2009 Korean Tour
The 2009 Korean Tour, titled as the 2009 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 2 April 2009 – 1 November 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Bae Sang-moon (2) Lee Seong-ho (2) Park Sang-hyun (2) |
| Order of Merit | Bae Sang-moon |
| Player of the Year | Bae Sang-moon |
| Rookie of the Year | Kim Do-hoon |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | KEB Invitational (1st) | China | 400,000,000 | Lee Tae-gyu (1) | n/a | ||
| 12 Apr | SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Kang Wook-soon (11) | n/a | ||
| 26 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | Jeju | €2,100,000 |  Thongchai Jaidee (n/a) | 32 | ASA, EUR | |
| 17 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (5) | 14 | ASA | |
| 24 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (1) | n/a | ||
| 31 May | SBS Lake Hills Open | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 |  Hong Chang-kyu (1) | n/a | ||
| 7 Jun | SBS Kumho Asiana KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Hong Soon-sang (2) | n/a | ||
| 14 Jun | SBS Ace Savings Bank Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | Lee Seong-ho (3) | n/a | ||
| 6 Sep | SBS Samsung Benest Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | Lee Seong-ho (4) | n/a | ||
| 13 Sep | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 | Bae Sang-moon (6) | 14 | ONE | |
| 20 Sep | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (6) | n/a | ||
| 27 Sep | KEB Invitational (2nd) | Gangwon | 400,000,000 | Kim Dae-hyun (1) | n/a | ||
| 11 Oct | SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | Maeng Dong-seop (1) | n/a | ||
| 18 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Ryu Hyun-woo (1) | n/a | ||
| 25 Oct | SBS Emerson Pacific Hilton Namhae Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (2) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 1 Nov | SBS Dongbu Insurance Guncan CC Matchplay Championship | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | Lee Ki-sang (1) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The 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 | Bae Sang-moon | 4,770 |
| 2 | Kim Dae-sub | 4,395 |
| 3 | Lee Seong-ho | 3,115 |
| 4 | Kim Dae-hyun | 3,045 |
| 5 | Park Sang-hyun | 3,015 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Bae Sang-moon | [3] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Kim Do-hoon | [3] |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
- "2009 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "2009 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
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