The 2011 Korean Tour was the first season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 17 events, five of which were co-sanctioned by other tours. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$300,000). Four had prize funds of 1 billion won (US$1 million) while the Ballantine's Championship has a prize fund of 2.2 million euros (approximately US$3.1 million). Total prize money for the tour was approximately 12 billion won (US$12 million).
Tournament schedule
Dates |
Tournament |
Location |
Prize fund (KRW) |
Winner |
OWGR
points |
Notes |
Mar 31–Apr 3 |
Twayair Open |
Jeju City |
300,000,000 |
Andrew Tschudin |
6 |
|
Apr 28–May 1 |
Ballantine's Championship |
Icheon |
€2,205,000 |
Lee Westwood |
42 |
Co-sanctioned by European Tour and Asian Tour |
May 5–8 |
GS Caltex Maekyung Open |
Seongnam |
1,000,000,000 |
Kim Kyung-tae |
10 |
Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
May 12–15 |
Volvik Gunsan CC Open |
Gunsan |
300,000,000 |
Lee Seong-ho |
6 |
|
May 19–22 |
SK Telecom Open |
Seogwipo |
900,000,000 |
Kurt Barnes |
14 |
Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
May 26–29 |
Lake Hills Open |
Haman |
300,000,000 |
Choi Ho-sung |
6 |
|
Jun 2–5 |
Subaru Classic |
Yongin |
500,000,000 |
Hong Soon-sang |
6 |
|
Jun 23–26 |
Dongbu Insurance Promy Open |
Hoengseong |
300,000,000 |
Kang Kyung-nam |
6 |
|
Jul 1–3 |
Million Yard Cup |
Gimhae |
n/a |
South Korea |
n/a |
Team Match between South Korea and Japan |
Jul 7–10 |
The Charity High 1 Resort Open |
Jeongseon |
1,000,000,000 |
Abandoned[1] |
Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour. Abandoned after one round because of weather. |
Aug 4–7 |
Johnnie Walker Open |
Jeju City |
300,000,000 |
Park Do-kyu |
6 |
|
Aug 25–28 |
Daishin Securities KPGA Championship |
Yongin |
500,000,000 |
Kim Byung-jun |
6 |
|
Sep 23–25 |
Munsingwear Championship |
Yeoju |
400,000,000 |
Hong Soon-sang |
6 |
|
Sep 29–Oct 2 |
Shinhan Donghae Open |
Incheon |
1,000,000,000 |
Paul Casey |
20 |
|
Oct 6–9 |
Kolon Korea Open |
Cheonan |
1,000,000,000 |
Rickie Fowler |
26 |
Co-sanctioned by OneAsia Tour |
Oct 13–16 |
Meritz Solmoro Open |
Yeoju |
500,000,000 |
Kang Kyung-nam |
6 |
|
Oct 20–23 |
CJ Invitational |
Yeoju |
$750,000 |
K. J. Choi |
22 |
Co-sanctioned by Asian Tour |
Oct 27–30 |
NH Open |
Yeoju |
500,000,000 |
Lee Sang-hee |
6 |
|
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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