The 2003 Korean Tour was the 26th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
| Duration | 1 May 2003 – 26 October 2003 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Jang Ik-jae (2) Ted Oh (2) |
| Order of Merit | Shin Yong-jin |
| Player of the Year | K. J. Choi |
| Rookie of the Year | Kim Sang-ki |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | Chung Joon (2) |
6 | ASA | |
| 22 Jun | Pocari Energy Open | Gyeonggi | 250,000,000 | Kim Dae-sub (4) |
n/a | ||
| 29 Jun | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | K. J. Choi (9) |
6 | ASA | |
| 25 Jul | TaylorMade Adidas Cup Cheongcheong Open | South Chungcheong | 200,000,000 | Ted Oh (1) |
n/a | ||
| 3 Aug | Lancelot Cup Bookyung Open | South Chungcheong | 200,000,000 | Kang Wook-soon (9) |
n/a | ||
| 29 Aug | Serastone Medical Instrument Honam Open | South Jeolla | 200,000,000 | Ted Oh (2) |
n/a | ||
| 21 Sep | Samsung Securities KPGA Championship | Gangwon | 550,000,000 | Park No-seok (4) |
n/a | ||
| 26 Sep | Yuseong Open | Daejeon | 200,000,000 | Lee Yong-hun (1) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 12 Oct | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 |  John Daly (n/a) |
6 | ASA | |
| 19 Oct | KTRD Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (1) |
n/a | ||
| 26 Oct | SBS Dongyang Fire Cup | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 | Jang Ik-jae (2) |
n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₩) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin Yong-jin |
207,783,810 |
| 2 | Chung Joon |
177,420,000 |
| 3 | Jang Ik-jae |
169,964,000 |
| 4 | Park No-seok |
133,698,810 |
| 5 | Kim Dae-sub |
131,096,667 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | K. J. Choi |
[4][5] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Kim Sang-ki |
[4][5] |
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 PGA Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2003 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2003 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "KPGA, 신용진 '우승컵 없는 상금왕'" [KPGA, Shin Yong-jin 'Prize Money King Without a Trophy']. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 30 October 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b Lee, Jong-hyun (1 February 2004). "최경주 2003 KPGA대상" [Choi Kyung-ju 2003 KPGA Grand Prize]. golftimes.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)