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KPGA Championship
The KPGA Championship is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958. Together with the Korea Open it is the longest running event on the Korean Tour. It is organised by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA). Since 2016 the total purse has been KRW1,000,000,000 with KRW200,000,000 to the winner. The 2017 Championship was won by Hwang Jung-gon. This win gave him an invitation to play in the CJ Cup in October 2017, the first PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ... event played in Korea. Winners References External linksCoverage on the Korean Tour's official sitePast champions Korean Tour events Golf tournaments in South Korea Recurring sporting events established in 1958 1958 establishments in ...
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Yangsan
Yangsan () is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, Yangsan-si. Administrative divisions Currently, Yangsan is made up of 1 Eup (administrative division), 4 Myeon (administrative division) and 8 Dong. A city flag Yangsan City means that it will open up as a future city with a bright, hopeful 21st century like magnolia, the flower of the city, and symbolizes Yangsan's strong will to build a first-class mass-production as the center of economy, society and culture in the eastern inland. Attractions *Tongdosa Temple *Naewon Temple *Yangsan Tower *Yangsan Stadium * Eden Valley Ski Resort *Hongryong Falls *Yangsan Wondong Plum Blossom Festival Climate Transportations Railways Yangsan has two stations on the Gyeongbu Line: Mulgeum station (물금역) and Wondong station (원동역). T ...
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Kim Seong-hyeon (golfer)
Kim Seong-hyeon ( ko, 김성현; born 17 September 1998) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also played on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour. He won the 2020 KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour and the 2021 Japan PGA Championship on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Kim turned professional in late 2017. In late 2018, he finished 4th in the Japan Golf Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the tour for 2019. In 2019, he played on the main Japanese tour but also played a number of events on the second-tier Japan Challenge Tour, winning the Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship in May. Kim was a surprise winner of the 2020 KPGA Championship. At the time, he wasn't a full Korean Tour member and only played after playing in a Monday qualifying event in which he finished in the final qualifying place. He made a birdie at the 17th hole and had a final round of 67 to win by one stroke. His win gave him a place on the Korean T ...
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Kim Jun-sung
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao, ...
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2016 Korean Tour
The 2016 Korean Tour was the 39th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected Professional golfer, professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical reg ... in South Korea since it was formed in 1978. OWGR points increase In April, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Korean Tour events would be increased from 6 points to 9. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. 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. Awards Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korean Tour 2016 Korean Tour 2016 in golf 2016 in South Korean sport ...
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Lee Hyung-joon
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * Lee, Illinoi ...
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Kim Gi-whan
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Mindana ...
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2017 Korean Tour
The 2017 Korean Tour was the seventh season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 19 events, two of which were co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour and one by the Asian Tour. All the tournament had prize funds of at least 300 million won (approximately US$290,000). Seven had prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The leading player on the tour earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour The 2018 European Tour is the 47th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 10th edition of the Race to Dubai. The Race to Dubai was won by Italian Francesco Molinari, who was also named Golfer of the Y .... Notes References External links * {{DEFA ...
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Han Chang-won
Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese people who may be fully or partially Han Chinese descent. * Han Minjok, or Han people (): the Korean native name referring to Koreans. * Hän: one of the First Nations peoples of Canada. Former states * Han (Western Zhou state) (韓) (11th century BC – 757 BC), a Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period * Han (state) (韓) (403–230  BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period * Han dynasty (漢/汉) (206 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han ** Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263), a Han Chinese dynasty that existed during the Three Kingdoms Period * Former Zhao (304–329), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) before 319 * Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347), one of the Sixte ...
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Mun Do-yeob
Mun may refer to: People * Mun (Korean name), a Korean surname * Mun Bhuridatta (1870–1949), Thai bhikkhu * Thomas Mun (1571–1641) English writer on economics Places * Mun, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées, France * Mun River, Thailand * River Mun, Norfolk, England Organisations * Memorial University of Newfoundland * Model United Nations * Manchester United, a professional football club * National Unity Movement (Nicaragua) ( es, Movimiento de Unidad Nacional, link=no), a political party in Nicaragua Other uses * ''Mun'' (album), album by Finnish musician Nopsajalka * Mun (religion), a shamanistic religion of the Lepcha people * Mün language, a language of Burma * Mun (unit), a South Asian unit of mass * Korean mun The ''mun'' (Hanja: ) was introduced as the main currency of Korea in 1625 and stayed in use until 1892. Prior to the ''mun'', cash coins with the inscriptions ''tongbo'' (通寶) and ''jungbo'' (重寶) and silver vases calle ...
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2018 Korean Tour
The 2018 Korean Tour was the eighth season of the Korean Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. The season consisted of 17 events, three of which are co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. All the tournaments had prize funds of at least 500 million won (approximately US$480,000). Nine have prize funds of 1 billion won ($960,000) or more. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The leading player on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour The 2019 European Tour was the 48th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972 and the 11th edition of the Race to Dubai. The Race to Dubai was won by Spain's Jon Rahm, who was also named Golfer of the Year. Scot .... Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSO ...
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Seo Hyung-seok
Seo or SEO may refer to: * Search engine optimization, the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines Organisations * SEO Economic Research, a scientific institute * Spanish Ornithological Society (''Sociedad Española de Ornitología'') People * Seo (surname), a Korean and Japanese family name * SEO (artist), Seo Soo-kyoung (born 1977) Korean painter in Berlin Places * Séguéla Airport (IATA code), Ivory Coast * Serving Every Ohioan Library Center in Caldwell, Ohio, United States * Västra Götaland County (ISO 3166 code: SE-O), a county in Sweden * Seo, Kohistan, an administrative unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Seo (瀬尾村), a former village that was merged into Imaichi City, now itself also merged into Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Other uses * ''Can Seo'', a television series * Seasoned equity offering, a new equity issue by a company after its initial public offering * Security Engineering Officer * Senior Executive Of ...
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Won Joon Lee
Won may refer to: *The Korean won from 1902–1910 *South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea *North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea * Won (Korean surname) * Won (Korean given name) * Won Buddhism, a specific form of Korean Buddhism (圓) * ''Won'' (injustice), a social concept in Joseon Korea (冤) * Lugart Won, a fictional character In music * ''Won'' (As Friends Rust album), a 2001 album by As Friends Rust * ''Won'', 2002 album by Pacewon WON may refer to: * WO-N - Warrant Officer of the Australian Navy * ''Western Outdoor News'', a 'sportsmans weekly' publication based in California, USA ** WON Bass, a competitive bass fishing series of tournaments * ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', a professional wrestling newsletter written by Dave Meltzer * World Ocean Network, an international non-profit association of organizations to promote the sustainable use of the oceans * World Opponent Network, a former online gaming ser ...
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