Duration | 21 April 2016 | – 13 November 2016
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Number of official events | 13 |
Most wins |
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Order of Merit |
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Player of the Year |
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Rookie of the Year |
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←
2015
2017 → |
The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ₩) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 |
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9 | ||
8 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |
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11 | ONE | |
15 May | Maeil Dairies Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 |
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9 | ||
22 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |
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10 | ||
29 May | Nefs Heritage | Gangwon | 702,339,000 |
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9 | ||
12 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 |
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9 | ||
28 Aug | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 |
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9 | ||
4 Sep | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 |
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9 | ||
11 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 |
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8 | ONE | |
2 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 |
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18 | ASA | |
9 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 |
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9 | ||
23 Oct | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 |
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9 | New tournament | |
13 Nov | Caido Korea Tour Championship | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 |
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9 |
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. [3]
Position | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
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4,009 |
2 |
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3,762 |
3 |
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3,215 |
4 |
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3,179 |
5 |
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2,897 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) |
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[4] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) |
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[5] [4] |
The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself.
Duration | 21 April 2016 | – 13 November 2016
---|---|
Number of official events | 13 |
Most wins |
![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit |
![]() |
Player of the Year |
![]() |
Rookie of the Year |
![]() |
←
2015
2017 → |
The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9. [1]
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( ₩) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
8 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |
![]() |
11 | ONE | |
15 May | Maeil Dairies Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
22 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |
![]() |
10 | ||
29 May | Nefs Heritage | Gangwon | 702,339,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
12 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
28 Aug | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
4 Sep | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
11 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 |
![]() |
8 | ONE | |
2 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 |
![]() |
18 | ASA | |
9 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | ||
23 Oct | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 |
![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
13 Nov | Caido Korea Tour Championship | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 |
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9 |
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. [3]
Position | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
4,009 |
2 |
![]() |
3,762 |
3 |
![]() |
3,215 |
4 |
![]() |
3,179 |
5 |
![]() |
2,897 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) |
![]() |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) |
![]() |
[5] [4] |
The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself.