KOREA TOP 100 GOLF COURSES AWARD ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

The Korea Golf Tourism Association's "KOREA Top100 Golf Courses Awards Organizing Committee" announced the "1st KOREA Top 100 Golf Courses" in 2022 for the first time in Korea. It was announced worldwide in Korean and English for the internationalization of Korean golf courses. It will be announced every three years. 

The 'KOREA Top100 Golf Courses Awards Organizing Committee' was launched in October 2022 as a subcommittee of the 'Korea Golf Tourism Association' and based on the 'Best Golf Course Awards Committee' established in 2014. 

We took on a key role in 'Asia Top 10 Golf Courses Awards Committee' in 2015 and 'Asia Top 100 Golf Courses Awards Committee' in 2017 and 2019, 'Best Golf Course Awards Committee' 

Finally, we selected and announced the "First KOREA Top 100 Golf Courses" for the first time in Korea in 2022. 

The course selection was made after evaluation and discussion by golf-related experts such as golf enthusiasts, golf industry workers, golf journalists, golf industry consultants, active golfers, and golf course managers etc.. 

According to the report Golf Around the World 4th Edition, an R&A report, there are 844 golf courses in 520 golf facilities in Korea. Korea is the seventh-largest golf powerhouse in the world. Of the 38,081 golf courses in the world, Korea has 2.1 percent. 0.66% of the world's population and 5,565 people per hole. For reference, there are 1,365 in the United States, 1,480 in the United Kingdom, and 2,790 in Japan. 

The Commission comprehensively evaluated the widely practiced course evaluation criteria such as Shot Value, Resistance to Score, Design Variety, Memorability, Aesthetics, Conditioning, Contribution, and Service. In particular, we highly appreciated the global contribution to promoting Korean golf to the world and promoting exchanges and active promotion with overseas golf courses.