2021 Korean Tour

2021 Korean Tour season
Duration15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) – 7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)
Number of official events17
Most winsSouth Korea Park Sang-hyun (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Tom Kim
Player of the YearSouth Korea Tom Kim
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Dong-eun
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The 2021 Korean Tour was the 44th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
18 Apr DB Insurance Promy Open Gangwon 700,000,000 South Korea Mun Do-yeob (2) 9
2 May KPGA Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 South Korea Kim Dong-eun (1) 9
9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 South Korea Hur In-hoi (4) 9
30 May KB Financial Liiv Championship Gyeonggi 700,000,000 South Korea Moon Kyong-jun (2) 9
6 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 South Korea Lee Dong-min (2) 9
13 Jun SK Telecom Open Jeju 1,200,000,000 South Korea Tom Kim (2) 9
27 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,300,000,000 Australia Jun Seok Lee (1) 9
11 Jul Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (9) 9
25 Jul Yamaha Honors K Open South Chungcheong 500,000,000 South Korea Kim Han-byeol (3) 9 New tournament
15 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 South Korea Seo Yo-seop (2) 9
5 Sep Bizplay Electronic Times Open South Jeolla 600,000,000 South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (12) 9
12 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,400,000,000 South Korea Seo Yo-seop (3) 9 JPN
19 Sep DGB Financial Group Irvine Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (10) 9 New tournament
3 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (2) 9
10 Oct Genesis Championship Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 South Korea Lee Jae-kyeong (2) 9
24 Oct Hana Bank Invitational Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Canada Richard T. Lee (3) 9
7 Nov LG Signature Players Championship Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (6) 9

Order of Merit

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.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 South Korea Tom Kim 5,541
2 South Korea Park Sang-hyun 5,535
3 South Korea Ham Jeong-woo 4,119
4 South Korea Kim Han-byeol 3,838
5 South Korea Seo Yo-seop 3,815

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Tom Kim [4][5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Kim Dong-eun [6][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. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2021 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ "2021 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "10대 최초 '제네시스 대상' 김주형, "거침없던 한 해… 절대 자만하지 않을 것"" [Kim Joo-hyung, the first teenage 'Genesis Grand Prize' winner, said "It's been an unstoppable year... I will never be complacent."] (in Korean). KPGA. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023. 제네시스 포인트 5,540.65P와 상금 754,936,305원을 획득한 김주형은 생애 첫 '제네시스 대상'과 '제네시스 상금왕'을 차지하는 기쁨을 누리게 됐다. [Kim Joo-hyung, who won 5,541 Genesis points and 754,936,305 won in prize money, had the pleasure of winning the first 'Genesis Grand Prize' and 'Genesis Prize King' awards in his life.]
  4. ^ "2021 시즌 [KPGA 코리안투어] 결산" [2021 KPGA Korean Tour season conclusions] (in Korean). KPGA. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023. '기록 제조기' 김주형, '제네시스 대상' 포함 4관왕 달성 ['Record Maker' Kim Joo-hyung wins 4 crowns, including the 'Genesis Grand Prize']
  5. ^ a b "KPGA, '2021 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식' 31일 생방송 진행" [KPGA to host '2021 KPGA Genesis Awards Ceremony' Live broadcast on the 31st] (in Korean). KPGA. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.