2017 Asian Development Tour

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2017 Asian Development Tour season
Duration18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) – 24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)
Number of official events20
Order of Merit Flag of Thailand.svg Pannakorn Uthaipas
2016
2018

The 2017 Asian Development Tour was the eighth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
21 JanCCM Seriemas ChampionshipMalaysiaRM220,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Dive (1)6 PGM
18 FebPanasonic Malaysia ChampionshipMalaysiaRM250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Munson (2)6 PGM
18 MarNorthport ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (1)6 PGM
15 AprUMW ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (3)6 PGM
28 MaySingha Phuket OpenThailand฿2,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol (1)6 ATGT
25 JunTaifong OpenTaiwan160,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Pannakorn Uthaipas (1)6TWN
2 JulBetagro All Thailand ChampionshipThailand฿3,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1)7 ATGT
9 JulCharming Yeangder ADTTaiwan150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wang Wei-lun (1)6TWN
15 JulDarulaman ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Nattawat Suvajanakorn (1)6 PGM
26 AugCiputra Golfpreneur TournamentIndonesia110,000 Flag of Japan.svg Masaru Takahashi (2)6PTINA
23 SepEurAsia Sabah ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Michael O'Toole (2)6 PGM
30 SepLabuan ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathiam Keyser (2)6 PGM
7 OctMNRB ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Snyder (2)6 PGM
14 OctCombiphar Players ChampionshipIndonesia100,000 Flag of Venezuela.svg Wolmer Murillo (1)6PTINA
28 OctMIDF ChampionshipMalaysiaRM250,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kasidit Lepkurte (1)6 PGM
5 NovDefence Raya Golf ChampionshipPakistan120,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Poosit Supupramai (1)6
11 NovEurAsia Perak ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Catlin (2)n/a PGM
25 NovGlobalOne ChampionshipMalaysiaRM200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (4)6 PGM
10 DecThongchai Jaidee FoundationThailand฿4,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2)8 ATGT
24 DecBoonchu Ruangkit ChampionshipThailand฿4,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Namchok Tantipokhakul (2)8 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 2018 Asian Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Pannakorn Uthaipas 55,860
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masaru Takahashi 48,935
3 Flag of the United States.svg John Catlin 46,374
4 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wang Wei-lun 35,972
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Nattawat Suvajanakorn 34,786

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; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

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References

  1. "2017 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "2017 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Namchok beat Chanachok in play-off to win Boonchu Runagkit ADT". The Nation. Thailand. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas was crowned the 2017 ADT Order of Merit champion following the conclusion of the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. Pannakorn closed with a 68 to finish in tied-31st place and cap a season's haul of US$55,859. Japanese Masaru Takahashi, American John Catlin, Chinese Taipei's Wang Wei-lun and Nattawat Suvajanakorn of Thailand, who finished second, third, fourth and fifth respectively on the Order of Merit, also earned playing rights on the region's premier Tour for 2018.