2007 Korean Tour

2007 Korean Tour season
Duration2 April 2007 (2007-04-02) – 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)
Number of official events18
Most winsSouth Korea Kang Kyung-nam (3)
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Kyung-tae
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The 2007 Korean Tour, titled as the 2007 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the third 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 2007 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
29 Apr SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open Jeju 300,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (3) n/a
6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (4) 14 ASA
20 May Xcanvas Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 South Korea Hong Soon-sang (1) n/a New tournament
27 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (2) 14 ASA
3 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 South Korea Park Nam-sin (20) n/a New tournament
17 Jun SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 South Korea Bae Sung-chul (1) n/a New tournament
1 Jul SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open North Gyeongsang 400,000,000 South Korea Park Do-kyu (4) n/a New tournament
12 Jul SBS Samsung Apple City Open China 300,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (5) n/a New tournament
24 Aug SBS Korea Golf and Art Village KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 South Korea Kim Chang-yoon (1) n/a
2 Sep SBS Lake Hills Open Jeju 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (3) n/a New tournament
9 Sep SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 South Korea Hwang Inn-choon (1) n/a
16 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Lee Seong-ho (1) n/a
23 Sep SBS Eden Valley Ski Resort Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (4) n/a New tournament
7 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (n/a) 14 ASA
14 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 700,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (12) n/a
28 Oct SBS Kumgang Ananti NongHyup Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 South Korea Kim Hyung-tae (2) n/a New tournament
11 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (5) n/a
23 Nov Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Invitational North Gyeongsang 70,000,000 South Korea Lee Yong-hun (2) n/a New tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

Position Player Points
1 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae 6,320
2 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam 5,595
3 South Korea Kim Hyung-tae 2,855
4 South Korea Kim Chang-yoon 2,605
5 South Korea Hwang Inn-choon 2,395

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Kim Kyung-tae [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Kim Kyung-tae [5][4]

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. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "2007 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2007 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.