2013 Asian Tour

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2013 Asian Tour season
Duration21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) – 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
Number of official events24
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Rookie of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee
2012
2014

The 2013 Asian Tour was the 19th 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
24 Feb Zaykabar Myanmar Open Myanmar300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chawalit Plaphol (4)14
9 Mar SAIL-SBI Open India300,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (3)14 PGTI
17 Mar Avantha Masters India€1,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Thomas Aiken (n/a)20 EUR
24 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia2,750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2)38 EUR
31 Mar Chiangmai Golf Classic Thailand750,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (3)16New tournament
7 Apr Panasonic Open India India300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby (1)14 PGTI
14 Apr Solaire Open Philippines300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang (6)14New tournament
28 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea€2,205,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford (n/a)34 EUR, KOR
5 May CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia750,000 Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger (n/a)14
16 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (7)14
23 Jun Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters MalaysiaRM1,200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2)14
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,200,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (n/a)30 EUR
15 Sep Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan500,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant (16)14
29 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan¥150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Kawamura (n/a)16 JPN
6 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (4)14
13 Oct CJ Invitational South Korea750,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon (1)14 KOR
20 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau800,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (5)14
28 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore (n/a)48 PGAT Limited-field event
10 Nov Hero Indian Open India1,250,000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman (2)14
17 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines1,250,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenchong (3)14
1 Dec Indonesia Open Indonesia750,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (5)14
8 Dec Hong Kong Open Hong Kong1,300,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)20 EUR
15 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (3)38Flagship event
19 Jan King's Cup Golf Hua Hin Thailand1,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (8)14

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat 1,127,856
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 597,901
3 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri 517,030
4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman 495,467
5 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar 479,979

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee [4]

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. EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. Romine, Brentley (20 January 2014). "Aphibarnrat wins Asian Tour money title, sets sights on majors". Golfweek. Retrieved 24 June 2023. But the 24-year-old from Thailand still earned $1.12 million behind one victory and five other top-5 finishes, becoming just the second player on the Asian Tour to earn more than a million dollars in a single season.
  4. 1 2 Thongsombat, Kittipong (24 April 2014). "Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Kiradech swept the players' player of the year title and special achievement award to go with the prestigious Order of Merit crown... Canada's Richard T Lee scooped the rookie of the year award after his memorable debut season where he posted three top-10s to finish in 32nd place on the Order of Merit.