1998 Korean Tour season
Duration30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) – 20 September 1998 (1998-09-20)
Number of official events7
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the YearSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Seung-il
1997
1999

The 1998 Korean Tour was the 21st 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 1998 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
3 MayMaekyung LG Fashion OpenGyeonggi350,000,000Hong Kong Scott Rowe (n/a)AGC
17 MayAstra Cup KPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang150,000,000South Korea Kim Jong-duck (7)
24 MayFila OpenGyeonggiUS$150,000United States Robert Huxtable (n/a)ASA
31 MaySK Telecom ClassicSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (6)
5 SepSuperior OpenGyeonggi120,000,000South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (7)
12 SepSBS Pro Golf ChampionshipGyeonggi100,000,000South Korea Park Nam-sin (15)
20 SepKolon Sports Korea OpenGyeonggi350,000,000South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (1)ASA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1South Korea Choi Gwang-soo83,234,470
2South Korea Park Nam-sin74,517,410
3South Korea Choi Sang-ho73,310,476
4South Korea K. J. Choi70,104,600
5South Korea Kim Jong-duck47,307,000

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea Choi Gwang-soo[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Kim Seung-il[3]

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. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian PGA Tour.

References

  1. "매경LG패션오픈, 30일 개막" [Maekyung LG Fashion Open to start on the 30th]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 27 April 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2024 via Daum.
  2. "1998 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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