1998 Korean Tour
Year1998
TourKorean Tour
Regular season30 April 1998 – 20 September 1998
No of events7
Most winsChoi Gwang-soo (2)
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1Choi Gwang-soo
Honor 2Player of the Year
Honoree 2Choi Gwang-soo
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Kim Seung-il
Prevseason1997
Nextseason1999

The 1998 Korean Tour was the 21st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(₩)		Winner[a]Other
tours[b]		Notes
3 MayMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggi350,000,000Scott Rowe (n/a)AGC
17 MayAstra Cup KPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang150,000,000Kim Jong-duck (6)
24 MayFila OpenGyeonggiUS$150,000Robert Huxtable (n/a)ASA
31 MaySK Telecom ClassicSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000Choi Gwang-soo (6)
5 SepSuperior OpenGyeonggi120,000,000Choi Gwang-soo (7)
12 SepSBS Pro Golf ChampionshipGyeonggi100,000,000Park Nam-sin (15)
20 SepKolon Sports Korea OpenGyeonggi350,000,000Kim Dae-sub (a) (1)ASA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (₩)
1Choi Gwang-soo83,234,470
2Park Nam-sin74,517,410
3Choi Sang-ho73,310,476
4K. J. Choi70,104,600
5Kim Jong-duck47,307,000

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)Choi Gwang-soo[4][5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)Kim Seung-il[4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian PGA Tour.

References

  1. ^ "매경LG패션오픈, 30일 개막" [Maekyung LG Fashion Open to start on the 30th] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 27 April 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2024. – via Daum.
  2. ^ "1998 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "최광수 남자프로 상금 1위" [Choi Gwang-soo Men's Professional Prize Money 1st Place] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. 21 September 1998. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "최광수 올해 최고의 남자선수" [Choi Gwang-soo, the best male player of the year] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 24 December 1998. Retrieved 20 August 2024.