2006 Korean Tour

2006 Korean Tour season
Duration13 April 2006 (2006-04-13) – 17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
Number of official events17
Most winsSouth Korea Kang Kyung-nam (2)
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kang Kyung-nam
Player of the YearSouth Korea Yang Yong-eun
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho
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The 2006 Korean Tour, titled as the 2006 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
16 Apr SBS Lotte Skyhill Open Jeju 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Sung-hoon (a) (1) n/a
30 Apr GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Suk Jong-yul (2) 14 ASA
7 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Thailand Prom Meesawat (n/a) 14 ASA
14 May SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 South Korea Park Boo-won (1) n/a New tournament
21 May SBS Jisan Resort Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Australia Marc Leishman (1) n/a
28 May Pocari Energy Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (a) (1) n/a
4 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 South Korea Shin Yong-jin (8) n/a New tournament
30 Jul SBS Gaya Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (4) n/a New tournament
3 Aug Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Kang Ji-man (1) n/a
10 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (a) (2) n/a
17 Sep SBS Tomato Savings Bank Zephyros Open Jeju 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (1) n/a New tournament
24 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 700,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2) 16 ASA
1 Oct SBS Jungheung Gold Lake Open South Jeolla 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (2) n/a New tournament
15 Oct SBS Vivaldi Park Open Gangwon 300,000,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho (1) n/a
22 Oct SBS LIG KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 400,000,000 South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (1) n/a
5 Nov SBS Emerson Pacific Group Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (1) n/a
12 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship Gyeonggi 300,000,000 South Korea Kim Hyung-tae (1) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money (₩)
1 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam 302,623,333
2 South Korea Shin Yong-jin 297,216,798
3 South Korea Kang Ji-man 276,827,750
4 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 234,666,667
5 South Korea Kim Hyung-tae 206,956,667

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Yang Yong-eun [5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Choi Jin-ho [5]

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.

References

  1. ^ "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2006 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2006 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "SBS하나투어몽베르챔피언십 4R 김형태, 우승" [SBS Hana Tour Montbert Championship 4R Kim Hyung-tae, winner] (in Korean). KPGA. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 강경남, 상금액 3억원 돌파하며 최연소 상금왕에 등극... [Kang Kyung-nam surpasses 300 million won, becoming the youngest prize money king...]
  5. ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.