2016 Asian Development Tour

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2016 Asian Development Tour season
Duration6 January 2016 (2016-01-06) – 25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
Number of official events24
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (2)
Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Zetterwall (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Johannes Veerman
2015
2017

The 2016 Asian Development Tour was the seventh season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
9 Jan Warisan Harta Sabah Masters Malaysia100,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Namchok Tantipokhakul (1)n/a ASEAN
23 JanThe Players ChampionshipSingapore100,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Itthipat Buranatanyarat (2)6
30 JanCCM Rahman Putra ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Salah (1)6 PGM
6 FebUMW ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shunya Takeyasu (1)6 PGM
27 FebNorthport Glenmarie ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (2)6 PGM
12 MarClearwater ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Michael O'Toole (1)6 PGM
26 MarLADA Langkawi ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Indonesia.svg George Gandranata (1)6 PGM
3 AprCharming Yeangder ADTTaiwan150,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Pavit Tangkamolprasert (5)6TWN
9 AprDarul Aman ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (2)6 PGM
16 AprICTSI Manila Southwoods ChampionshipPhilippines60,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (3)7 PHI
23 AprICTSI Sherwood Hills ClassicPhilippines60,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Zetterwall (1)6 PHI
30 AprPalm Resort ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Sutijet Kooratanapisan (1)6 PGM
14 MayBukit Jawi ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (4)6 PGM
22 MayAmbassador ADTTaiwan120,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-ko (1)6TWN
28 MayPD ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (3)6 PGM
4 JunPenang ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Sherwood (1)6 PGM
10 JulTaifong OpenTaiwan160,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johannes Veerman (1)6TWN
6 AugAboitiz InvitationalPhilippines100,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jay Bayron (4)6 PHI
20 AugMNRB Sarawak ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathiam Keyser (1)6 PGM
27 AugCiputra Golfpreneur TournamentIndonesia100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Zetterwall (2)6PTINA
10 SepMIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Arvidsson (1)6 PGM
26 NovCombiphar Golf InvitationalIndonesia60,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Catlin (1)6PTINA
4 DecADT Thongchai Jaidee FoundationThailand฿4,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat (1)7 ATGT
25 DecBoonchu Ruangkit ChampionshipThailand฿3,500,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Danthai Boonma (1)9 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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2017 Asian Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Johannes Veerman 58,662
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green 55,477
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Zetterwall 44,449
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Itthipat Buranatanyarat 34,743
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Suradit Yongcharoenchai 32,002
6 Flag of the United States.svg John Michael O'Toole 27,271

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. ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour; ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; PHI − Philippine Golf Tour; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

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References

  1. "2016 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "2016 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Danthai seals dramatic play-off win at Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". Indian Sports News. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2023. With Veerman already secured his card through finishing inside top-62 on the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit, the next five leading players on the ADT Merit rankings will earn playing rights on the region's premier Tour in 2017. The five graduates are Malaysia's Gavin Green, Sweden's Oscar Zetterwall, Thailand's Itthipat Buranatanyarat, Suradit Yongcharoenchai and American John Michael O'Toole, who finished second to sixth respectively on the final ADT Order of Merit.