The 2008 Korean Tour, titled as the 2008 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 16 Mar Ballantine's Championship Jeju €2,000,000 Graeme McDowell (n/a) 28 ASA, EUR New tournament 23 Mar KEB Invitational (1st) China 400,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (3) n/a New tournament 7 Apr SBS Emerson Pacific Tottori Prefecture Open Japan 300,000,000 Lee Seong-ho (2) n/a New tournament 20 Apr SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 K. J. Choi (13) n/a 27 Apr SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (2) n/a 4 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (2) 14 ASA 25 May SBS Lake Hills Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Andrew Tschudin (1) n/a 1 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Hwang Inn-choon (3) n/a 15 Jun Philos Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Hur In-hoi (1) n/a New tournament 22 Jun SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (3) n/a 31 Aug SBS Johnnie Walker Blue Label Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kang Wook-soon (10) n/a New tournament 7 Sep SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open North Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kim Wi-joong (1) n/a 21 Sep KEB Invitational (2nd) Gangwon 400,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (6) n/a 28 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (1) n/a 5 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,000,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (4) 18 ASA 12 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 700,000,000 K. J. Choi (14) n/a 19 Oct SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Kim Hyung-tae (3) n/a 1 Nov SBS Dongbu Insurance Promy CupEden Valley Resort Matchplay Championship South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (6) n/a New tournament 9 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship Gangwon 300,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) n/a 16 Nov NH NongHyup KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Andrew McKenzie (2) n/a
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 Kim Hyung-sung 6,7652 Kim Dae-sub 4,0253 Bae Sang-moon 3,3754 Kang Kyung-nam 3,2305 Kang Sung-hoon 3,030
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Kim Hyung-sung Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kang Sung-hoon
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