The 2022 Korean Tour was the 45th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
European Tour partnership In December, it was announced by the European Tour that the KPGA had extended their partnership with them and the PGA Tour. As part of the expansion, the leading player on the Korean Tour Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 17 Apr DB Insurance Promy Open Gangwon 700,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (11) 9 8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 1,200,000,000 Kim Bi-o (7) 12 ASA 15 May Woori Financial Group Championship Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 Chang Hee-min (1) 9 New tournament 22 May Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay South Gyeongsang 800,000,000 Park Eun-shin (1) 9 29 May KB Financial Liiv Championship Gyeonggi 700,000,000 Yang Ji-ho (1) 9 5 Jun SK Telecom Open Jeju 1,300,000,000 Kim Bi-o (8) 9 12 Jun KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 1,500,000,000 Shin Sang-hun (1) 9 19 Jun Hana Bank Invitational Gangwon 1,000,000,000 Jun Seok Lee (2) 9 26 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Chungcheong 1,350,000,000 Kim Min-kyu (1) 12 ASA 3 Jul Asiad CC Busan Open South Gyeongsang 1,000,000,000 Hwang Jung-gon (3) 9 New tournament 17 Jul Honors K Sollago CC Open South Chungcheong 500,000,000 Bae Yong-jun (1) 9 14 Aug Woosung Construction Open South Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Justin Shin (1) 3.23 28 Aug Bodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC Open North Jeolla 500,000,000 Seo Yo-seop (4) 3.72 4 Sep LX Championship Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Seo Yo-seop (5) 3.55 New tournament 11 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Japan 1,400,000,000 Kazuki Higa (n/a) 9.03 ASA, JPN 18 Sep Bizplay Electronic Times Open Jeju 700,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (8) 3.41 25 Sep DGB Financial Group Open North Gyeongsang 500,000,000 Mun Do-yeob (3) 3.32 2 Oct Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational Gyeonggi 1,250,000,000 Lee Hyung-joon (6) 4.07 9 Oct Genesis Championship Gyeonggi 1,500,000,000 Kim Yeong-su (1) 4.39 6 Nov Golfzon-Toray Open North Gyeongsang 700,000,000 Park Eun-shin (2) 2.97 New tournament 13 Nov LG Signature Players Championship Gyeonggi 1,300,000,000 Kim Yeong-su (2) 2.83
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 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Points Status earned1 Kim Yeong-su 5,915 Promoted to European Tour2 Seo Yo-seop 5,162 3 Kim Bi-o 4,760 4 Ham Jeong-woo 4,632 5 Bae Yong-jun 4,454
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Kim Yeong-su Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Bae Yong-jun
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