Duration | 19 April 2018 | – 11 November 2018
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Number of official events | 17 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Korean Tour was the 41st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
12 | ASA | |
20 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
27 May | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
3 Jun | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
10 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
17 Jun | KEB Hana Bank Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New tournament | |
24 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
12 | ASA | |
1 Jul | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
8 Jul | NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open | North Jeolla | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
19 Aug | Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
2 Sep | DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open | North Gyeongsang | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
16 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
12 | ASA | |
23 Sep | Huons Celebrity Pro-Am | South Chungcheong | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | New Pro-Am tournament | |
28 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
4 Nov | A+Life Hyodam Jeju Open | Jeju | 500,000,000 | ![]() |
9 | ||
11 Nov | Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA 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.[2] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[3][4]
Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4,662 | Forfeited promotion |
2 | ![]() |
4,524 | Promoted to European Tour |
3 | ![]() |
4,412 | Promoted to European Tour[c] |
4 | ![]() |
3,893 | |
5 | ![]() |
3,742 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | ![]() |
[6] |
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | ![]() |
[7][6] |