2016 Asian Tour

The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

Tournament results

The table below shows the 2016 schedule.[1]

The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.

Fifty percent of the prize money from two major championships (the U.S. Open and The Open Championship) and one of the World Golf Championships counts towards the Order of Merit, but these tournaments are not shown below.

DateTournamentHost countryPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
17 JanEurAsia CupMalaysian/aTeam Europen/aTeam event
1 Feb[nb 1]SMBC Singapore OpenSingapore$1,000,000 Song Young-han (1)28Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
7 FebLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar$750,000 Shaun Norris (2)15Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
14 FebBashundhara Bangladesh OpenBangladesh$300,000 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1)14
21 FebMaybank Championship MalaysiaMalaysia$3,000,000 Marcus Fraser (2)38Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
28 FebISPS Handa Perth InternationalAustraliaA$1,750,000 Louis Oosthuizen (n/a)23Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and PGA Tour of Australasia
13 MarTrue Thailand ClassicThailand$1,750,000 Scott Hend (8)24Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
20 MarHero Indian OpenIndia$1,660,000 Shiv Chawrasia (4)19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
24 AprPanasonic OpenJapan¥150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (n/a)16Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
15 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius1,000,000 Wang Jeung-hun (1)17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Sunshine Tour
19 JunQueen's CupThailand$300,000 Scott Hend (9)14
3 JulYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan$500,000 Carlos Pigem (1)14
31 JulKing's CupThailand$750,000 Chan Shih-chang (1)14Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
4 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland2,700,000 Alex Norén (n/a)30Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
25 SepAsia-Pacific Open Mitsubishi Diamond CupJapan¥150,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (2)15Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
2 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan$800,000 Lu Wei-chih (4)14
2 OctShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea1.2 billion Gaganjeet Bhullar (6)18Co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour
9 OctBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia$750,000 Poom Saksansin (1)14Flagship event
16 OctVenetian Macao OpenMacau$1,100,000 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1)16
23 OctCIMB ClassicMalaysia$7,000,000 Justin Thomas (n/a)50Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour
13 NovResorts World Manila MastersPhilippines$1,000,000 Shiv Chawrasia (5)14
20 NovBank BRI-JCB Indonesia OpenIndonesia$300,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (7)14
4 DecPanasonic Open IndiaIndia$400,000 Mukesh Kumar (1)14
11 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong$2,000,000 Sam Brazel (1)32Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Order of Merit

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1Scott Hend Australia1,004,792
2Marcus Fraser Australia730,023
3Wang Jeung-hun South Korea546,193
4Chan Shih-chang Taiwan542,820
5Miguel Tabuena Philippines525,926
6Shiv Chawrasia India517,467
7Sam Brazel Australia432,394
8Lee Soo-min South Korea378,373
9Gaganjeet Bhullar India368,737
10Pavit Tangkamolprasert Thailand243,408

There is a complete list on the official site here.

Footnotes

  1. Final round delayed to Monday due to bad weather and lightning

References

  1. "Early '16 Asian Tour and ADT Schedules announced". Asian Tour. 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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