The 2023 Korean Tour was the 46th season on the
Korean Tour
The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million.
Professional golf in Korea dates back to the mid 20th century. ...
, the main
professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
European Tour strategic alliance extension
Following the strategic alliance partnership signed with the
European Tour in December 2022, the season marked the inaugural edition of the
Korea Championship, the first time the Korean Tour had co-sanctioned an event with the European Tour since 2013. Following the conclusion of the event, a new extension to the strategic alliance was announced in May by the European Tour. As part of the extension, an additional two players (three in total) from the Korean Tour Order of Merit were awarded European Tour status for the following season.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.
Order of Merit
The
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...
was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the
2024 European Tour
The 2024 European Tour, titled as the 2024 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the 53rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It is the third season of the tour under a t ...
(DP World Tour).
Awards
Notes
References
External links
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2023 Korean Tour
2023 in golf
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