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Korean Tour

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Established
1978 (48 years old)

First Recorded Event
2026-04-15

Current Season
2026

Current Round
4

Sport
Golf

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

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09 May	KPGA Founders Cup Final Round
13 May	KPGA Gyeongbuk Open Round 1
14 May	KPGA Gyeongbuk Open Round 2
15 May	KPGA Gyeongbuk Open Round 3
16 May	KPGA Gyeongbuk Open Final Round
20 May	Kolon Korea Open Round 1
21 May	Kolon Korea Open Round 2
22 May	Kolon Korea Open Round 3
23 May	Kolon Korea Open Final Round
04 Jun	KPGA Championship Round 1
Results
08 May	KPGA Founders Cup Round 3
07 May	KPGA Founders Cup Round 2
06 May	KPGA Founders Cup Round 1
02 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open Final Round
01 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open Round 3
30 Apr	GS Caltex Maekyung Open Round 2
29 Apr	GS Caltex Maekyung Open Round 1
25 Apr	Woori Financial Group Championship Final Round
24 Apr	Woori Financial Group Championship Round 3
23 Apr	Woori Financial Group Championship Round 2

Description

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 Korean Professional Golf Championship and the 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 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 agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, being renamed as the SBS Korean Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth ₩15,000,000,000 over five years.

In December 2022, 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. In 2023, the number of players earning European Tour cards was increased to three.


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