2016 Asian Tour

2016 Asian Tour season
Duration29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events23
Most winsTaiwan Chan Shih-chang (2)
India Shiv Chawrasia (2)
Australia Scott Hend (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Scott Hend
Players' Player of the YearAustralia Scott Hend
Rookie of the YearZimbabwe Scott Vincent
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The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

European Tour strategic alliance

In July, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
1 FebSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore1,000,000South Korea Song Young-han (1)28JPN
7 FebLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar750,000South Africa Shaun Norris (2)15JPN
14 FebBashundhara Bangladesh OpenBangladesh300,000Thailand Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1)14
21 FebMaybank Championship MalaysiaMalaysia3,000,000Australia Marcus Fraser (2)38EURNew tournament
28 FebISPS Handa Perth InternationalAustraliaA$1,750,000South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (2)23ANZ, EURNew to Asian Tour
13 MarTrue Thailand ClassicThailand1,750,000Australia Scott Hend (8)24EUR
20 MarHero Indian OpenIndia1,660,000India Shiv Chawrasia (4)19EUR
24 AprPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipJapan¥150,000,000Japan Yuta Ikeda (n/a)16JPN
15 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000South Korea Wang Jeung-hun (1)17AFR, EUR
19 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000Australia Scott Hend (9)14
3 JulYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan500,000Spain Carlos Pigem (1)14TWN
31 JulKing's CupThailand750,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (1)14EUR
4 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000Sweden Alex Norén (n/a)30EUR
25 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfJapan¥150,000,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (2)15JPN
2 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan800,000Taiwan Lu Wei-chih (4)14TWN
2 OctShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (6)18KOR
9 OctBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia750,000Thailand Poom Saksansin (1)14
16 OctVenetian Macao OpenMacau1,100,000Thailand Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1)16
23 OctCIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000United States Justin Thomas (n/a)50PGATLimited-field event
13 NovResorts World Manila MastersPhilippines1,000,000India Shiv Chawrasia (5)14
20 NovBank BRI-JCB Indonesia OpenIndonesia300,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (7)14
4 DecPanasonic Open IndiaIndia400,000India Mukesh Kumar (1)14PGTI
11 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000Australia Sam Brazel (1)32EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Australia Scott Hend1,004,793
2Australia Marcus Fraser730,023
3South Korea Wang Jeung-hun546,193
4Taiwan Chan Shih-chang542,821
5Philippines Miguel Tabuena525,926

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearAustralia Scott Hend
Rookie of the YearZimbabwe Scott Vincent

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
  2. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Early '16 Asian Tour and ADT Schedules announced". Asian Tour. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hend wins Asian Order of Merit". Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia: The National. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Hend wins Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2016 Award". PHT News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Zimbabwean Scott Vincent was named Rookie of the Year...