The 2006 Korean Tour, titled as the 2006 SBS Korean Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Seoul Broadcasting System, that was announced in June 2004.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(₩) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 16 Apr SBS Lotte Skyhill Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kang Sung-hoon (a) (1) n/a 30 Apr GS Caltex Maekyung Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Suk Jong-yul (2) 14 ASA 7 May SK Telecom Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Prom Meesawat (n/a) 14 ASA 14 May SBS Meritz Solmoro Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Park Boo-won (1) n/a New tournament 21 May SBS Jisan Resort Open Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Marc Leishman (1) n/a 28 May Pocari Energy Open Gyeonggi 400,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (a) (1) n/a 4 Jun SBS Kumho Asiana Open Gyeonggi 500,000,000 Shin Yong-jin (8) n/a New tournament 30 Jul SBS Gaya Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Mo Joong-kyung (4) n/a New tournament 3 Aug Shinhan Donghae Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Kang Ji-man (1) n/a 10 Sep SBS Samsung Benest Open Gyeonggi 600,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (a) (2) n/a 17 Sep SBS Tomato Savings Bank Zephyros Open Jeju 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (1) n/a New tournament 24 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Chungcheong 700,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (2) 16 ASA 1 Oct SBS Jungheung Gold Lake Open South Jeolla 300,000,000 Kang Kyung-nam (2) n/a New tournament 15 Oct SBS Vivaldi Park Open Gangwon 300,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (1) n/a 22 Oct SBS LIG KPGA Championship South Gyeongsang 400,000,000 Kim Hyung-sung (1) n/a 5 Nov SBS Emerson Pacific Group Open South Gyeongsang 300,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (1) n/a 12 Nov SBS Hana Tour Championship Gyeonggi 300,000,000 Kim Hyung-tae (1) n/a
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.
Position Player Prize money (₩)1 Kang Kyung-nam 302,623,3332 Shin Yong-jin 297,216,7983 Kang Ji-man 276,827,7504 Yang Yong-eun 234,666,6675 Kim Hyung-tae 206,956,667
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) Yang Yong-eun Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) Choi Jin-ho
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