2017 Korean Tour


The 2017 Korean Tour was the 40th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.

European Tour strategic alliance

In May, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Korean PGA. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player on the Korean Tour Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
23 AprDongbu Insurance Promy OpenGyeonggi500,000,000

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 2018 European Tour.
PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1