2005 Korean Tour

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.

2005 Korean Tour season
Duration14 April 2005 (2005-04-14) – 26 November 2005 (2005-11-26)
Number of official events16
Most wins Choi Gwang-soo (2)
Jang Ik-jae (2)
Kim Jong-duck (2)
Order of Merit Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the Year Hur Suk-ho
Rookie of the Year Kang Kyung-nam
2004
2006

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 15,000,000,000 over five years.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
17 AprSkyhill Jeju OpenJeju300,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (8)n/a
8 MaySK Telecom OpenGyeonggi500,000,000 K. J. Choi (11)14ASA
22 MayJisan Resort OpenGyeonggi300,000,000 Nam Young-woo (1)n/aNew tournament
29 MayKT&G Maekyung OpenGyeonggi500,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (43)6ASA
12 JunPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi300,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (7)n/a
26 JunRhode Land ClassicJeju300,000,000 Chung Joon (3)n/aNew tournament
31 JulGaya OpenSouth Gyeongsang200,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (14)n/aNew tournament
28 AugSamsung Benest OpenGyeonggi500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (3)n/aNew tournament
4 SepEmerson Pacific Group OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000 Park No-seok (6)n/aNew tournament
11 SepKia Lotze Vivaldi Park OpenGangwon300,000,000 Lee In-woo (1)n/aNew tournament
25 SepKumho Asiana OpenGyeonggi500,000,000 Jang Ik-jae (4)n/aNew tournament
2 OctKolon-Hana Bank Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong500,000,000 Choi Gwang-soo (15)n/a
16 OctShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi600,000,000 Kim Jong-duck (9)n/a
23 OctGS Caltex MastersJeju500,000,000 Charlie Wi (5)n/aNew tournament
6 NovDongbu Insurance Promy KPGA ChampionshipGyeonggi300,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (5)n/a
26 NovBando Bora CC Tour ChampionshipSouth Jeolla300,000,000 Yoo Jong-koo (1)n/aNew tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1 Choi Gwang-soo265,434,825
2 Park No-seok257,305,857
3 Choi Sang-ho241,606,000
4 Kim Dae-sub225,963,333
5 Jang Ik-jae222,180,000

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Hur Suk-ho[5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Kang Kyung-nam[5]

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korean Tour members.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour.

References

  1. "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "2005 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. "2005 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. "유종구, 역전 우승" [Yoo Jong-koo wins come-from-behind victory] (in Korean). KPGA. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2024. ...최상호 이들 4인방의 상금왕 경쟁은 최광수의 상금왕(265,434,825원) [...ended with Choi Gwang-soo becoming the prize money king (265,434,825 won).]
  5. "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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