2009 Asian Tour

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2009 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2009 (2009-02-05) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events23 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
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The 2009 Asian Tour was the 15th 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 2009 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 3] 		Notes
8 Feb Indian Masters India–Cancelled [2] – EUR
8 Feb [lower-alpha 4] Asian Tour International Thailand300,000 Flag of South Africa.svg James Kamte (1)14
15 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kang (3)30 EUR
22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia£1,250,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee (a) (n/a)32 ANZ, EUR
1 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open Indonesia1,250,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (11)20 EUR
8 Mar Singha Thailand Open Thailand500,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (8)14
22 Mar SAIL Open India400,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat (3)14
29 Mar Black Mountain Masters Thailand500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Edfors (n/a)14New tournament
26 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea€2,100,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (12)32 EUR, KOR
17 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea₩600,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Bae Sang-moon (3)14 KOR
26 Jul Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia400,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (1)14
2 Aug Brunei Open Brunei300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Beck (1)14
8 Aug Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kulacz (2)14
16 Aug Queen's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnarat Phadungsil (3)14New tournament
6 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland2,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén (n/a)32 EUR New to Asian Tour
13 Sep Macau Open Macau500,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant (11)14
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan1,500,000 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Maruyama (n/a)20 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan500,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang (5)14
11 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India1,250,000 Flag of India.svg Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (1)14
25 Oct Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia1,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (4)14
1 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore5,000,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (n/a)46 EUR
15 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong2,500,000 Flag of France.svg Grégory Bourdy (n/a)44 EUR
22 Nov Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Both (2)14
6 Dec King's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Yih-shin (1)14New tournament
13 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand–Cancelled [4] –

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [5] [6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 981,932
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong 779,580
3 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kang 411,063
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 354,392
5 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa 344,351

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee [7]
Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Chinnaswamy Muniyappa [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  4. ↑ Rescheduled following the cancellation of the Indian Masters. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2009 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Varma, Viren (5 December 2008). "Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "New venue and new dates for Asian Tour International". Asian Tour. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "Volvo ends sponsorship of tourney". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Golden Boy Thongchai carries off record third merit crown". Reuters. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Muniyappa named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year". Times of India. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2023. ...in which Thai star Thongchai Jaidee, winner of an unprecedented third Order of Merit crown, has been voted by his peers as the 2009 Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year.
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