2018 Asian Tour

The 2018 Asian Tour was the 24th 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 2018 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 fund
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
14 JanEurAsia CupMalaysia4,800,000Team Europen/aTeam event
21 JanSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore1,000,000 Sergio García (n/a)28Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
28 JanLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar750,000 Paul Peterson (1)19Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
4 FebMaybank ChampionshipMalaysia3,000,000 Shubhankar Sharma (2)38Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
11 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthAustraliaA$1,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3)23Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and PGA Tour of Australasia
4 MarISPS Handa New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,150,000 Daniel Nisbet (n/a)15Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
New to Asian Tour
11 MarHero Indian OpenIndia1,750,000 Matt Wallace (n/a)22Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
22 AprPanasonic Open ChampionshipJapan¥150,000,000 Rahil Gangjee (2)15Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
29 AprVolvo China OpenChinaCNY20,000,000 Alexander Björk (n/a)32Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Last sanctioned by Asian Tour in 2008
6 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1)12Co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour
Last sanctioned by Asian Tour in 2009
12 MayAB Bank Bangladesh OpenBangladesh300,000 Malcolm Kokocinski (1)14
20 MayAsia-Pacific ClassicChina300,000 John Catlin (1)10New tournament, co-sanctioned with China Tour
10 JunThailand OpenThailand300,000 Panuphol Pittayarat (2)14
24 JunKolon Korea OpenSouth Korea1,200,000,000 Choi Min-chel (1)12Co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour
Last sanctioned by Asian Tour in 2009
1 JulQueen's CupThailand300,000 Jazz Janewattananond (2)14
7 JulSarawak ChampionshipMalaysia300,000 John Catlin (2)14New tournament
15 JulBank BRI Indonesia OpenIndonesia500,000 Justin Harding (1)14
29 JulRoyal CupThailand500,000 Justin Harding (2)14New tournament
5 AugFiji InternationalFijiA$1,250,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (9)15Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and the PGA Tour of Australasia
12 AugTAKE Solutions MastersIndia350,000 Viraj Madappa (1)14
16 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea1,200,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (2)12Co-sanctioned with the Korean Tour
23 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfJapan¥150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (n/a)15Co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
30 SepMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan850,000 Adilson da Silva (1)14
7 OctYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan500,000 John Catlin (3)14
14 OctUMA CNS OpenPakistan300,000 Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1)14New tournament
14 OctCIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000 Marc Leishman (n/a)48Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour
28 OctPanasonic Open IndiaIndia400,000 Khalin Joshi (1)14
25 NovHonma Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000 Aaron Rai (n/a)30Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
2 DecQueen's CupThailand500,000 Miguel Tabuena (2)14
2 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius1,000,000 Kurt Kitayama (1)17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Sunshine Tour
9 DecSouth African OpenSouth AfricaR17,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (n/a)32Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Sunshine Tour
16 DecBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia750,000 Poom Saksansin (3)24Flagship event

Order of Merit

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1Shubhankar Sharma India755,994
2Park Sang-hyun South Korea566,211
3Justin Harding South Africa479,816
4Gaganjeet Bhullar India422,935
5Scott Vincent Zimbabwe420,886
6John Catlin United States403,666
7Sihwan Kim United States392,883
8Kurt Kitayama United States369,346
9Jazz Janewattananond Thailand367,308
10Rahil Gangjee India309,791

There is a complete list on the official site here.

References

  1. "Asian Tour announces early 2018 schedule". Asian Tour. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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