2017 Korean Tour
The 2017 Korean Tour was the seventh season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 19 events, two of which were co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and one by the Asian Tour. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$290,000). Seven had prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.
Tournament schedule
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (KRW) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Pocheon | 500,000,000 |  | 9 | |
| 30 Apr | Cadio Series 1 – Eugene Group/All for You Jeonnam Open | Muan | 500,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 1,000,000,000 | | 9 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
| 21 May | SK Telecom Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 28 May | Caido Series 2 – Caido Dream Open | Jangsu | 300,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 4 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,200,000,000 | | 8 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
| 11 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | Namhae | 1,000,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 18 Jun | Caido Series 3 – Caido Golden V1 Open | Taean | 300,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 25 Jun | KPGA Championship | Yangsan | 1,000,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 2 Jul | Caido Series 4 – NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | Gunsan | 500,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 16 Jul | Caido Series 5 – Jinju Savings Bank-Caido Male Open | Sacheon | 300,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 27 Aug | Caido Series 6 – Dong-A Membership Group Dynamic Busan Open | Busan | 700,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 3 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | Chilgok | 500,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 10 Sep | T-up Gswing Mega Open | Incheon | 500,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 17 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 24 Sep | Genesis Championship | Incheon | 1,500,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 1 Oct | Caido Series 7 – Caido Only Jeju Open | Jeju City | 500,000,000 | | 9 | New tournament |
| 29 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gimhae | 750,000,000 | | 9 | |
| 5 Nov | Caido Series 8 – Caido Tour Championship | Yeoju | 500,000,000 | | 9 |
Genesis Points table
The Order of Merit used a points system, called Genesis Points. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5246 | 17 |
| 2 | | 5060 | 17 |
| 3 | | 4566 | 19 |
| 4 | | 4364 | 19 |
| 5 | | 4109 | 18 |
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Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 631,779,810 | 9 |
| 2 | | 506,696,254 | 17 |
| 3 | | 493,428,000 | 9 |
| 4 | | 363,699,619 | 15 |
| 5 | | 323,169,091 | 8 |
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money.
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References
- "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
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