The 2010 Korean Tour was the 33rd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 18 March 2010 – 14 November 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Order of Merit |  Kim Bi-o |
| Player of the Year | Kim Bi-o |
| Rookie of the Year | Kim Bi-o |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar | Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (1st) | China | 400,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 11 Apr | Tomato Savings Bank Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 17 Apr | Eugene Securities Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | Gyeonggi | €2,200,000 | 38 | ASA, EUR | ||
| 9 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 800,000,000 | 6 | ONE | ||
| 23 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 900,000,000 | 12 | ONE | ||
| 20 Jun | Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 4 Jul | J-Golf KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 8 Aug | Johnnie Walker Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 27 Aug | Lake Hills Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 5 Sep | Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 19 Sep | Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (2nd) | Gangwon | 400,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 3 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 800,000,000 | n/a | |||
| 10 Oct | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 | 12 | ONE | ||
| 17 Oct | Hanyang Sujain-Pine Beach Open | South Jeolla | 300,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 24 Oct | Munsingwear Championship | North Chungcheong | 400,000,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 14 Nov | Hana Tour Championship | Gangwon | 300,000,000 | 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.[2]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,770 | |
| 2 | 3,595 | |
| 3 | 3,230 | |
| 4 | 2,585 | |
| 5 | 2,275 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | [3] | |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | [4][3] |
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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2010 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "2010 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b KPGA Korean Tour (17 December 2010). "명출상(신인상), 덕춘상(평균타수상),대상(올해의선수상)에 오른 김비오" [Kim Bi-o won the Myeong-chul Award (Rookie of the Year), Deok-chun Award (Batting Average Award), and the Grand Prize (Player of the Year Award)]. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "2010 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)