Duration | 8 January 2015 – 27 December 2015 |
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Number of official events | 28 |
Most wins | Arie Irawan (2) Janne Kaske (2) Phachara Khongwatmai (2) |
Order of Merit | 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] |
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11 Jan | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship | Thailand | ฿3,000,000 | Phiphatphong Naewsuk (1) | 8 | ATGT |
31 Jan | Sime Darby Harvard Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Arie Irawan (1) | 6 | PGM |
14 Feb | LADA Langkawi Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Wilson Choo (1) | 6 | PGM |
14 Mar | Terengganu Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Panuwat Muenlek (1) | 6 | PGM |
21 Mar | CCM Rahman Putra Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Phachara Khongwatmai (1) | 6 | PGM |
29 Mar | Charming Yeangder ADT | Taiwan | 150,000 | Hsieh Chi-Hsien (2) | 6 | TWN |
11 Apr | Johor Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Nicholas Fung (2) | 6 | PGM |
18 Apr | ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational | Philippines | 60,000 | Arie Irawan (2) | 7 | PHI |
25 Apr | ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic | Philippines | 60,000 | Itthipat Buranatanyarat (1) | 6 | PHI |
9 May | Sabah Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Nirun Sae-ueng (1) | 6 | PGM |
16 May | MNRB Sarawak Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Janne Kaske (1) | 6 | PGM |
24 May | Ambassador ADT | Taiwan | 120,000 | Chan Shih-chang (5) | 6 | TWN |
30 May | Port Dickson Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Sean Riordan (1) | 6 | PGM |
13 Jun | Rahman Putra Championship | Malaysia | RM250,000 | Jake Stirling (1) | 6 | PGM |
28 Jun | Bali National Golf Resort Championships | Indonesia | 76,000 | Matthew Giles (1) | 6 | |
2 Aug | Taifong Open | Taiwan | 160,000 | Rattanon Wannasrichan (1) | 6 | TWN |
8 Aug | Aboitiz Invitational | Philippines | 100,000 | Juvic Pagunsan (2) | 6 | PHI |
15 Aug | Northport Glenmarie Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Blake Snyder (1) | 6 | PGM |
29 Aug | Ciputra Golf Tournament | Indonesia | 100,000 | Michael Tran (1) | 6 | |
13 Sep | Thongchai Jaidee Foundation | Thailand | ฿4,000,000 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) | 11 | ATGT |
19 Sep | Bukit Jawi Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Danny Chia (3) | 6 | PGM |
27 Sep | Ballantine's Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | 110,000 | Thammanoon Sriroj (1) | 6 | TWN |
24 Oct | Kinrara Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Poom Saksansin (1) | 6 | PGM |
31 Oct | TAKE Solutions India Masters | India | 120,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (2) | 6 | PGTI |
7 Nov | Tiara Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Casey O'Toole (1) | 6 | PGM |
21 Nov | Nilai Springs Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (1) | 6 | PGM |
28 Nov | MIDF KLGCC Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Janne Kaske (2) | 6 | PGM |
27 Dec | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship | Thailand | ฿3,000,000 | Phachara Khongwatmai (2) | 14 | ATGT |
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]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Casey O'Toole | 55,287 |
2 | Hsieh Chi-hsien | 43,357 |
3 | Sean Riordan | 40,782 |
4 | Jordan Sherratt | 39,557 |
5 | Phachara Khongwatmai | 36,678 |
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