2002 Korean Tour season
Duration25 April 2002 (2002-04-25) – 16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)
Number of official events12
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kang Wook-soon
Player of the YearSouth Korea K. J. Choi
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Dae-sub
2001
2003

The 2002 Korean Tour was the 25th 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 2002 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
28 AprSK Telecom OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Charlie Wi (3)6ASA
4 MayMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggi500,000,000New Zealand Eddie Lee (a) (n/a)6ASA
12 MayMaestro OpenGyeonggi200,000,000South Korea Park Do-kyu (2)n/a
19 MayPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi250,000,000South Korea Kang Wook-soon (8)n/a
26 JulHonam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Shin Yong-jin (6)n/a
25 AugBookyung OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (13)n/a
1 SepShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Hur Suk-ho (2)6ASA
8 SepKolon Cup Korea OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Spain Sergio García (n/a)14ASA
15 SepSamsung Securities KPGA ChampionshipGangwon550,000,000South Korea Kim Dae-sub (3)n/a
3 NovSBS Oriental Fire CupGyeonggi150,000,000South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1)n/aNew tournament
10 NovKTRD OpenGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (2)n/aNew tournament
16 NovIksan OpenNorth Jeolla200,000,000South Korea Suk Jong-yul (1)n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1South Korea Kang Wook-soon204,166,667
2South Korea Kim Dae-sub176,168,333
3South Korea Choi Gwang-soo168,295,000
4South Korea Park Nam-sin139,305,667
5South Korea Park Do-kyu136,224,750

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea K. J. Choi[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Kim Dae-sub[3]

Notes

  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 PGA Tour.

References

  1. "2002 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "2002 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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