2024 Korean Tour
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| Duration | 11 April 2024 – 10 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | South Korea Jang Yu-bin (2) South Korea Kim Min-kyu (2) |
| Order of Merit | South Korea Jang Yu-bin |
| Player of the Year | South Korea Jang Yu-bin |
| Rookie of the Year | South Korea Song Min-hyuk |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Korean Tour was the 47th 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 2024 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 3] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 700,000,000 | South Korea Yoon Sang-pil (1) | 4.91 | ||
| Korea Championship | Gyeonggi | – | Removed[lower-alpha 4] | – | EUR | ||
| 21 Apr | KPGA Founders Cup | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | South Korea Koh Gun-taek (4) | 4.33 | New tournament | |
| 28 Apr | Woori Financial Group Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | South Korea Im Sung-jae (3) | 5.34 | ||
| 5 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | South Korea Kim Hong-taek (2) | 7.51 | ASA | |
| 12 May | KPGA Classic | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | South Korea Kim Chan-woo (2) | 4.08 | New tournament | |
| 19 May | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | South Korea K. J. Choi (17) | 4.96 | ||
| 26 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | United States Seungsu Han (3) | 4.64 | ||
| 2 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | North Chungcheong | 800,000,000 | South Korea Kim Min-kyu (2) | 3.72 | ||
| 9 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,500,000,000 | South Korea Jeon Ga-lam (3) | 5.14 | ||
| 16 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Gangwon | 1,300,000,000 | Japan Takashi Ogiso (n/a) | 8.16 | JPN | |
| 23 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,400,000,000 | South Korea Kim Min-kyu (3) | 7.74 | ASA | |
| 30 Jun | Bizplay-One The Club Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | South Korea Hur In-hoi (6) | 4.79 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 700,000,000 | South Korea Jang Yu-bin (2) | 4.42 | ||
| 1 Sep | Lexus Masters | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | South Korea Lee Seung-taek (1) | 5.07 | New tournament | |
| 8 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,400,000,000 | Japan Kensei Hirata (n/a) | 9.05 | ASA, JPN | |
| 15 Sep | Golfzon-Toray Open | North Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | South Korea Ham Jeong-woo (4) | 4.66 | ||
| 6 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,250,000,000 | South Korea Lee Soo-min (5) | 4.45 | ||
| 13 Oct | Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | South Korea Jang Yu-bin (3) | 4.33 | ||
| 20 Oct | The Charity Classic | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | South Korea Cho Woo-young (2) | 4.49 | New tournament | |
| 27 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | US$4,000,000 | South Korea An Byeong-hun (2) | 15.55 | EUR | |
| 3 Nov | Dong-A Membership Exchange Group Open | North Jeolla | 700,000,000 | South Korea Lee Dong-min (3) | 3.34 | New tournament | |
| 10 Nov | KPGA Tour Championship | Jeju | 1,100,000,000 | South Korea Lee Dai-han (1) | 4.68 |
Order of Merit
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.[4] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5][6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea Jang Yu-bin | 8,002 | Forfeited exemption |
| 2 | South Korea Kim Min-kyu | 6,052 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | South Korea Hur In-hoi | 4,995 | |
| 4 | South Korea Lee Jung-hwan | 4,861 | Forfeited exemption |
| 5 | South Korea Cho Woo-young | 4,649 | Promoted to European Tour |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | South Korea Jang Yu-bin | [7] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | South Korea Song Min-hyuk | [8][9] |
Notes
- ↑ One further tournament was removed from the schedule.
- ↑ 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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
- ↑ In April 2024, the Korea Championship was merged with the Genesis Championship, which was added to the European Tour schedule as a co-sanctioned event.[3]
References
- ↑ "2024 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "2024년 KPGA Tour 일정 발표, 22개 대회 개최 확정… 7개 대회 '신설'" [2024 KPGA Tour schedule announced, 22 tournaments confirmed... 7 tournaments 'newly established'] (in Korean). KPGA. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Genesis Points" (in 한국어). KPGA. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "PGA Tour Q-School 및 DPWT 특전 적용 시점 관련 안내 (Q-school Presented by Korn Ferry 2nd Stage 예선면제 기준일 변경)" [PGA Tour Q-School and DPWT Privileges (Q-school Presented by Korn Ferry 2nd Stage Qualifier Exemption Date Changed)] (in 한국어). KPGA. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "'DP월드투어 최연소 우승 기록'김민규 "DP월드투어 찍고 PGA투어 진출하겠다"" ['Youngest DP World Tour Winner' Kim Min-kyu "I will take a DP World Tour and advance to the PGA Tour"]. Kukmin Ilbo (in 한국어). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ↑ Kwon, Hoon (10 November 2024). "KPGA는 장유빈 천하…개인 타이틀 싹쓸이 후 "내년엔 미국에서"" [KPGA is Jang Yu-bin... After sweeping individual titles, "next year in the U.S."]. Yonhap News Agency (in 한국어). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Rookie of the Year" (in 한국어). KPGA. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ Kang, Myung-ju (11 November 2024). "신인상 송민혁 "지금 경기력 최고조인데.. 시즌 끝나 아쉬워요"" [Rookie of the Year Song Min-hyuk "I'm at the peak of my performance right now. It's a shame the season is over."]. Golf Hankook (in 한국어). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)