2011 Korean Tour
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| Duration | 31 March 2011 – 30 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16[a] |
| Most wins | 2: Hong Soon-sang Kang Kyung-nam |
| Order of Merit | Hong Soon-sang |
← 2010 2012 → | |
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).
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3 | Twayair Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 |  Andrew Tschudin (2) |
6 | New tournament | |
| May 1 | Ballantine's Championship | Gyeonggi | €2,205,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) |
42 | ASA, EUR | |
| May 8 | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (6) |
10 | ONE | |
| May 15 | Volvik Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | Lee Seong-ho (6) |
6 | ||
| May 22 | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 900,000,000 | Kurt Barnes (n/a) |
14 | ONE | |
| May 29 | Lake Hills Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Choi Ho-sung (2) |
6 | ||
| Jun 5 | Subaru Classic | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Hong Soon-sang (3) |
6 | New tournament | |
| Jun 26 | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 300,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (7) |
6 | ||
| The Charity High1 Resort Open | Gangwon | – | Abandoned[d] | – | ONE | New tournament | |
| Aug 7 | Johnnie Walker Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Park Do-kyu (5) |
6 | ||
| Aug 28 | Daishin Securities KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kim Byung-jun (1) |
6 | ||
| Sep 25 | Munsingwear Championship | Gyeonggi | 400,000,000 | Hong Soon-sang (4) |
6 | ||
| Oct 2 | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Paul Casey (n/a) |
20 | ||
| Oct 9 | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 |  Rickie Fowler (n/a) |
26 | ONE | |
| Oct 16 | Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kang Kyung-nam (8) |
6 | ||
| Oct 23 | CJ Invitational | Gyeonggi | US$750,000 | K. J. Choi (15) |
22 | ASA | New tournament |
| Oct 30 | NH Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Lee Sang-hee (1) |
6 | New tournament |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Soon-sang |
3,160 |
| 2 | Kang Kyung-nam |
3,125 |
| 3 | Choi Ho-sung |
3,095 |
| 4 | Kim Kyung-tae |
2,100 |
| 5 | Ryu Hyun-woo |
2,070 |
Notes
- ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was abandoned.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
- ^ Tournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.[1]
References
- ^ "Weather forces cancellation of 2011 The Charity High1 Resort Open presented by SBS". OneAsia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Korean Tour Record" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.[permanent dead link]