The 2008 Korean Tour, titled as the 2008 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 2 April 2008 – 1 November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins |  Bae Sang-moon (2) K. J. Choi (2) Hwang Inn-choon (2) Kim Hyung-sung (2) Andrew McKenzie (2) |
| Order of Merit | Kim Hyung-sung |
| Player of the Year | Kim Hyung-sung |
| Rookie of the Year | Kang Sung-hoon |
← 2007 2009 → | |
It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Ballantine's Championship | Jeju | €2,000,000 | 28 | ASA, EUR | New tournament | |
| 23 Mar | KEB Invitational (1st) | China | 400,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 7 Apr | SBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture Open | Japan | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 20 Apr | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 27 Apr | SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 4 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | 14 | ASA | ||
| 25 May | SBS Lake Hills Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 1 Jun | SBS Kumho Asiana Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 15 Jun | Philos Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 22 Jun | SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 31 Aug | SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 7 Sep | SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open | North Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 21 Sep | KEB Invitational (2nd) | Gangwon | 400,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 28 Sep | SBS Samsung Benest Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 5 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 | 18 | ASA | ||
| 12 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 19 Oct | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 1 Nov | SBS Dongbu Insurance Promy Cup Eden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship |
South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 9 Nov | SBS Hana Tour Championship | Gangwon | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 16 Nov | NH NongHyup KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe 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.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,765 | |
| 2 | 4,025 | |
| 3 | 3,375 | |
| 4 | 3,230 | |
| 5 | 3,030 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | [4] | |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | [5][4] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2008 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "2008 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "2008 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)