The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf tours.
In 2007 there were 25 events on the main tour, including one co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and one co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Tour, plus a Korea versus Japan team match at the end of the season. The LPGA sanctioned event has a US$1.5 million prize fund and prize funds at the other individual events range from 200 million to 500 million South Korean Won.
Based on April 2011 exchange rates, in 2011 the main tour has total prize fund of roughly 11.4 million USD.
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| Dates | Tournament | Host City | Prize Fund (KRW) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17–19 2010 | Hyundai China Ladies Open | Xiamen | $250,000 | Kim Hye-youn (3) |
| Apr 14–17 | Lotte Mart Ladies Open | Seogwipo | 500,000,000 | Shim Hyun-hwa (1) |
| Apr 22–24 | Hyundai E&C Seokyung Ladies Open | Suwon | 600,000,000 | Kim Ha-neul (4) |
| May 12–15 | Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open | Gyeongju | 500,000,000 | Jeong Yeon-joo (1) |
| May 20–22 | Rush & Cash Charity Classic | Jeju City | 500,000,000 | Lee Seung-hyun (1) |
| May 26–29 | Doosan Match Play Championship | Chuncheon | 500,000,000 | Yang Soo-jin (3) |
| Jun 3–5 | Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship | Pocheon | 500,000,000 | Yoon Seul-A (1) |
| Jun 17–19 | SBS Tour Lotte Cantata Ladies Open | Seogwipo | 500,000,000 | Ryu So-yeon (7) |
| Jun 17–19 | S-Oil Champions Invitational | Jeju City | 400,000,000 | Lee Mi-rim (1) |
| Jul 29–31 | SBS Tour Hidden Valley Ladies Open | Jincheon | 300,000,000 | Byun Hyun-min (1) |
| Aug 18–21 | Nefs Masterpiece | Jeju City | 600,000,000 | Lee Jeong-eun (4) |
| Aug 26–28 | LIG Classic | Pocheon | 400,000,000 | Moon Hyun-hee (2) |
| Sep 1–4 | Hanwha Finance Classic | Taean | 1,000,000,000 | Na Yeon Choi (7) |
| Sep 22–25 | MetLife-Hankyung KLPGA Championship | Pyeongchang | 700,000,000 | Choi Hye-jung (2) |
| Sep 30–Oct 2 | GoldenAge Cup Daewoo Securities Classic | Icheon | 500,000,000 | Park Yu-na (1) |
| Oct 7–9 | LPGA Hana Bank Championship | Incheon | $1,800,000 | Yani Tseng (n/a) |
| Oct 13–16 | Hite Jinro Championship | Yeoju | 600,000,000 | Kim Ha-neul (5) |
| Oct 27-30 | KB Star Championship | Incheon | 700,000,000 | Amy Yang (1) |
| Nov 4–6 | eDaily-KYJ Golf Ladies Open | Seogwipo | 400,000,000 | Kim Ha-neul (6) |
| Nov 18–20 | ADT CAPS Championship | Seogwipo | 400,000,000 | Cho Young-ran (2) |
Events in bold are majors.
LPGA Hana Bank Championship is co-sanctioned with LPGA.
| Year | Number of official tournaments |
|---|---|
| 2011 Tour | 20 |
| 2010 Tour | 22 |
| 2009 Tour | 20 |
| 2008 Tour | 26 |
| Year | Player | Earnings (KRW) | Most wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kim Ha-neul | 524,297,417 | 3 – Kim Ha-neul |
| 2010 | Lee Bo-mee | 557,276,856 | 3 – Lee Bo-mee |
| 2009 | Hee Kyung Seo | 663,759,286 | 5 – Hee Kyung Seo |
| 2008 | Jiyai Shin | 765,184,500 | 7 – Jiyai Shin |
| 2007 | Jiyai Shin | 716,396,167 | 9 – Jiyai Shin |
| 2006 | Jiyai Shin | 374,054,333 | 3 – Jiyai Shin |
| 2005 | Kyeong Bae | 195,237,450 | 2 – Jee Young Lee, Bo Bae Song |
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