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
2021
2023

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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
17 AprDB Insurance Promy OpenGangwon700,000,000South Korea Park Sang-hyun (11)9
8 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenGyeonggi1,200,000,000South Korea Kim Bi-o (7)12ASA
15 MayWoori Financial Group ChampionshipGyeonggi1,300,000,000South Korea Chang Hee-min (1)9New tournament
22 MayDescente Korea Munsingwear MatchplaySouth Gyeongsang800,000,000South Korea Park Eun-shin (1)9
29 MayKB Financial Liiv ChampionshipGyeonggi700,000,000South Korea Yang Ji-ho (1)9
5 JunSK Telecom OpenJeju1,300,000,000South Korea Kim Bi-o (8)9
12 JunKPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang1,500,000,000South Korea Shin Sang-hun (1)9
19 JunHana Bank InvitationalGangwon1,000,000,000Australia Jun Seok Lee (2)9
26 JunKolon Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong1,350,000,000South Korea Kim Min-kyu (1)12ASA
3 JulAsiad CC Busan OpenSouth Gyeongsang1,000,000,000South Korea Hwang Jung-gon (3)9New tournament
17 JulHonors K Sollago CC OpenSouth Chungcheong500,000,000South Korea Bae Yong-jun (1)9
14 AugWoosung Construction OpenSouth Gyeongsang700,000,000Canada Shin Yong-gu (1)3.23
28 AugBodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC OpenNorth Jeolla500,000,000South Korea Seo Yo-seop (4)3.72
4 SepLX ChampionshipGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea Seo Yo-seop (5)3.55New tournament
11 SepShinhan Donghae OpenJapan1,400,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (n/a)9.03ASA, JPN
18 SepBizplay Electronic Times OpenJeju700,000,000South Korea Choi Jin-ho (8)3.41
25 SepDGB Financial Group OpenNorth Gyeongsang500,000,000South Korea Mun Do-yeob (3)3.32
2 OctHyundai Insurance KJ Choi InvitationalGyeonggi1,250,000,000South Korea Lee Hyung-joon (6)4.07
9 OctGenesis ChampionshipGyeonggi1,500,000,000South Korea Kim Yeong-su (1)4.39
6 NovGolfzon-Toray OpenNorth Gyeongsang700,000,000South Korea Park Eun-shin (2)2.97New tournament
13 NovLG Signature Players ChampionshipGyeonggi1,300,000,000South 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]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1South Korea Kim Yeong-su5,915Promoted to European Tour
2South Korea Seo Yo-seop5,162
3South Korea Kim Bi-o4,760
4South Korea Ham Jeong-woo4,632
5South Korea Bae Yong-jun4,454

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
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. 1 2 "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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