2022 Korean Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2022

| tour = Korean Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2022|4|14|df=y}} – {{end date|2022|11|13|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 21

| most_wins = {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bi-o (2)
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su (2)
{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Eun-shin (2)
{{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Yo-seop (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Yong-jun

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2021

| nextseason = 2023

}}

The 2022 Korean Tour was the 45th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

European Tour partnership

In December, it was announced by the European Tour that the KPGA had extended their partnership with them and the PGA Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/dp-world-tour-pga-tour-announce-expansion-of-relationship-with-korea-professiona/ |title=DP World Tour, PGA Tour announce expansion of relationship with Korea Professional Golfers' Association |publisher=European Tour |date=14 December 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022}} As part of the expansion, the leading player on the Korean Tour Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season.{{cite news |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/12/14/sports/golf/KPGA-Korean-golf-Genesis-Point-Award/20221214173910394.html |title=KPGA's Genesis Point Award Winner to earn membership to DP World Tour |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=14 December 2022 |access-date=24 February 2023}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/schedule/schedule/?tourId=11&srhGameTab=list&srhYear=2022 |title=2022 Tournament schedule |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |access-date=21 July 2023}}

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\|ASA − Asian Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.}}!!Notes
17 Apr	DB Insurance Promy Open	Gangwon	align=right\|700,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Park Sang-hyun (11)	align=center\|9
8 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	align=right\|1,200,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Bi-o (7)	align=center\|12	ASA
15 May	Woori Financial Group Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|1,300,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Chang Hee-min (1)	align=center\|9		New tournament
22 May	Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|800,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Park Eun-shin (1)	align=center\|9
29 May	KB Financial Liiv Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|700,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Yang Ji-ho (1)	align=center\|9
5 Jun	SK Telecom Open	Jeju	align=right\|1,300,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Bi-o (8)	align=center\|9
12 Jun	KPGA Championship	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|1,500,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Shin Sang-hun (1)	align=center\|9
19 Jun	Hana Bank Invitational	Gangwon	align=right\|1,000,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jun Seok Lee (2)	align=center\|9
26 Jun	Kolon Korea Open	South Chungcheong	align=right\|1,350,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Min-kyu (1)	align=center\|12	ASA
3 Jul	Asiad CC Busan Open	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|1,000,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Hwang Jung-gon (3)	align=center\|9		New tournament
17 Jul	Honors K Sollago CC Open	South Chungcheong	align=right\|500,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Bae Yong-jun (1)	align=center\|9
14 Aug	Woosung Construction Open	South Gyeongsang	align=right\|700,000,000	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Shin Yong-gu (1)	align=center\|3.23
28 Aug	Bodyfriend Phantom Rovo Gunsan CC Open	North Jeolla	align=right\|500,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Seo Yo-seop (4)	align=center\|3.72
4 Sep	LX Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|600,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Seo Yo-seop (5)	align=center\|3.55		New tournament
11 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	Japan	align=right\|1,400,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Kazuki Higa (n/a)	align=center\|9.03	ASA, JPN
18 Sep	Bizplay Electronic Times Open	Jeju	align=right\|700,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Choi Jin-ho (8)	align=center\|3.41
25 Sep	DGB Financial Group Open	North Gyeongsang	align=right\|500,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Mun Do-yeob (3)	align=center\|3.32
2 Oct	Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational	Gyeonggi	align=right\|1,250,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Lee Hyung-joon (6)	align=center\|4.07
9 Oct	Genesis Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|1,500,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su (1)	align=center\|4.39
6 Nov	Golfzon-Toray Open	North Gyeongsang	align=right\|700,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Park Eun-shin (2)	align=center\|2.97		New tournament
13 Nov	LG Signature Players Championship	Gyeonggi	align=right\|1,300,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su (2)	align=center\|2.83

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/sponsor/awards/?tabId=ranking |title=2022 Points standings |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |access-date=21 July 2023}} The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/media/newsView/?postId=05a51278-a5f2-49d0-9bda-6451b8f38969&page=2&year=2022&tourId=11 |title=2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상', '제네시스 상금왕' 석권 김영수가 꼽은 올 한 해 결정적인 순간은? |trans-title=2022 season 'Genesis Grand Prize' and 'Genesis Prize King' winner, what was the decisive moment of this year? |publisher=KPGA |language=Korean |date=17 November 2022 |access-date=21 July 2023 |quote=2022 시즌 '제네시스 대상'의 주인공인 김영수에게는 1억 원의 보너스 상금과 제네시스 차량 1대, 투어 시드 5년, PGA투어와 DP월드투어 공동 주관 대회인 '제네시스 스코티시 오픈' 출전권, DP월드투어 시드 1년이 주어졌다. |trans-quote=Kim Yeong-su, the protagonist of the 2022 season's 'Genesis Grand Prize,' received a bonus prize of 1 million won, a Genesis car, a five-year Tour seed, a ticket to the Genesis Scottish Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, and a one-year DP World Tour card.}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Points !! Status earned
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \|align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su	align=center\|5,915	Promoted to European Tour
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Seo Yo-seop	align=center\|5,162
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Bi-o	align=center\|4,760
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Ham Jeong-woo	align=center\|4,632
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Bae Yong-jun	align=center\|4,454

Awards

class="wikitable"

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

Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su

{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/media/newsView/?postId=e0438456-85de-4cd8-b0a8-4259054b05a2&year=2022&tourId=11 |title=2022 시즌 KPGA 코리안투어, '2022 KPGA 제네시스 대상 시상식'으로 피날레 |trans-title=KPGA Korean Tour 2022 season finale with '2022 KPGA Genesis Grand Prize Awards' |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |date=8 December 2022 |access-date=21 July 2023}}

Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)

{{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Yong-jun

{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tours/record/?tourId=11&tabId=tour&recordId=POINT&year=2022&menuId=3 |title=2022 Rookie of the Year |publisher=KPGA |language=ko |access-date=9 January 2024}}

Notes

References

External links

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

2022 Korean Tour

Category:2022 in golf

Category:2022 in South Korean sport

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Points !! Status earned
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \|align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Yeong-su	align=center\|5,915	Promoted to European Tour
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Seo Yo-seop	align=center\|5,162
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Kim Bi-o	align=center\|4,760
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Ham Jeong-woo	align=center\|4,632
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Bae Yong-jun	align=center\|4,454