2015 Asian Development Tour

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2015 Asian Development Tour season
Duration8 January 2015 (2015-01-08) – 27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Number of official events28
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Arie Irawan (2)
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kaske (2)
Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Casey O'Toole
2014
2016

The 2015 Asian Development Tour was the sixth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
11 JanBoonchu Ruangkit ChampionshipThailand฿3,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Phiphatphong Naewsuk (1)8 ATGT
31 Jan Sime Darby Harvard Championship MalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Arie Irawan (1)6 PGM
14 FebLADA Langkawi ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Wilson Choo (1)6 PGM
14 MarTerengganu ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (1)6 PGM
21 MarCCM Rahman Putra ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai (1)6 PGM
29 MarCharming Yeangder ADTTaiwan150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Chi-Hsien (2)6TWN
11 AprJohor ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (2)6 PGM
18 AprICTSI Eagle Ridge InvitationalPhilippines60,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Arie Irawan (2)7 PHI
25 AprICTSI Sherwood Hills ClassicPhilippines60,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Itthipat Buranatanyarat (1)6 PHI
9 MaySabah ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Nirun Sae-ueng (1)6 PGM
16 MayMNRB Sarawak ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kaske (1)6 PGM
24 MayAmbassador ADTTaiwan120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang (5)6TWN
30 MayPort Dickson ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sean Riordan (1)6 PGM
13 JunRahman Putra ChampionshipMalaysiaRM250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Stirling (1)6 PGM
28 JunBali National Golf Resort ChampionshipsIndonesia76,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Giles (1)6
2 AugTaifong OpenTaiwan160,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Rattanon Wannasrichan (1)6TWN
8 AugAboitiz InvitationalPhilippines100,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan (2)6 PHI
15 AugNorthport Glenmarie ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Snyder (1)6 PGM
29 AugCiputra Golf TournamentIndonesia100,000 Flag of Vietnam.svg Michael Tran (1)6
13 SepThongchai Jaidee FoundationThailand฿4,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)11 ATGT
19 SepBukit Jawi ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (3)6 PGM
27 SepBallantine's Taiwan ChampionshipTaiwan110,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj (1)6TWN
24 OctKinrara ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Poom Saksansin (1)6 PGM
31 Oct TAKE Solutions India Masters India120,000 Flag of India.svg S. Chikkarangappa (2)6 PGTI
7 NovTiara ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Casey O'Toole (1)6 PGM
21 NovNilai Springs ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (1)6 PGM
28 NovMIDF KLGCC ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kaske (2)6 PGM
27 DecBoonchu Ruangkit ChampionshipThailand฿3,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai (2)14 ATGT

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Asian Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Casey O'Toole 55,287
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Chi-hsien 43,357
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sean Riordan 40,782
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Sherratt 39,557
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai 36,678

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Asian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Asian Tour.
  2. ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; PHI − Philippine Golf Tour; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

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References

  1. "2015 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "2015 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Fearless Phachara seals sensational win at Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". Indian Sports News. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Apart from O'Toole, Hsieh and Phachara, New Zealander Sean Riordan and Jordan Sherratt of Australia also earned their 2016 playing rights on the Asian Tour after finishing the season in third and fourth positions on the ADT's final Order of Merit.