The 1999 Korean Tour was the 22nd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

1999 Korean Tour season
Duration29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) – 16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)
Number of official events7
Most winsSouth Korea K. J. Choi (2)
South Korea Kang Wook-soon (2)
South Korea Park Nam-sin (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Yang Yong-eun
1998
2000

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
2 May Maekyung Daks Open Gyeonggi US$250,000   James Kingston (n/a) ASA
6 Jun SK Telecom Classic Gyeonggi 200,000,000   Park Nam-sin (16)
22 Aug Bookyung Open South Chungcheong 100,000,000   Kang Wook-soon (3) New tournament
29 Aug Lance Field KPGA Championship North Chungcheong 100,000,000   Kang Wook-soon (4)
12 Sep SBS Pro Golf Championship Gyeonggi 100,000,000   Park Nam-sin (17)
19 Sep Kolon Korea Open Gyeonggi 350,000,000   K. J. Choi (6) ASA
16 Oct KPGA Cup Gyeonggi 100,000,000   K. J. Choi (7) New tournament

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ()
1   Kang Wook-soon 79,898,357
2   Park Nam-sin 73,033,533
3   Shin Yong-jin 51,584,450
4   Choi Gwang-soo 40,618,100
5   Kim Wan-tae 29,454,650

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)   Kang Wook-soon [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)   Yang Yong-eun [4]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "매경 닥스오픈, 태극골퍼 우승컵 탈환 노린다" [Maekyung Daks Open aims to reclaim the Taeguk Golfer's Cup]. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 28 April 1999. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "1999 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "최경주 PGA컵골프토너먼트 정상" [Choi Kyung-ju PGA Cup Golf Tournament Top]. golftimes.co.kr (in Korean). 21 October 1999. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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