2007 Korean Tour

Golf tour season

2007 Korean Tour seasonDuration| 2 April 2007 (2007-04-02) – 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)

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Number of official events| 18
Most wins|  Kang Kyung-nam (3)
Kim Kyung-tae (3)
Order of Merit|  Kim Kyung-tae
Player of the Year|  Kim Kyung-tae
Rookie of the Year|  Kim Kyung-tae

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The 2007 Korean Tour, titled as the 2007 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.[1]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]

Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(₩) | Winner[a] | OWGR
points | Other
tours[b] | Notes

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29 Apr | SBS Tomato Savings Bank Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (3) | n/a |  |
6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (4) | 14 | ASA |
20 May | Xcanvas Open | Gyeonggi | 400,000,000 |  Hong Soon-sang (1) | n/a |  | New tournament
27 May | SK Telecom Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 |  Bae Sang-moon (2) | 14 | ASA |
3 Jun | SBS Kumho Asiana Open | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 |  Park Nam-sin (20) | n/a |  | New tournament
17 Jun | SBS Ace Savings Bank Montvert Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 |  Bae Sung-chul (1) | n/a |  | New tournament
1 Jul | SBS Yeonwoo Heavenland Open | North Gyeongsang | 400,000,000 |  Park Do-kyu (4) | n/a |  | New tournament
12 Jul | SBS Samsung Apple City Open | China | 300,000,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (5) | n/a |  | New tournament
24 Aug | SBS Korea Golf and Art Village KPGA Championship | Gyeonggi | 500,000,000 |  Kim Chang-yoon (1) | n/a |  |
2 Sep | SBS Lake Hills Open | Jeju | 300,000,000 |  Kang Kyung-nam (3) | n/a |  | New tournament
9 Sep | SBS Meritz Solmoro Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 |  Hwang Inn-choon (1) | n/a |  |
16 Sep | SBS Samsung Benest Open | Gyeonggi | 600,000,000 |  Lee Seong-ho (1) | n/a |  |
23 Sep | SBS Eden Valley Ski Resort Open | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 |  Kang Kyung-nam (4) | n/a |  | New tournament
7 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,000,000,000 |  Vijay Singh (n/a) | 14 | ASA |
14 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 |  K. J. Choi (12) | n/a |  |
28 Oct | SBS Kumgang Ananti NongHyup Open | Gyeonggi | 300,000,000 |  Kim Hyung-tae (2) | n/a |  | New tournament
11 Nov | SBS Hana Tour Championship | South Gyeongsang | 300,000,000 |  Kang Kyung-nam (5) | n/a |  |
23 Nov | Dongbu Insurance Promy KPGA Invitational | North Gyeongsang | 70,000,000 |  Lee Yong-hun (2) | n/a |  | New tournament

## Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

Position | Player | Points

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1 |  Kim Kyung-tae | 6,320
2 |  Kang Kyung-nam | 5,595
3 |  Kim Hyung-tae | 2,855
4 |  Kim Chang-yoon | 2,605
5 |  Hwang Inn-choon | 2,395

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) |  Kim Kyung-tae | [4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) |  Kim Kyung-tae | [5][4]

## 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.
2. ^ ASA − Asian Tour.

## References

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1. ^ "국내골프도 내년부터 '투어시대'" [Domestic golf will also enter the 'tour era' starting next year]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul, South Korea. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. ^ "2007 Points standings" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
4. ^ a b "KPGA Prize Awards history" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. ^ "2007 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

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