2003 Korean Tour season
Duration1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) – 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)
Number of official events11
Most winsSouth Korea Jang Ik-jae (2)
South Korea Ted Oh (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Shin Yong-jin
Player of the YearSouth Korea K. J. Choi
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Sang-ki
2002
2004

The 2003 Korean Tour was the 26th 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 2003 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
4 MayMaekyung OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Chung Joon (2)6ASA
22 JunPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi250,000,000South Korea Kim Dae-sub (4)n/a
29 JunSK Telecom OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea K. J. Choi (9)6ASA
25 JulTaylorMade Adidas Cup Cheongcheong OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Ted Oh (1)n/a
3 AugLancelot Cup Bookyung OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (9)n/a
29 AugSerastone Medical Instrument Honam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Ted Oh (2)n/a
21 SepSamsung Securities KPGA ChampionshipGangwon550,000,000South Korea Park No-seok (4)n/a
26 SepYuseong OpenDaejeon200,000,000South Korea Lee Yong-hun (1)n/aNew tournament
12 OctKolon Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong500,000,000United States John Daly (n/a)6ASA
19 OctKTRD OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000South Korea Jang Ik-jae (1)n/a
26 OctSBS Dongyang Fire CupGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Jang Ik-jae (2)n/a

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 Shin Yong-jin207,783,810
2South Korea Chung Joon177,420,000
3South Korea Jang Ik-jae169,964,000
4South Korea Park No-seok133,698,810
5South Korea Kim Dae-sub131,096,667

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea K. J. Choi[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Kim Sang-ki[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. "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "2003 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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