2003 Korean Tour
Year2003
TourKorean Tour
Regular season1 May 2003 – 26 October 2003
No of events11
Most winsJang Ik-jae (2)
Ted Oh (2)
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1Shin Yong-jin
Honor 2Player of the Year
Honoree 2K. J. Choi
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Kim Sang-ki
Prevseason2002
Nextseason2004

The 2003 Korean Tour was the 26th 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 2003 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(₩)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
4 MayMaekyung OpenGyeonggi500,000,000Chung Joon (2)6ASA
22 JunPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi250,000,000Kim Dae-sub (4)n/a
29 JunSK Telecom OpenGyeonggi500,000,000K. J. Choi (9)6ASA
25 JulTaylorMade Adidas Cup Cheongcheong OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000Ted Oh (1)n/a
3 AugLancelot Cup Bookyung OpenSouth Chungcheong200,000,000Kang Wook-soon (9)n/a
29 AugSerastone Medical Instrument Honam OpenSouth Jeolla200,000,000Ted Oh (2)n/a
21 SepSamsung Securities KPGA ChampionshipGangwon550,000,000Park No-seok (4)n/a
26 SepYuseong OpenDaejeon200,000,000Lee Yong-hun (1)n/aNew tournament
12 OctKolon Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong500,000,000John Daly (n/a)6ASA
19 OctKTRD OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000Jang Ik-jae (1)n/a
26 OctSBS Dongyang Fire CupGyeonggi300,000,000Jang Ik-jae (2)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 (₩)
1Shin Yong-jin207,783,810
2Chung Joon177,420,000
3Jang Ik-jae169,964,000
4Park No-seok133,698,810
5Kim Dae-sub131,096,667

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)K. J. Choi[4][5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)Kim Sang-ki[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. ^ "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2003 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "KPGA, 신용진 '우승컵 없는 상금왕'" [KPGA, Shin Yong-jin 'Prize Money King Without a Trophy'] (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lee, Jong-hyun (1 February 2004). "최경주 2003 KPGA대상" [Choi Kyung-ju 2003 KPGA Grand Prize] (in Korean). golftimes.co.kr. Retrieved 3 September 2024.