2011 Asian Tour

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2011 Asian Tour season
Duration17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events22
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wei-chih (2) [lower-alpha 1]
Order of Merit Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Tjaart van der Walt
2010
2012

The 2011 Asian Tour was the 17th 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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
20 Feb Avantha Masters India€1,800,000 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia (2)20 EUR
25 Mar SAIL Open India300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)14
9 Apr Panasonic Open (India) India300,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (1)14 PGTI New tournament
17 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia2,500,000 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero (n/a)42 EUR
24 Apr Indonesian Masters Indonesia750,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)20New tournament
1 May Ballantine's Championship South Korea€2,205,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)42 EUR, KOR
15 May ICTSI Philippine Open Philippines300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Berry Henson (1)14
19 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chawalit Plaphol (3)14
23 Jul Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters MalaysiaRM1,200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg (1)14
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,000,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn (n/a)44 EUR
11 Sep ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Singapore400,000 Flag of India.svg Himmat Rai (1)14
18 Sep Macau Open Macau750,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Yih-shin (2)14
25 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan¥150,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4)22 JPN
9 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wei-chih (2)14
16 Oct Hero Indian Open India1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gleeson (3)14
23 Oct CJ Invitational South Korea750,000 Flag of South Korea.svg K. J. Choi (5)14 KOR New tournament
30 Oct CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Malaysia6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt (n/a)30 PGAT Limited-field event
6 Nov Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan600,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wei-chih (3)14
13 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore6,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a)46 EUR
20 Nov Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia2,000,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Luiten (n/a)24 EUR
4 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong2,750,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (n/a)38 EUR
11 Dec King's Cup ThailandCancelled [lower-alpha 4]
18 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)32New tournament
Flagship event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan 788,299
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Hiratsuka 456,668
3 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia 444,529
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Jbe' Kruger 362,234
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant 340,942

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Tjaart van der Walt [6]

See also

Notes

  1. Lee Westwood won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
  2. 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.
  3. EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. Cancelled due to flooding. [2]

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "King's Cup Postponed Due To Flood Situation". Asian Tour. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "Pagunsan wins Asian Order of Merit title". Reuters. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Pagunsan carded a final round of two-under-par 68 at the Hong Kong Golf Club and added $55,000 to his season's haul of $788,298 to give himself an unassailable lead with just the Thailand Golf Championship left to be played on the tour.
  5. Flores, Adrian (23 December 2011). "Pinoy bet Pagunsan receives Asian Tour awards". GMA News. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Juvic Pagunsan the Order of Merit (OOM) title and the special Players' Player of the Year Award...
  6. "Van der Walt back on the Tjaarts again". Compleat Golfer. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023. In addition to this he even tried his hand on the Asian Tour where he won rookie of the year in 2011.