The 2015 Korean Tour was the 38th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 23 April 2015 – 8 November 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Lee Tae-hee |
| Player of the Year | Lee Tae-hee |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Soo-min |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 400,000,000 | 7 | |||
| 17 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | 7 | ONE | ||
| 24 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | 8 | ONE | ||
| 7 Jun | Nefs Heritage | Gangwon | 632,367,000 | 7 | New tournament | ||
| 21 Jun | Vainer Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | 7 | |||
| 28 Jun | Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | 7 | |||
| 30 Aug | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 | 7 | |||
| 6 Sep | Maeil Dairies Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 | 6 | |||
| 13 Sep | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | 7 | ONE | ||
| 20 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | 9 | |||
| 4 Oct | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay Championship | South Gyeongsang | 800,000,000 | 6 | |||
| 8 Nov | Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 | 6 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Ballantine's Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,190 | |
| 2 | 2,185 | |
| 3 | 1,830 | |
| 4 | 1,730 | |
| 5 | 1,665 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | [3] | |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | [4][3] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2015 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b "발렌타인 한국프로골프대상 시상식" [Ballantine's 2015 Korea Professional Golf Awards Ceremony] (in Korean). KPGA. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2015 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)