Duration | 2 April 2009 | – 1 November 2009
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Number of official events | 16 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Korean Tour, titled as the 2009 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Apr | KEB Invitational (1st) | China | 400,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
12 Apr | SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
26 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | Jeju | €2,100,000 | ![]() |
32 | ASA, EUR | |
17 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ASA | |
24 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
31 May | SBS Lake Hills Open | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
7 Jun | SBS Kumho Asiana KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
14 Jun | SBS Ace Savings Bank Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
6 Sep | SBS Samsung Benest Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
13 Sep | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ONE | |
20 Sep | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
27 Sep | KEB Invitational (2nd) | Gangwon | 400,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
11 Oct | SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
18 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
25 Oct | SBS Emerson Pacific Hilton Namhae Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
1 Nov | SBS Dongbu Insurance Guncan CC Matchplay Championship | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Ballantine's Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
Position | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4,770 |
2 | ![]() |
4,395 |
3 | ![]() |
3,115 |
4 | ![]() |
3,045 |
5 | ![]() |
3,015 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | ![]() |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | ![]() |
[5][4] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2009 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "2009 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "2009 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)