The 2017 Korean Tour was the 40th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
European Tour strategic alliance In May, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Korean PGA. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the Korean Tour Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 23 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Maeng Dong-seop (2) 9 30 Apr Eugene Group/All for You Jeonnam Open South Jeolla 500,000,000 Kim Seng-yong (1) 9 New tournament 7 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (4) 9 ONE 21 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (7) 9 28 May Caido Dream Open North Jeolla 300,000,000 Kim Woo-hyun (3) 9 New tournament 4 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (1) 8 ONE 11 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (3) 9 18 Jun Caido Golden V1 Open South Chungcheong 300,000,000 Lee Jung-hwan (1) 9 New tournament 25 Jun KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (2) 9 2 Jul NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (4) 9 16 Jul Jinju Savings Bank-Caido Male Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (11) 9 New tournament 27 Aug Dong-A Membership Group Dynamic Busan Open South Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Kim Hong-taek (1) 9 New tournament 3 Sep DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Seo Hyung-seok (1) 9 10 Sep T-up Gswing Mega Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (2) 9 New tournament 17 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Richard T. Lee (1) 12 ASA 24 Sep Genesis Championship Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (4) 9 New tournament 1 Oct Caido Only Jeju Open Jeju City 500,000,000 Lee Ji-hoon (1) 9 New tournament 29 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang 750,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (5) 9 5 Nov Caido Tour Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Go-woong (1) 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. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.
Position Player Points Status earned1 Choi Jin-ho 5,246 Promoted to European Tour2 Lee Jung-hwan 5,060 3 Lee Hyung-joon 4,566 4 Lee Seung-taek 4,364 5 Byun Jin-jae 4,109
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Choi Jin-ho Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Chang Yi-keun
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