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2022 Korean Tour

2022 Korean Tour season
Duration14 April 2022 (2022-04-14) – 13 November 2022 (2022-11-13)
Number of official events21
Most winsSouth Korea Kim Bi-o (2)
South Korea Kim Yeong-su (2)
South Korea Park Eun-shin (2)
South Korea Seo Yo-seop (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kim Yeong-su
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kim Yeong-su
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Bae Yong-jun
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The 2022 Korean Tour was the 45th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

European Tour partnership

In December, it was announced by the European Tour that the KPGA had extended their partnership with them and the PGA Tour.[1] As part of the expansion, the leading player on the Korean Tour Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
17 Apr DB Insurance Promy Open Gangwon 700,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (11) 9
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (7) 12 ASA
15 May Woori Financial Group Championship Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 South Korea Chang Hee-min (1) 9 New tournament
22 May Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 South Korea Park Eun-shin (1) 9
29 May KB Financial Liiv Championship Gyeonggi 700,000,000 South Korea Yang Ji-ho (1) 9
5 Jun SK Telecom Open Jeju 1,300,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (8) 9
12 Jun KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,500,000,000 South Korea Shin Sang-hun (1) 9
19 Jun Hana Bank Invitational Gangwon 1,000,000,000 Australia Jun Seok Lee (2) 9
26 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,350,000,000 South Korea Kim Min-kyu (1) 12 ASA
3 Jul Asiad CC Busan Open South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (3) 9 New tournament
17 Jul Honors K Sollago CC Open South Chungcheong 500,000,000 South Korea Bae Yong-jun (1) 9
14 Aug Woosung Construction Open South Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Canada Shin Yong-gu (1) 3.23
28 Aug Bodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 South Korea Seo Yo-seop (4) 3.72
4 Sep LX Championship Gyeonggi 600,000,000 South Korea Seo Yo-seop (5) 3.55 New tournament
11 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Japan 1,400,000,000 Japan Kazuki Higa (n/a) 9.03 ASA, JPN
18 Sep Bizplay Electronic Times Open Jeju 700,000,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho (8) 3.41
25 Sep DGB Financial Group Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 South Korea Mun Do-yeob (3) 3.32
2 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational Gyeonggi 1,250,000,000 South Korea Lee Hyung-joon (6) 4.07
9 Oct Genesis Championship Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 South Korea Kim Yeong-su (1) 4.39
6 Nov Golfzon-Toray Open North Gyeongsang 700,000,000 South Korea Park Eun-shin (2) 2.97 New tournament
13 Nov LG Signature Players Championship Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 South Korea Kim Yeong-su (2) 2.83

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.[4] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 South Korea Kim Yeong-su 5,915 Promoted to European Tour
2 South Korea Seo Yo-seop 5,162
3 South Korea Kim Bi-o 4,760
4 South Korea Ham Jeong-woo 4,632
5 South Korea Bae Yong-jun 4,454

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Kim Yeong-su [6]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Bae Yong-jun [7][6]

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; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.

References

  1. ^ "DP World Tour, PGA Tour announce expansion of relationship with Korea Professional Golfers' Association". European Tour. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "KPGA's Genesis Point Award Winner to earn membership to DP World Tour". Korea JoongAng Daily. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상', '제네시스 상금왕' 석권 김영수가 꼽은 올 한 해 결정적인 순간은?" [2022 season 'Genesis Grand Prize' and 'Genesis Prize King' winner, what was the decisive moment of this year?] (in Korean). KPGA. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023. 2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상'의 주인공인 김영수에게는 1억 원의 보너스 상금과 제네시스 차량 1대, 투어 시드 5년, PGA투어와 DP월드투어 공동 주관 대회인 '제네시스 스코티시 오픈' 출전권, DP월드투어 시드 1년이 주어졌다. [Kim Yeong-su, the protagonist of the 2022 season's 'Genesis Grand Prize,' received a bonus prize of 1 million won, a Genesis car, a five-year Tour seed, a ticket to the Genesis Scottish Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, and a one-year DP World Tour card.]
  6. ^ a b "2022 시즌 KPGA 코리안투어, '2022 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식'으로 피날레" [KPGA Korean Tour 2022 season finale with '2022 KPGA Genesis Grand Prize Awards'] (in Korean). KPGA. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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