2018 Asian Development Tour

2018 Asian Development Tour season

Duration	24 January 2018 (2018-01-24) – 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01)
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (2)
Order of Merit	Miguel Ángel Carballo
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The 2018 Asian Development Tour was the ninth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner [a]	OWGR points	Other tours [b]
27 Jan	Darulaman Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Kurt Kitayama (1)	6	PGM
27 Jan	City Bank American Express Dhaka Open	Bangladesh	৳5,000,000	Siddikur Rahman (2)	n/a	PGTI
10 Mar	Richard Mille Brunei Championships	Brunei	60,000	Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3)	10
24 Mar	OB Golf Invitational	Indonesia	70,000	Shohei Hasegawa (1)	6	PTINA
7 Apr	Johor Championship II	Malaysia	RM225,000	Johnson Poh (1)	6	PGM
27 Apr	BTI Open	Bangladesh	60,000	Kazuki Higa (1)	6	PGTI
5 May	Penang Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Nitithorn Thippong (1)	6	PGM
13 May	Singha Laguna Phuket Open	Thailand	฿2,000,000	Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (1)	6	ATGT
27 May	Betagro Championship	Thailand	฿3,000,000	Pavit Tangkamolprasert (6)	7	ATGT
28 Jul	Northport Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Josh Salah (2)	6	PGM
3 Aug	Louis Philippe Cup	India	75,000	Rahil Gangjee (1)	6	PGTI
11 Aug	Sabah Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Ben Leong (2)	6	PGM
18 Aug	Labuan Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1)	6	PGM
19 Aug	Taifong Open	Taiwan	160,000	Chan Shih-chang (6)	6	TWN
25 Aug	Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament	Indonesia	110,000	Miguel Ángel Carballo (1)	6	PTINA
8 Sep	Miri Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Shakhawat Sohel (1)	6	PGM
15 Sep	MNRB Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Yutaka Araki (1)	6	PGM
6 Oct	UMW Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Mathiam Keyser (3)	6	PGM
13 Oct	CCM Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Han Lee (1)	6	PGM
20 Oct	MIDF Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Sam Gillis (1)	6	PGM
9 Nov	Combiphar Players Championship	Indonesia	110,000	Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (2)	6	PTINA
1 Dec	Maybank Championship	Malaysia	RM225,000	Shinichi Mizuno (1)	6	PGM

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[2] The top seven players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 Asian Tour. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Miguel Ángel Carballo	43,379
2	Nitithorn Thippong	37,579
3	Varanyu Rattanphiboonkij	34,031
4	Han Lee	31,156
5	Janne Kaske	30,678
6	Mathiam Keyser	29,934
7	Shinichi Mizuno	28,308

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

References

1. "2018 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
2. "2018 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "Order of Merit boost for 2018 Asian Development Tour season". Asian Tour. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023. The Asian Development Tour (ADT) is set to enter an exciting development in the second half of the 2018 season as it will now reward the top seven players on the final Order of Merit with playing rights on the Asian Tour in 2019.
4. "Mizuno Declared Winner of PGM Maybank ADT Championship". GolfRPM. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023. The race to finish inside the top-seven place on the money list also concluded with Carballo, Nitithorn Thippong, Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij, Han Lee, Janne Kaske, Mathiam Keyser and Mizuno earning their Asian Tour cards for next season.

External links

• Official website