The 2011 Korean Tour was the 34th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
OWGR inclusion In August 2010, it was announced that all Korean Tour events, beginning in 2011, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 3 Apr Twayair Open Jeju 300,000,000 Andrew Tschudin (2) 6 1 May Ballantine's Championship Gyeonggi €2,205,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 42 ASA, EUR 8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (6) 10 ONE 15 May Volvik Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (6) 6 New tournament 22 May SK Telecom Open Jeju 900,000,000 Kurt Barnes (n/a) 14 ONE 29 May Lake Hills Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (2) 6 5 Jun Subaru Classic Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Hong Soon-sang (3) 6 26 Jun Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gangwon 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (8) 6 10 Jul Charity High 1 Resort Open Gangwon – Abandoned – ONE New tournament 7 Aug Johnnie Walker Open Jeju 300,000,000 Park Do-kyu (5) 6 28 Aug Daishin Securities KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Byung-jun (1) 6 25 Sep Munsingwear Championship Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Hong Soon-sang (4) 6 2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Paul Casey (n/a) 20 9 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Rickie Fowler (n/a) 26 ONE 16 Oct Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (9) 6 23 Oct CJ Invitational Gyeonggi US$750,000 K. J. Choi (15) 22 ASA New tournament 30 Oct NH Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (1) 6 New tournament
Order of Merit The 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.
Position Player Points1 Hong Soon-sang 3,1602 Kang Kyung-nam 3,1253 Choi Ho-sung 3,0954 Kim Kyung-tae 2,1005 Ryu Hyun-woo 2,070
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Hong Soon-sang Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) John Huh
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