2006 Korean Tour season
Duration13 April 2006 (2006-04-13) – 17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
Number of official events17
Most winsSouth Korea Kang Kyung-nam (2)
South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Kang Kyung-nam
Player of the YearSouth Korea Yang Yong-eun
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Choi Jin-ho
2005
2007

The 2006 Korean Tour, titled as the 2006 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
16 AprSBS Lotte Skyhill OpenJeju300,000,000South Korea Kang Sung-hoon (a) (1)n/a
30 AprGS Caltex Maekyung OpenGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea Suk Jong-yul (2)14ASA
7 MaySK Telecom OpenGyeonggi600,000,000Thailand Prom Meesawat (n/a)14ASA
14 MaySBS Meritz Solmoro OpenGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Park Boo-won (1)n/aNew tournament
21 MaySBS Jisan Resort OpenGyeonggi300,000,000Australia Marc Leishman (1)n/a
28 MayPocari Energy OpenGyeonggi400,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (a) (1)n/a
4 JunSBS Kumho Asiana OpenGyeonggi500,000,000South Korea Shin Yong-jin (8)n/aNew tournament
30 JulSBS Gaya OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000South Korea Mo Joong-kyung (4)n/aNew tournament
3 AugShinhan Donghae OpenGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea Kang Ji-man (1)n/a
10 SepSBS Samsung Benest OpenGyeonggi600,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (a) (2)n/a
17 SepSBS Tomato Savings Bank Zephyros OpenJeju300,000,000South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (1)n/aNew tournament
24 SepKolon-Hana Bank Korea OpenSouth Chungcheong700,000,000South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2)16ASA
1 OctSBS Jungheung Gold Lake OpenSouth Jeolla300,000,000South Korea Kang Kyung-nam (2)n/aNew tournament
15 OctSBS Vivaldi Park OpenGangwon300,000,000South Korea Choi Jin-ho (1)n/a
22 OctSBS LIG KPGA ChampionshipSouth Gyeongsang400,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-sung (1)n/a
5 NovSBS Emerson Pacific Group OpenSouth Gyeongsang300,000,000South Korea Bae Sang-moon (1)n/a
12 NovSBS Hana Tour ChampionshipGyeonggi300,000,000South Korea Kim Hyung-tae (1)n/a

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 ()
1South Korea Kang Kyung-nam302,623,333
2South Korea Shin Yong-jin297,216,798
3South Korea Kang Ji-man276,827,750
4South Korea Yang Yong-eun234,666,667
5South Korea Kim Hyung-tae206,956,667

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)South Korea Yang Yong-eun[5]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)South Korea Choi Jin-ho[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. "2006 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. "2006 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. "SBS하나투어몽베르챔피언십 4R 김형태, 우승" [SBS Hana Tour Montbert Championship 4R Kim Hyung-tae, winner] (in Korean). KPGA. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 강경남, 상금액 3억원 돌파하며 최연소 상금왕에 등극... [Kang Kyung-nam surpasses 300 million won, becoming the youngest prize money king...]
  5. 1 2 "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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