The 2001 Korean Tour was the 24th 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 2001 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 29 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (11) 6 ASA 20 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi US$300,000 Charlie Wi (1) 6 ASA 3 Jun Pocari Energy Open Gyeonggi 250,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (1) n/a 30 Jun Maestro Open Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (12) n/a New tournament 21 Jul Chungcheong Open South Chungcheong 200,000,000 Park Do-kyu (1) n/a 27 Jul Sports Seoul Honam Open South Jeolla 200,000,000 Kim Jong-myung (1) n/a 2 Sep Lance Field KPGA Championship Gangwon 300,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (4) n/a 16 Sep Kolon Cup Korea Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (a) (2) 6 ASA 23 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Charlie Wi (2) 6 ASA 3 Nov Iksan Open North Jeolla 200,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (5) n/a 10 Nov Gyeongbuk Open North Gyeongsang 200,000,000 Hwang Sung-ha (1) n/a New tournament 16 Nov Gangwon Open Gangwon 200,000,000 Bong Tae-ha (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 157,959,8422 Park Do-kyu 156,902,7233 Charlie Wi 145,681,6604 Kang Wook-soon 142,223,5295 Shin Yong-jin 138,376,729
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Kang Wook-soon Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kim Jong-myung
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