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2001 Korean Tour season
Duration26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) – 16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Number of official events12
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo (2)
South Korea Shin Yong-jin (2)
South Korea Charlie Wi (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Jong-myung
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Korean Tour was the 24th 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 2001 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(₩)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours		 Notes
29 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (11) 6 ASA
20 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi US$300,000 South Korea Charlie Wi (1) 6 ASA
3 Jun Pocari Energy Open Gyeonggi 250,000,000 South Korea Hur Suk-ho (1) n/a
30 Jun Maestro Open Gyeonggi 200,000,000 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (12) n/a New tournament
21 Jul Chungcheong Open South Chungcheong 200,000,000 South Korea Park Do-kyu (1) n/a
27 Jul Sports Seoul Honam Open South Jeolla 200,000,000 South Korea Kim Jong-myung (1) n/a
2 Sep Lance Field KPGA Championship Gangwon 300,000,000 South Korea Shin Yong-jin (4) n/a
16 Sep Kolon Cup Korea Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) 6 ASA
23 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 South Korea Charlie Wi (2) 6 ASA
3 Nov Iksan Open North Jeolla 200,000,000 South Korea Shin Yong-jin (5) n/a
10 Nov Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 200,000,000 South Korea Hwang Sung-ha (1) n/a New tournament
16 Nov Gangwon Open Gangwon 200,000,000 South Korea Bong Tae-ha (1) n/a New tournament

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money (₩)
1 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo 157,959,842
2 South Korea Park Do-kyu 156,902,723
3 South Korea Charlie Wi 145,681,660
4 South Korea Kang Wook-soon 142,223,529
5 South Korea Shin Yong-jin 138,376,729

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Kim Jong-myung

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. "2001 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "2001 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. "골프 노장 봉태하 9년만에 V샷" [Golf veteran Bong Tae-ha V shot for the first time in 9 years]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "[KPGA] 강욱순 '올해의 선수', 김종명 신인왕" [ Kang Wook-soon 'Player of the Year', Kim Jong-myung Rookie of the Year]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

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