2016 Korean Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 2016 Korean Tour 2016 4 21 y – 2016 11 13 y 13 KOR Choi Jin-ho (2)KOR Joo Heung-chol (2) Order of Merit KOR Choi Jin-ho Player of the Year KOR Choi Jin-ho Rookie of the Year KOR Kim Tae-woo 2015 2017 The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978. OWGR points increase In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9.http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release OWGR Board Announcement Official World Golf Ranking 15 April 2016 20 July 2023 18 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201118105123/http://www.owgr.com/news/2016/april/press-release The Korean Golf Tour will receive an increase from 6 to 9 minimum first place points to reflect the growth, competitiveness and strength of its players and of the Tour itself. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/schedule/schedule/?tourId=11&srhGameTab=list&srhYear=2016 2016 Tournament schedule Korean KPGA 20 July 2023 Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) WinnerThe 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. OWGRpoints Othertourstour ASA − Asian Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour. Notes 24 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 KOR Choi Jin-ho (5) 9 8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 KOR Park Sang-hyun (5) 11 ONE 15 May Maeil Dairies Open South Chungcheong 300,000,000 KOR Mo Joong-kyung (5) 9 22 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 KOR Lee Sang-hee (3) 10 29 May Nefs Heritage Gangwon 702,339,000 KOR Choi Jin-ho (6) 9 12 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 KOR Lee Sang-yeop (1) 9 28 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 KOR Kim Jun-sung (1) 9 4 Sep NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 KOR Joo Heung-chol (2) 9 11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 KOR Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8 ONE 2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 IND Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 18 ASA 9 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 KOR Joo Heung-chol (3) 9 23 Oct DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 KOR Yoon Jung-ho (1) 9 New tournament 13 Nov Caido Korea Tour Championship South Jeolla 300,000,000 KOR Lee Hyung-joon (3) 9 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.https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/sponsor/awards/?tabId=ranking 2016 Points standings Korean KPGA 20 July 2023 Position Player Points1 KOR Choi Jin-ho 4,0092 KOR Lee Chang-woo 3,7623 KOR Lee Hyung-joon 3,2154 KOR Joo Heung-chol 3,1795 KOR Yoon Jung-ho 2,897 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) KOR Choi Jin-ho https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/media/newsView/?postId=6369B4F3-6738-4280-931F-09084A1FDC45&page=4&year=2016&tourId=11 제네시스 한국프로골프대상 시상식 2016 Genesis Korea Professional Golf Awards 2016 Korean KPGA 15 December 2016 20 July 2023 Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) KOR Kim Tae-woo https://www.kpga.co.kr/tours/record/?tourId=11&tabId=tour&recordId=POINT&year=2016&menuId=3 2016 Rookie of the Year KPGA ko 9 January 2024 Notes References External links http://www.kpga.co.kr/ ko 2016 Korean Tour Category:2016 in golf Category:2016 in South Korean sport