2016 Asian Tour

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Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:Infobox golf season The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd 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.

European Tour strategic alliance

In July, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Asian Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
1 Feb SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Song Young-han (1) 28 JPN
7 Feb Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 750,000 Template:Flagicon Shaun Norris (2) 15 JPN
14 Feb Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Template:Flagicon Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1) 14
21 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia Malaysia 3,000,000 Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser (2) 38 EUR New tournament
28 Feb ISPS Handa Perth International Australia A$1,750,000 Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen (2) 23 ANZ, EUR New to Asian Tour
13 Mar True Thailand Classic Thailand 1,750,000 Template:Flagicon Scott Hend (8) 24 EUR
20 Mar Hero Indian Open India 1,660,000 Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia (4) 19 EUR
24 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan ¥150,000,000 Template:Flagicon Yuta Ikeda (n/a) 16 JPN
15 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Wang Jeung-hun (1) 17 AFR, EUR
19 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Template:Flagicon Scott Hend (9) 14
3 Jul Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Template:Flagicon Carlos Pigem (1) 14 TWN
31 Jul King's Cup Thailand 750,000 Template:Flagicon Chan Shih-chang (1) 14 EUR
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,700,000 Template:Flagicon Alex Norén (n/a) 30 EUR
25 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Template:Flagicon Chan Shih-chang (2) 15 JPN
2 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 800,000 Template:Flagicon Lu Wei-chih (4) 14 TWN
2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Template:Flagicon Gaganjeet Bhullar (6) 18 KOR
9 Oct BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Template:Flagicon Poom Saksansin (1) 14
16 Oct Venetian Macao Open Macau 1,100,000 Template:Flagicon Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1) 16
23 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas (n/a) 50 PGAT Limited-field event
13 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia (5) 14
20 Nov Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open Indonesia 300,000 Template:Flagicon Gaganjeet Bhullar (7) 14
4 Dec Panasonic Open India India 400,000 Template:Flagicon Mukesh Kumar (1) 14 PGTI
11 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Sam Brazel (1) 32 EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Template:Flagicon Scott Hend 1,004,793
2 Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser 730,023
3 Template:Flagicon Wang Jeung-hun 546,193
4 Template:Flagicon Chan Shih-chang 542,821
5 Template:Flagicon Miguel Tabuena 525,926

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Template:Flagicon Scott Hend [6]
Rookie of the Year Template:Flagicon Scott Vincent [6]

See also

Notes

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  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; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tournament schedule 2016 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Early '16 Asian Tour and ADT Schedules announced". Asian Tour. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hend wins Asian Order of Merit". Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia: The National. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hend wins Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2016 Award". PHT News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Zimbabwean Scott Vincent was named Rookie of the Year...

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