The 2010 Korean Tour was the 33rd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

2010 Korean Tour season
Duration18 March 2010 (2010-03-18) – 14 November 2010 (2010-11-14)
Number of official events17
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kim Bi-o
Player of the YearSouth Korea Kim Bi-o
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Bi-o
2009
2011

Schedule

edit

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
21 Mar Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (1st) China 400,000,000   Kim Hyung-tae (4) n/a
11 Apr Tomato Savings Bank Open Jeju 300,000,000   Kim Do-hoon 753 (1) n/a
17 Apr Eugene Securities Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000   Kang Sung-hoon (2) n/a New tournament
25 Apr Ballantine's Championship Gyeonggi €2,200,000   Marcus Fraser (n/a) 38 ASA, EUR
9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 800,000,000   Kim Dae-hyun (2) 6 ONE
23 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 900,000,000   Bae Sang-moon (7) 12 ONE
20 Jun Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla 300,000,000   Kim Do-hoon 752 (1) n/a
4 Jul J-Golf KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000   Son Joon-eob (1) n/a
8 Aug Johnnie Walker Open Jeju 300,000,000   Kim Bi-o (1) n/a
27 Aug Lake Hills Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000   Choi Jin-ho (2) n/a
5 Sep Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000   Lee Seong-ho (5) n/a
19 Sep Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (2nd) Gangwon 400,000,000   Hwang Inn-choon (4) n/a
3 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 800,000,000   John Huh (1) n/a
10 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000   Yang Yong-eun (3) 12 ONE
17 Oct Hanyang Sujain-Pine Beach Open South Jeolla 300,000,000   Kim Dae-sub (8) n/a New tournament
24 Oct Munsingwear Championship North Chungcheong 400,000,000   Kang Kyung-nam (7) n/a New tournament
14 Nov Hana Tour Championship Gangwon 300,000,000   Kim Wi-joong (2) 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.[2]

Position Player Points
1   Kim Bi-o 3,770
2   Kim Dae-hyun 3,595
3   Kang Kyung-nam 3,230
4   Son Joon-eob 2,585
5   Kim Dae-sub 2,275

Awards

edit
Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)   Kim Bi-o [3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)   Kim Bi-o [4][3]

Notes

edit
  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 Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

edit
  1. ^ "2010 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b KPGA Korean Tour (17 December 2010). "명출상(신인상), 덕춘상(평균타수상),대상(올해의선수상)에 오른 김비오" [Kim Bi-o won the Myeong-chul Award (Rookie of the Year), Deok-chun Award (Batting Average Award), and the Grand Prize (Player of the Year Award)]. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "2010 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
edit