2010 Korean Tour

The 2010 Korean Tour was the 33rd season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

2010 Korean Tour season

Duration	18 March 2010 (2010-03-18) – 14 November 2010 (2010-11-14)
Number of official events	17
Order of Merit	Kim Bi-o
Player of the Year	Kim Bi-o
Rookie of the Year	Kim Bi-o
← 2009 2011 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (₩)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
21 Mar	Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (1st)	China	400,000,000	Kim Hyung-tae (4)	n/a
11 Apr	Tomato Savings Bank Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kim Do-hoon 753 (1)	n/a
17 Apr	Eugene Securities Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Kang Sung-hoon (2)	n/a		New tournament
25 Apr	Ballantine's Championship	Gyeonggi	€2,200,000	Marcus Fraser (n/a)	38	ASA, EUR
9 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	Gyeonggi	800,000,000	Kim Dae-hyun (2)	6	ONE
23 May	SK Telecom Open	Gyeonggi	900,000,000	Bae Sang-moon (7)	12	ONE
20 Jun	Dongbu Insurance Promy Gunsan CC Open	North Jeolla	300,000,000	Kim Do-hoon 752 (1)	n/a
4 Jul	J-Golf KPGA Championship	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Son Joon-eob (1)	n/a
8 Aug	Johnnie Walker Open	Jeju	300,000,000	Kim Bi-o (1)	n/a
27 Aug	Lake Hills Open	Gyeonggi	300,000,000	Choi Jin-ho (2)	n/a
5 Sep	Meritz Solmoro Open	Gyeonggi	500,000,000	Lee Seong-ho (5)	n/a
19 Sep	Korea-China Tour KEB Invitational (2nd)	Gangwon	400,000,000	Hwang Inn-choon (4)	n/a
3 Oct	Shinhan Donghae Open	Gyeonggi	800,000,000	John Huh (1)	n/a
10 Oct	Kolon Korea Open	South Chungcheong	1,000,000,000	Yang Yong-eun (3)	12	ONE
17 Oct	Hanyang Sujain-Pine Beach Open	South Jeolla	300,000,000	Kim Dae-sub (8)	n/a		New tournament
24 Oct	Munsingwear Championship	North Chungcheong	400,000,000	Kang Kyung-nam (7)	n/a		New tournament
14 Nov	Hana Tour Championship	Gangwon	300,000,000	Kim Wi-joong (2)	n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Ballantine's Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[2]

Position	Player	Points
1	Kim Bi-o	3,770
2	Kim Dae-hyun	3,595
3	Kang Kyung-nam	3,230
4	Son Joon-eob	2,585
5	Kim Dae-sub	2,275

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award)	Kim Bi-o	[3]
Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award)	Kim Bi-o	[4][3]

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 Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.