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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 United States dollar, US$14 million. Professional golf in Korea dates back to the mid 20th century. The Korean Professional Golf Championship and the Korea Open (golf), Korean Open were launched in 1958 and the KPGA was founded in 1963. Various other tournaments were created over the following decades. The KPGA's tours serve as feeders for richer tours around the world. Substantial numbers of Korean golfers have played on the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, and a few have made it onto the PGA Tour or the European Tour. Notable examples include Yang Yong-eun, who was the first Korean to win a 2009 PGA Championship, men's major golf championship, and K. J. Choi, the first Korean-born PGA Tour winner whose most notable win was the 2011 Players Championship. In June 2004, the tour signed a title sponsorship agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Sang-ho
Choi may refer to: * Choi (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Choi, Macau Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname Cui (崔) and Xu (徐) * Choi, Cantonese romanisation of Cai (surname) (蔡), a Chinese surname * CHOI-FM, a radio station in Quebec City, Canada * Choi Bounge, a character from the ''King of Fighters'' video game series *Children's Hospital of Illinois See also * Choy (other) Choy may refer to: People *Choy, Cantonese Chinese or version of Cai (surname) *Choy, a Malayalee The Malayali people (; also spelt Malayalee and sometimes known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating fr ... * Pak choi {{disambiguation, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro
The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area or, more commonly, the eurozone. The euro is divided into 100 1 euro cent coin, euro cents. The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by International status and usage of the euro, four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. The euro is used by 350 million people in Europe and additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro. It is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-hoon (golfer)
Kim Tae-hoon (; born 15 September 1985) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the Korean Tour. He has won four times on the tour, including the 2020 Genesis Championship. Professional career Kim turned professional in 2005 and made his debut on the Korean Tour in 2007. However, he had little success until 2013 when he won the Bosung CC Classic and had 8 top-10 finishes in the 11 events he played in. He finished third in the points-based Order of Merit and fourth in the prize money list. He had less success in 2014 but was twice runner-up, in the Happiness Songhak Construction Open and the KJ Choi Invitational, and finished 16th in the money list. Kim got his second win in the 2015 Caido Golf LIS Tour Championship, the final event of the season. After two poor season, Kim won again in 2018, at the Dong-A Membership Group Busan Open, after a final round 63. In 2019 he was second to Kim Bi-o in the NS HomeShopping Gunsan CC Jeonbuk Open. The 2020 season didn't star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Korean Tour
The 2020 Korean Tour was the 43rd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020 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. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2021 European Tour The 2021 European Tour was the 50th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 2021 Following a heavily disrupted 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a .... Awards Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korean Tour 2020 Korean Tour 2020 in golf 2020 in South Korean sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kim
Kim Joo-hyung (; born 21 June 2002), commonly known as Tom Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. He has won three times on the PGA Tour, and twice on both the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. Early life and amateur career Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and is the son of a professional golfer, Kim Chang-ik, who played on the Buy.com Tour before becoming a teaching professional. As a result, Kim was based in Australia, the Philippines and later Thailand for a number of years. In 2018 he won the Philippine Amateur Open Championship and the W Express RVF Cup Amateur Championship. Professional career Kim turned professional in May 2018, playing on the Philippine Golf Tour. In 2019 he initially played mostly on the Asian Development Tour. In March he had two fourth-place finishes in Malaysia and then two runner-up finishes in Thailand before winning his first event, the PGM ADT Championship, in Malaysia in late June, six strokes ahead of the field. He won the Ciputra Golf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Korean Tour
The 2021 Korean Tour was the 44th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2021 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ... 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 2021 Korean Tour 2021 in golf 2021 in South Korean sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yeong-su (golfer)
Kim Yeong-su is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people South Korean men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for South Korea Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Korean Tour
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. 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. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022 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. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. It was the second season o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ham Jeong-woo
Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39. As a processed meat, the term ''ham'' includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed. Ham is made around the world, including a number of regional specialties. In addition, numerous ham products have specific geographical naming protection. History The preserving of pork leg as ham has a long history, with traces of production of cured ham among the Etruscan civilization known in the 6th and 5th century BC. Cato the Elder wrote about the "salting of hams" in his ' tome around 160 BC. There are claims that the Chinese were the first people to mention the production of cured ham. ' claims an origin from Gaul. It was certainly well established by the Roman period, as evidenced by an import trade from Gaul mentioned by Marcus Terentius Varro in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Korean Tour
The 2023 Korean Tour was the 46th season on the Korean Tour, 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 (DP World Tour) status for the following season. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023 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. The top three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Yu-bin
Jang Yu-bin (; born 11 June 2002) is a South Korean professional golfer. He won the Korean Tour Order of Merit in 2024, and was a gold medalist in the team event at the 2022 Asian Games. Early life and family Jang was born in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He took up golf at an early age, supported by his grandmother, a former tennis player. He went to the Korea National Sport University. Amateur career Jang had a successful amateur career, winning several ranking tournaments, including the 2022 World University Golf Championship. He was part of the gold medal winning South Korean team in the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), playing alongside Kim Si-woo, Im Sung-jae and Cho Woo-young. Also in 2023, while still an amateur, he won the KPGA Gunsan CC Open on the Korean Tour. He reached a high of 35 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Professional career Jang turned professional in October 2023, and joined the Korean Tour. In 2024, he successfully defended the KPGA Gunsan CC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Korean Tour
The 2024 Korean Tour was the 47th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ... 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 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour). Awards Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korean Tour 2024 Korean Tour 2024 in golf 2024 in South Korean sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
