2007 Asian Tour

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2007 Asian Tour season
Duration18 January 2007 (2007-01-18) – 9 December 2007 (2007-12-09)
Number of official events28
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh (2)
Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
2006
2008

The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th 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.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
21 Jan Pakistan Open Pakistan300,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman (1)14
28 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar2,200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (n/a)48 EUR
4 Feb Philippine Open Philippines300,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza (1)14
11 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia1,290,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom (n/a)26 EUR
18 Feb Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open Indonesia1,000,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ilonen (n/a)20 EUR
4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand£1,250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Haig (2)40 ANZ, EUR
11 Mar Clariden Leu Singapore Masters Singapore1,100,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong (1)30 EUR
18 Mar TCL Classic China1,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat (1)20 EUR
25 Mar Motorola International Bintan Indonesia350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Knutzon (2)14New tournament
15 Apr Volvo China Open China2,000,000 Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier (n/a)20 EUR
22 Apr BMW Asian Open China2,300,000 Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin (n/a)32 EUR
19 Apr Pine Valley Beijing Open China500,000 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Ghei (3)14New tournament
6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea₩600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Kyung-tae (1)14 KOR
20 May Macau Open Macau300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh (3)14
27 May SK Telecom Open South Korea₩600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Bae Sang-moon (1)14 KOR
10 Jun Bangkok Airways Open Thailand300,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Sung (1)14New tournament
26 Aug Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia300,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Artemio Murakami (1)14New tournament
2 Sep Brunei Open Brunei500,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang (2)14
16 Sep Midea China Classic China400,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant (9)14New tournament
23 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan500,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh (4)14
7 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea₩1,000,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (n/a)14 KOR
14 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India500,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (7)14
28 Oct Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia500,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan (1)14New tournament
4 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore4,000,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Cabrera (n/a)40
18 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong2,250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)36 EUR
25 Nov Hana Bank Vietnam Masters Vietnam500,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat (2)14New tournament
2 Dec Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Saltus (1)14New tournament
9 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (6)20

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
11 Nov HSBC Champions China5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 52 AFR, ANZ, EUR Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong 532,591
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat 442,326
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Haig 427,685
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 363,109
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng 348,623

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong [3]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend [3]

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. 1 2 AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2007 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "2007 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "China's Wenchong caps year with three Asian Tour awards". The Star. Malaysia. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2023.