1996 Korean Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1996

| tour = Korean Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1996|4|11|df=y}} – {{end date|1996|9|21|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins =

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} K. J. Choi

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} K. J. Choi

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Lee Boo-young

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1995

| nextseason = 1997

}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/1996022701771 |title=[골프] 파맥스/낫소 초청대회, 내달 21일부터 개최 |trans-title=Pharmax/Nassau Invitational Tournament to be held from the 21st of next month |language=ko |newspaper=The Korea Economic Daily |location=Seoul, South Korea |date=27 February 1996 |access-date=5 September 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse (₩) !! Winner{{efn\|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.}} !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|name=tour\|AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian PGA Tour.}} !! Notes
14 Apr	Maekyung LG Fashion Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Park Nam-sin (12)	align=center\|12	AGC
4 May	Cambridge Members Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|160,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Kim Jong-duck (4)	align=center\|n/a
11 May	Daily Sports Pocari Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|200,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Kim Young-il (6)	align=center\|n/a
19 May	Phantom Open	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Lim Hyung-soo (1)	align=center\|n/a
15 Jun	Superior Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|120,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Kim Sung-ho (1)	align=center\|n/a
23 Jun	Astra Cup KPGA Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|150,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Shin Yong-jin (2)	align=center\|n/a
27 Jul	Yeongnam Open	Yeongnam	align=right\|160,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Choi Sang-ho (42)	align=center\|n/a
25 Aug	Fila Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|US$300,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Kwon Oh-chul (3)	align=center\|n/a	ASA	New tournament
8 Sep	SBS Pro Golf Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|140,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Choi Gwang-soo (5)	align=center\|n/a
15 Sep	Elord Korea Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|US$400,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} K. J. Choi (2)	align=center\|n/a
21 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|320,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Chung Joon (1)	align=center\|n/a

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the Korean Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse (₩)!!Winner!!Notes
23 Mar	Parmax Invitational	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} K. J. Choi	Limited-field event
30 Mar	Nassau Invitational	North Chungcheong	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} Lim Jin-han	Limited-field event
26 Oct	Champion Series	Gyeonggi	align=right\|50,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR\|1984}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3331361 |title='초원의 타이슨' 프로골퍼 최경주 96 상금 랭킹1위 |trans-title='Tyson of the Prairie' Professional Golfer Choi Kyung-ju 96 Prize Money Ranking No. 1 |language=ko |newspaper=JoongAng Ilbo |location=Seoul, South Korea |date=24 September 1996 |access-date=5 September 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Position !! Player !! Prize money (₩)

align=center|1

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} K. J. Choi

align=center|147,271,700

Awards

class="wikitable"

!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} K. J. Choi

{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/sponsor/awards/?tabId=ceremony&subTabId=history |title=KPGA Prize Awards history |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |access-date=19 July 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/1997010702241 |title=최우수-'최경주'/우수-'강욱순' 선정 .. 프로골프협회 |trans-title=Selected as the best - 'Choi Kyung-ju' / Excellent - 'Kang Wook Soon' .. Professional Golf Association |language=ko |newspaper=JoongAng Ilbo |location=Seoul, South Korea |date=9 December 1997 |access-date=20 August 2024}}

Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Boo-young

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.kpga.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}

1996

Korean Tour