The 1996 Korean Tour was the 19th 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 1996 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 14 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open Gyeonggi US$300,000 Park Nam-sin (12) 12 AGC 4 May Cambridge Members Open Gyeonggi 160,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (4) n/a 11 May Daily Sports Pocari Open Gyeonggi 200,000,000 Kim Young-il (6) n/a 19 May Phantom Open South Gyeongsang 150,000,000 Lim Hyung-soo (1) n/a 15 Jun Superior Open Gyeonggi 120,000,000 Kim Sung-ho (1) n/a 23 Jun Astra Cup KPGA Championship Gyeonggi 150,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (2) n/a 27 Jul Yeongnam Open Yeongnam 160,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (42) n/a 25 Aug Fila Open Gyeonggi US$300,000 Kwon Oh-chul (3) n/a ASA New tournament 8 Sep SBS Pro Golf Championship Gyeonggi 140,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (5) n/a 15 Sep Elord Korea Open Gyeonggi US$400,000 K. J. Choi (2) n/a 21 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 320,000,000 Chung Joon (1) n/a
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Korean Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(₩)WinnerNotes 23 Mar Parmax Invitational South Gyeongsang 50,000,000 K. J. Choi Limited-field event 30 Mar Nassau Invitational North Chungcheong 50,000,000 Lim Jin-han Limited-field event 26 Oct Champion Series Gyeonggi 50,000,000 Kim Jong-duck Limited-field event
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 K. J. Choi 147,271,700
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) K. J. Choi Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Lee Boo-young
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