2016 Asian Tour

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2016 Asian Tour season
Duration29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events23
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang (2)
Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
Rookie of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent
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The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd 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

European Tour strategic alliance

In July, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Asian Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
1 Feb SMBC Singapore Open Singapore1,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Young-han (1)28 JPN
7 Feb Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar750,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris (2)15 JPN
14 Feb Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1)14
21 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia Malaysia3,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser (2)38 EUR New tournament
28 Feb ISPS Handa Perth International AustraliaA$1,750,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (2)23 ANZ, EUR New to Asian Tour
13 Mar True Thailand Classic Thailand1,750,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (8)24 EUR
20 Mar Hero Indian Open India1,660,000 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia (4)19 EUR
24 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan¥150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda (n/a)16 JPN
15 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius€1,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun (1)17 AFR, EUR
19 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (9)14
3 Jul Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Pigem (1)14
31 Jul King's Cup Thailand750,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang (1)14 EUR
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,700,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén (n/a)30 EUR
25 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan¥150,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang (2)15 JPN
2 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan800,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wei-chih (4)14
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea₩1,200,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (6)18 KOR
9 Oct BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Poom Saksansin (1)14
16 Oct Venetian Macao Open Macau1,100,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1)16
23 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas (n/a)50 PGAT Limited-field event
13 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines1,000,000 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia (5)14
20 Nov Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open Indonesia300,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (7)14
4 Dec Panasonic Open India India400,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (1)14 PGTI
11 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Brazel (1)32 EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 1,004,793
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser 730,023
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun 546,193
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang 542,821
5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Miguel Tabuena 525,926

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent [6]

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. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; 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. ↑ "European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Early '16 Asian Tour and ADT Schedules announced". Asian Tour. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hend wins Asian Order of Merit". Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia: The National. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Hend wins Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2016 Award". PHT News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Zimbabwean Scott Vincent was named Rookie of the Year...
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