The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
OWGR points increase In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 24 Apr Dongbu Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (5) 9 8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (5) 11 ONE 15 May Maeil Dairies Open South Chungcheong 300,000,000 Mo Joong-kyung (5) 9 22 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (3) 10 29 May Nefs Heritage Gangwon 702,339,000 Choi Jin-ho (6) 9 12 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 Lee Sang-yeop (1) 9 28 Aug KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Kim Jun-sung (1) 9 4 Sep NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 Joo Heung-chol (2) 9 11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8 ONE 2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 18 ASA 9 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Joo Heung-chol (3) 9 23 Oct DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Yoon Jung-ho (1) 9 New tournament 13 Nov Caido Korea Tour Championship South Jeolla 300,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (3) 9
Order of Merit 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.
Position Player Points1 Choi Jin-ho 4,0092 Lee Chang-woo 3,7623 Lee Hyung-joon 3,2154 Joo Heung-chol 3,1795 Yoon Jung-ho 2,897
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Choi Jin-ho Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kim Tae-woo
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