1999 Korean Tour

The 1999 Korean Tour was the 22nd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

1999 Korean Tour season

Duration	29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) – 16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)
Number of official events	7
Most wins	K. J. Choi (2) Kang Wook-soon (2) Park Nam-sin (2)
Order of Merit	Kang Wook-soon
Player of the Year	Kang Wook-soon
Rookie of the Year	Yang Yong-eun
← 1998 2000 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner[a]	Other tours[b]	Notes
2 May	Maekyung Daks Open	Gyeonggi	US$250,000	James Kingston (n/a)	ASA
6 Jun	SK Telecom Classic	Gyeonggi	200,000,000	Park Nam-sin (16)
22 Aug	Bookyung Open	South Chungcheong	100,000,000	Kang Wook-soon (3)		New tournament
29 Aug	Lance Field KPGA Championship	North Chungcheong	100,000,000	Kang Wook-soon (4)
12 Sep	SBS Pro Golf Championship	Gyeonggi	100,000,000	Park Nam-sin (17)
19 Sep	Kolon Korea Open	Gyeonggi	350,000,000	K. J. Choi (6)	ASA
16 Oct	KPGA Cup	Gyeonggi	100,000,000	K. J. Choi (7)		New tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.^[2][3]

Position	Player	Prize money (₩)
1	Kang Wook-soon	79,898,357
2	Park Nam-sin	73,033,533
3	Shin Yong-jin	51,584,450
4	Choi Gwang-soo	40,618,100
5	Kim Wan-tae	29,454,650

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Kang Wook-soon	[4]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Yang Yong-eun	[4]

Notes

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 PGA Tour.