 수상으로 보너스 상금 1억원, 제네시스 차량, 투어 시드 5년, 미국프로골프(PGA) 투어 퀄리파잉스쿨 최종전 직행 자격, DP 월드투어 시드 1년 등의 특전을 확보한 함정우는 경기 후 인터뷰에서...
[In a post-match interview, Ham Jeong-woo, who secured 100 million won in bonus prize money, a Genesis car, a five-year tour seed, a direct qualification to the final round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School, and a one-year DP World Tour seed...] - ^ "2023 Castelbajac Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)