2015 Asian Tour

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2015 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Number of official events20
Most wins Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (2)
Order of Merit Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
Rookie of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Natipong Srithong
2014
2016

The 2015 Asian Tour was the 21st 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 2015 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
8 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (6)38 EUR
15 Feb True Thailand Classic Thailand2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt (2)28 EUR New tournament
22 Feb Hero Indian Open India1,500,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (7)19 EUR
26 Apr CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia750,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (n/a)14
10 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg George Coetzee (n/a)17 AFR, EUR New tournament
30 May Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh300,000 Flag of Singapore.svg Mardan Mamat (5)14New tournament
21 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand300,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (9)14
26 Jul Omega European Masters Switzerland€2,700,000 Flag of England.svg Danny Willett (n/a)32 EUR
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan¥150,000,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-tae (2)15 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan650,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (2)14
11 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris (1)14
18 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend (7)17
25 Oct UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (n/a)34 EUR
1 Nov CIMB Classic Malaysia7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas (n/a)46 PGAT Limited-field event
8 Nov Panasonic Open India India400,000 Flag of India.svg Chiragh Kumar (1)14 PGTI
15 Nov World Classic Championship Singapore750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Danthai Boonma (1)14
22 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines1,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Natipong Srithong (1)14
6 Dec Ho Tram Open Vietnam1,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (4)14New tournament
13 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand1,000,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Donaldson (n/a)34Flagship event
20 Dec Philippine Open Philippines300,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Miguel Tabuena (1)14

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri 1,139,085
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 491,632
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt 434,474
4 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia 343,273
5 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson 289,872

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Natipong Srithong [5]

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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

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References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2015 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Lahiri crowned 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion". Professional Golf Tour of India. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2023. The 28-year-old Anirban amassed record earnings of US$1,139,084 during the 2015 Asian Tour season...
  4. "Lahiri wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year award". The Times of India. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. "Tour stars honoured through Stats Categories Awards". The Nation. Thailand. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Thailand's Natipong Srithong has capped a deserving maiden season on the Asian Tour by etching his name on the 2015 Roll of Honour by winning the Rookie of the Year award.