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1998 Korean Tour season
Duration30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) – 20 September 1998 (1998-09-20)
Number of official events7
Most winsSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Player of the YearSouth Korea Choi Gwang-soo
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Seung-il

1997

1999

The 1998 Korean Tour was the 21st season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
()
Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
Notes
3 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open Gyeonggi 350,000,000 Hong Kong Scott Rowe (n/a) AGC
17 May Astra Cup KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 150,000,000 South Korea Kim Jong-duck (7)
24 May Fila Open Gyeonggi US$150,000 United States Robert Huxtable (n/a) ASA
31 May SK Telecom Classic South Gyeongsang 200,000,000 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (6)
5 Sep Superior Open Gyeonggi 120,000,000 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo (7)
12 Sep SBS Pro Golf Championship Gyeonggi 100,000,000 South Korea Park Nam-sin (15)
20 Sep Kolon Sports Korea Open Gyeonggi 350,000,000 South Korea Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) ASA

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.[2]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 South Korea Choi Gwang-soo 83,234,470
2 South Korea Park Nam-sin 74,517,410
3 South Korea Choi Sang-ho 73,310,476
4 South Korea K. J. Choi 70,104,600
5 South Korea Kim Jong-duck 47,307,000

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) South Korea Choi Gwang-soo [3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) South Korea Kim Seung-il [3]

Notes

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  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.
  • ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian PGA Tour.
  • References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "매경LG패션오픈, 30일 개막" [Maekyung LG Fashion Open to start on the 30th]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 27 April 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Daum.
  • ^ "1998 Order of Merit" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  • ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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