2016 Korean Tour

2016 Korean Tour season
Duration21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) – 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Number of official events13
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho (2)
South Korea Joo Heung-chol (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho
Player of the YearSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Tae-woo
2015
2017

The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

OWGR points increase

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In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
24 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho (5) 9
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (5) 11 ONE
15 May Maeil Dairies Open South Chungcheong 300,000,000 South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (5) 9
22 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 South Korea Lee Sang-hee (3) 10
29 May Nefs Heritage Gangwon 702,339,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho (6) 9
12 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 South Korea Lee Sang-yeop (1) 9
28 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 South Korea Kim Jun-sung (1) 9
4 Sep NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 South Korea Joo Heung-chol (2) 9
11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8 ONE
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 18 ASA
9 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 South Korea Joo Heung-chol (3) 9
23 Oct DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 South Korea Yoon Jung-ho (1) 9 New tournament
13 Nov Caido Korea Tour Championship South Jeolla 300,000,000 South Korea Lee Hyung-joon (3) 9

Order of Merit

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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.[3]

Position Player Points
1 South Korea Choi Jin-ho 4,009
2 South Korea Lee Chang-woo 3,762
3 South Korea Lee Hyung-joon 3,215
4 South Korea Joo Heung-chol 3,179
5 South Korea Yoon Jung-ho 2,897

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Choi Jin-ho [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Kim Tae-woo [5][4]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "OWGR Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023. The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself.
  2. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "제네시스 한국프로골프대상 시상식 2016" [Genesis Korea Professional Golf Awards 2016] (in Korean). KPGA. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2016 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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