2000 Korean Tour season
Duration20 April 2000 (2000-04-20) – 19 November 2000 (2000-11-19)
Number of official events14
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo (3)
South Korea Kang Wook-soon (3)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Suk Jong-yul
1999
2001

The 2000 Korean Tour was the 23rd 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 2000 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
23 AprHonam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Park Nam-sin (18)n/a
30 AprMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggiUS$350,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (5)6ASA
21 MayLance Field KPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea Park No-seok (3)n/a
28 MaySK Telecom ClassicGyeonggi350,000,000South Korea Park Nam-sin (19)n/a
4 JunHyundai Motor MastersGyeonggiUS$250,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (8)n/a
11 JunPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi200,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (9)n/a
30 JulBookyung OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (10)n/a
27 AugShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea Yoo Jae-chul (1)n/a
3 SepLeading Investment & Securities OpenGyeonggi200,000,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (6)n/aNew tournament
9 SepChungcheong OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (1)n/aNew tournament
8 OctKolon Cup Korea OpenGyeonggi400,000,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (n/a)6ASA
19 OctDaekyung OpenNorth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (7)n/aNew tournament
12 NovSuperior OpenSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea K. J. Choi (8)n/a
19 NovIksan OpenNorth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Kim Chang-min (1)n/aNew tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1South Korea Choi Gwang-soo270,094,375
2South Korea Kang Wook-soon268,401,250
3South Korea Park Nam-sin180,355,800
4South Korea Yoo Jae-chul101,361,466
5South Korea Mo Joong-kyung101,042,089

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea Kang Wook-soon[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Suk Jong-yul[3]

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 PGA Tour.

References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. "2000 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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