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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 22 Apr DB Insurance Promy Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Jeon Ga-lam (1) 9 6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (6) 12 ASA 20 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Kwon Sung-yeol (1) 9 27 May Genesis Championship Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 Lee Tae-hee (2) 9 3 Jun KB Financial Liiv Championship Gyeonggi 700,000,000 Maeng Dong-seop (3) 9 New tournament 10 Jun Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Kim Meen-whee (2) 9 17 Jun KEB Hana Bank Invitational Gyeonggi 1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (7) 9 New tournament 24 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,200,000,000 Choi Min-chel (1) 12 ASA 1 Jul KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Mun Do-yeob (1) 9 8 Jul NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 Sukwoan Ko (1) 9 19 Aug Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open South Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Kim Tae-hoon (3) 9 2 Sep DGB Financial Group Daegu Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Kim Tae-woo (1) 9 16 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (8) 12 ASA 23 Sep Huons Celebrity Pro-Am South Chungcheong 500,000,000 Eom Jae-woong (1) 9 New Pro-Am tournament 28 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Park Sung-kug (1) 9 4 Nov A+Life Hyodam Jeju Open Jeju 500,000,000 Park Hyo-won (1) 9 11 Nov Golfzon-DYB Education KPGA Tour Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Lee Jung-hwan (2) 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. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
Position Player Points Status earned1 Lee Hyung-joon 4,662 Forfeited exemption2 Park Hyo-won 4,524 Promoted to European Tour3 Park Sang-hyun 4,412 Promoted to European Tour4 Maeng Dong-seop 3,893 5 Mun Do-yeob 3,742
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Lee Hyung-joon Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Ham Jeong-woo
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