2016 Korean Tour

The 2016 Korean Tour was the sixth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. Starting in 2016, each event is worth a minimum of nine points, up from six points previously.[1] The season consists of 12 events, three of which were co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$290,000). Five had prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more.

Tournament schedule

Date Tournament Prize fund
(KRW)
Winner OWGR
points
Notes
24 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promi Open 500,000,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho 9
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open 1,000,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
15 May Maeil Dairies Open 300,000,000
22 May SK Telecom Open 1,000,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
29 May Nefs Heritage 400,000,000
12 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay 800,000,000
19 Jun Gunsan CC Open 500,000,000
28 Aug KPGA Championship 1,000,000,000
11 Sep Kolon Korea Open 1,200,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open 1,200,000,000
9 Oct KJ Choi Invitational
30 Oct Caido Golf Tour Championship 500,000,000

References

  1. "OWGR Board Announcement". OWGR. 15 April 2016.

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