Duration | 20 April 2017 | – 5 November 2017
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Number of official events | 19 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Korean Tour was the 40th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
In May, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Korean PGA. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the Korean Tour Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
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23 Apr | Dongbu Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
30 Apr | Eugene Group/All for You Jeonnam Open | South Jeolla | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
7 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ONE | |
21 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
28 May | Caido Dream Open | North Jeolla | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
4 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
8 | ONE | |
11 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
18 Jun | Caido Golden V1 Open | South Chungcheong | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
25 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
2 Jul | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
16 Jul | Jinju Savings Bank-Caido Male Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
27 Aug | Dong-A Membership Group Dynamic Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
3 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
10 Sep | T-up Gswing Mega Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
17 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
12 | ASA | |
24 Sep | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
1 Oct | Caido Only Jeju Open | Jeju City | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
29 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 750,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
5 Nov | Caido Tour Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 |
The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4]
Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
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1 | ![]() |
5,246 | Promoted to European Tour |
2 | ![]() |
5,060 | |
3 | ![]() |
4,566 | |
4 | ![]() |
4,364 | |
5 | ![]() |
4,109 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | ![]() |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | ![]() |
[6][5] |