2001 Korean Tour season
Duration26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) – 16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Number of official events12
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo (2)
South Korea Shin Yong-jin (2)
South Korea Charlie Wi (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Jong-myung
2000
2002

The 2001 Korean Tour was the 24th 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 2001 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
29 AprMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggi400,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (11)6ASA
20 MaySK Telecom OpenGyeonggiUS$300,000South Korea Charlie Wi (1)6ASA
3 JunPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi250,000,000South Korea Hur Suk-ho (1)n/a
30 JunMaestro OpenGyeonggi200,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (12)n/aNew tournament
21 JulChungcheong OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Park Do-kyu (1)n/a
27 JulSports Seoul Honam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Kim Jong-myung (1)n/a
2 SepLance Field KPGA ChampionshipGangwon300,000,000South Korea Shin Yong-jin (4)n/a
16 SepKolon Cup Korea OpenGyeonggi400,000,000South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (2)6ASA
23 SepShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi400,000,000South Korea Charlie Wi (2)6ASA
3 NovIksan OpenNorth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Shin Yong-jin (5)n/a
10 NovGyeongbuk OpenNorth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea Hwang Sung-ha (1)n/aNew tournament
16 NovGangwon OpenGangwon200,000,000South Korea Bong Tae-ha (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-soo157,959,842
2South Korea Park Do-kyu156,902,723
3South Korea Charlie Wi145,681,660
4South Korea Kang Wook-soon142,223,529
5South Korea Shin Yong-jin138,376,729

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea Kang Wook-soon[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Kim Jong-myung[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. "2001 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "2001 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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