2012 Korean Tour
The 2012 Korean Tour was the second season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 13 events, seven of which were co-sanctioned by other tours. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 400 million won (approximately US$350,000). Four had prize funds of 1 billion won (US$900,000) while the Ballantine's Championship has a prize fund of 2.2 million euros (approximately US$2.9 million).
Tournament schedule
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (KRW) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | Icheon | €2,205,000 |  Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) | 32 | Co-sanctioned by European Tour and Asian Tour |
| 13 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 1,000,000,000 |  Kim Bi-o (2) | 10 | Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
| 20 May | SK Telecom Open | Seogwipo | 900,000,000 | Kim Bi-o (3) | 10 | Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
| 3 Jun | Meritz Solmoro Open | Yeoju | 500,000,000 | Choi Jin-ho (3) | 6 | |
| 24 Jun | Volvik Hildesheim Open | Jecheon | $300,000 | Lee In-woo (2) | 14 | Co-sanctioned by Asian Tour |
| 1 Jul | Million Yard Cup | Nagasaki | $200,000 | Korea | n/a | Team match between Korea and Japan |
| 2 Sep | SBS Tour Happiness KJB KPGA Championship | Naju | 500,000,000 | Lee Sang-hee (2) | 6 | |
| 9 Sep | The Charity High 1 Open | Jeongseon | 1,000,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Matthew Griffin (1) | 6 | Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
| 16 Sep | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Hoengseong | 400,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (8) | 6 | |
| 23 Sep | Munsingwear Matchplay Championship | Pyeongchang | 600,000,000 | Kim Dae-hyun (3) | 6 | |
| 7 Oct | CJ Invitational | Yeoju | $750,000 | K. J. Choi (16) | 14 | Co-sanctioned by Asian Tour |
| 14 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Meen-whee (1) | 12 | |
| 21 Oct | Kolon Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (9) | 12 | Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
| 28 Oct | Windsor Classic | Pocheon | 400,000,000 | Baek Joo-yeob (1) | 6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit used a points system. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Sang-hee | 2995 | 13 |
| 2 | Kang Kyung-nam | 2720 | 14 |
| 3 | Kim Dae-sub | 2620 | 7 |
| 4 | Kim Bi-o | 2300 | 3 |
| 5 | Kim Dae-hyun | 2180 | 12 |
Source: [1]
Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Bi-o | 444,000,000 | 3 |
| 2 | Kim Dae-sub | 398,493,137 | 5 |
| 3 | Kang Kyung-nam | 332,562,772 | 12 |
| 4 | Park Sang-hyun | 308,326,923 | 10 |
| 5 | Kim Dae-hyun | 307,189,457 | 6 |
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money.
Source: [1]
References
- "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.