The 2005 Korean Tour, titled as the 2005 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
SBS title sponsorship In June 2004, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, being renamed as the SBS Korean Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth over five years.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 17 Apr Skyhill Jeju Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (7) n/a 8 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 K. J. Choi (11) 14 ASA 22 May Jisan Resort Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Nam Young-woo (1) n/a New tournament 29 May KT&G Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (43) 6 ASA 12 Jun Pocari Energy Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (7) n/a 26 Jun Rhode Land Classic Jeju 300,000,000 Chung Joon (3) n/a New tournament 31 Jul Gaya Open South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (14) n/a New tournament 28 Aug Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (3) n/a New tournament 4 Sep Emerson Pacific Group Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Park No-seok (6) n/a New tournament 11 Sep Kia Lotze Vivaldi Park Open Gangwon 300,000,000 Lee In-woo (1) n/a New tournament 25 Sep Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (4) n/a New tournament 2 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 500,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (15) n/a 16 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (8) n/a 23 Oct GS Caltex Masters Jeju 500,000,000 Charlie Wi (5) n/a New tournament 6 Nov Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (5) n/a 26 Nov Bando Bora CC Tour Championship South Jeolla 300,000,000 Yoo Jong-koo (1) n/a New tournament
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.
Position Player Prize money (₩)1 Choi Gwang-soo 265,434,8252 Park No-seok 257,305,8573 Choi Sang-ho 241,606,0004 Kim Dae-sub 225,963,3335 Jang Ik-jae 222,180,000
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Hur Suk-ho Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kang Kyung-nam
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