2002 Korean Tour
Year2002
TourKorean Tour
Regular season25 April 2002 – 16 November 2002
No of events12
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1Kang Wook-soon
Honor 2Player of the Year
Honoree 2K. J. Choi
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Kim Dae-sub
Prevseason2001
Nextseason2003

The 2002 Korean Tour was the 25th 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 2002 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(₩)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
28 AprSK Telecom OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Charlie Wi (3)6ASA
4 MayMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Eddie Lee (a) (n/a)6ASA
12 MayMaestro OpenGyeonggi200,000,000Park Do-kyu (2)n/a
19 MayPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi250,000,000Kang Wook-soon (8)n/a
26 JulHonam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000Shin Yong-jin (6)n/a
25 AugBookyung OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000Choi Gwang-soo (13)n/a
1 SepShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Hur Suk-ho (2)6ASA
8 SepKolon Cup Korea OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Sergio García (n/a)14ASA
15 SepSamsung Securities KPGA ChampionshipGangwon550,000,000Kim Dae-sub (3)n/a
3 NovSBS Oriental Fire CupGyeonggi150,000,000Yang Yong-eun (1)n/aNew tournament
10 NovKTRD OpenGyeonggi300,000,000Mo Joong-kyung (2)n/aNew tournament
16 NovIksan OpenNorth Jeolla200,000,000Suk Jong-yul (1)n/a

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 (₩)
1Kang Wook-soon204,166,667
2Kim Dae-sub176,168,333
3Choi Gwang-soo168,295,000
4Park Nam-sin139,305,667
5Park Do-kyu136,224,750

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)K. J. Choi[4][5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)Kim Dae-sub[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. ^ ASA − Asian PGA Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2002 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2002 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "[골프] 강욱순 3년 만에 상금왕 등극" [Kang Wook-soon becomes the prize money king for the first time in 3 years] (in Korean). Economy21. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "최경주 KPGA '최우수선수상'" [Choi Kyung-ju KPGA 'Most Valuable Player Award'] (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 10 January 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2024.