Duration | 2 February 2023 – 17 December 2023 |
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Number of official events | 23 |
Most wins | Andy Ogletree (2) |
Order of Merit | Andy Ogletree |
International Series Order of Merit | Andy Ogletree |
Player of the Year | Andy Ogletree |
Rookie of the Year | Kho Taichi |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Asian Tour was the 28th 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.
New tournaments for the 2023 season included the International Series Oman, [1] the International Series Qatar, [2] the World City Championship in Hong Kong, [3] the International Series Vietnam [4] and the St Andrews Bay Championship played at Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland (the first Asian Tour event to be staged in Scotland). [5]
The SJM Macao Open also returned to the schedule for the first time since 2017. [6]
Two events from the 2020–22 Asian Development Tour schedule were upgraded to events on the 2023 Asian Tour schedule. They included the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open [7] and the Saudi Open. [8]
The season marked a switch of format in the Order of Merit, which saw it become a points-based system, rather than based on money earned. [9]
The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [10] [11]
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [12] [13]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Andy Ogletree | 2,129 |
2 | Miguel Tabuena | 1,437 |
3 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 1,432 |
4 | Travis Smyth | 1,427 |
5 | Ben Campbell | 1,395 |
The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars. [14] [13] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League. [15]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Andy Ogletree | 1,101,828 |
2 | David Puig | 577,800 |
3 | Ben Campbell | 524,488 |
4 | Kieran Vincent | 468,655 |
5 | Takumi Kanaya | 426,233 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Kyi Hla Han Award) | Andy Ogletree | [16] |
Rookie of the Year | Kho Taichi | [17] |
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