2018 Korean Tour
The 2018 Korean Tour was the eighth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 17 events, three of which are co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$480,000). Nine have prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Pocheon | 500,000,000 |  Jeon Ga-lam (1) | 9 | |
| 6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Seongnam | 1,000,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (6) | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 20 May | SK Telecom Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | Kwon Sung-yeol (1) | 9 | |
| 27 May | Genesis Championship | Incheon | 1,500,000,000 | Lee Tae-hee (2) | 9 | |
| 3 Jun | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Icheon | 700,000,000 | Maeng Dong-seop (3) | 9 | New tournament |
| 10 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | Namhae | 1,000,000,000 | Kim Meen-whee (2) | 9 | |
| 17 Jun | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | Yongin | 1,000,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (7) | 9 | New tournament |
| 24 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | Cheonan | 1,200,000,000 | Choi Min-chel (1) | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 1 Jul | KPGA Championship | Yangsan | 1,000,000,000 | Mun Do-yeob (1) | 9 | |
| 8 Jul | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | Gunsan | 500,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sukwoan Ko (1) | 9 | |
| 19 Aug | Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open | Yangsan | 500,000,000 | Kim Tae-hoon (3) | 9 | |
| 2 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | Chilgok | 500,000,000 | Kim Tae-woo (1) | 9 | |
| 16 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Incheon | 1,200,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (8) | 12 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| 23 Sep | Huons Celebrity Pro-Am | Taean | 500,000,000 | Eom Jae-woong (1) | 9 | New tournament |
| 28 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gimhae | 1,000,000,000 | Park Sung-kug (1) | 9 | |
| 4 Nov | A+Life Hyodam Jeju Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | Park Hyo-won (1) | 9 | |
| 11 Nov | Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship | Anseong | 500,000,000 | Lee Jung-hwan (2) | 9 |
Source: [1]
Genesis Points table
The Order of Merit used a points system, called Genesis Points. Points were awarded based on the player's position in each event. 1,000 points were awarded to the winner, 600 points for second place, down to 5 points for those finishing outside the top 60. All 17 events had the same points. Lee Hyung-joon did not win any tournaments but made the cut in all 17 events and was second twice and third three times.
| Rank | Player | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Hyung-joon | 4662 | 17 |
| 2 | Park Hyo-won | 4524 | 17 |
| 3 | Park Sang-hyun | 4412 | 8 |
| 4 | Maeng Dong-seop | 3893 | 17 |
| 5 | Mun Do-yeob | 3742 | 17 |
Source: [2]
Prize money leaders
| Rank | Player | Money (KRW) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Sang-hyun | 790,066,667 | 7 |
| 2 | Lee Tae-hee | 443,353,333 | 11 |
| 3 | Mun Do-yeob | 366,266,667 | 12 |
| 4 | Lee Hyung-joon | 365,558,333 | 17 |
| 5 | Kwon Sung-yeol | 359,050,810 | 12 |
'Events' refers to the number of tournaments in which the player won prize money.
Source: [2]
References
- "Korea Tour Schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.