The 2020 Korean Tour was the 43rd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 2 July 2020 – 8 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11[a] |
| Most wins |  Kim Han-byeol (2) |
| Order of Merit | Kim Tae-hoon |
| Player of the Year | Kim Tae-hoon |
| Rookie of the Year |  Won Joon Lee |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | – | Cancelled[2] | – | ASA | ||
| 5 Jul | Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | Lee Ji-hoon (2) |
9 | ||
| 12 Jul | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | Tom Kim (1) |
9 | ||
| 19 Jul | KPGA Open | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 | Lee Soo-min (4) |
9 | New tournament | |
| 9 Aug | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Seong-hyeon (1) |
9 | ||
| 23 Aug |
GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gangwon | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Tae-hee (4) |
4 | ||
| 30 Aug | Hazzys Golf KPGA Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kim Han-byeol (1) |
9 | New tournament | |
| 13 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,400,000,000 | Kim Han-byeol (2) |
9 | ||
| 27 Sep | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Chang-woo (2) |
9 | ||
| 11 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Kim Tae-hoon (4) |
9 | ||
| 25 Oct | Bizplay Electronic Times Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | Won Joon Lee (2) |
9 | New tournament | |
| 8 Nov | LG Signature Players Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |  Seungsu Han (1) |
9 | New tournament |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2021 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Tae-hoon |
3,252 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Kim Han-byeol |
3,039 | |
| 3 | Lee Jae-kyeong |
3,026 | |
| 4 | Lee Chang-woo |
2,707 | |
| 5 | Moon Kyong-jun |
2,631 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Kim Tae-hoon |
[4][5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Won Joon Lee |
[6][5][7] |
Notes
edit- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2020 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "2020 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "김태훈, 2020 시즌 제네시스 대상, 제네시스 상금왕 동시 석권… "생애 최고의 한 해"" [Kim Tae-hoon wins the 2020 season Genesis Grand Prize and Genesis Prize King at the same time... "The best year of my life"] (in Korean). KPGA. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
'제네시스 대상'을 수상한 김태훈은 보너스 상금 5천만원과 제네시스 차량 1대, 2021~2022년 유러피언투어 시드, 향후 5년간 KPGA 코리안투어 시드를 확보했다.
[Kim Tae-hoon, who won the 'Genesis Grand Prize', secured a bonus prize of 5 million won, a Genesis car, a European Tour card for 2021 and a KPGA Korean Tour card for the next 5 years.] - ^ a b "KPGA, '2020 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식' 대체 특집 프로그램 제작" [KPGA produces alternative special program for '2020 KPGA Genesis Awards'] (in Korean). KPGA. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "2020 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "이원준, 2020 시즌 '까스텔바작 신인상(명출상)' 차지… '역대 최고령 수상자' 등극" [Won Joon Lee wins the 2020 season 'Castelbajac Rookie of the Year Award'... 'Oldest winner ever'] (in Korean). KPGA. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)