2016 Asian Tour
Appearance
Duration | 29 January 2016 | – 11 December 2016
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Number of official events | 23 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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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
[edit]In July, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Asian Tour.[1]
Schedule
[edit]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 |
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1 Feb | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
28 | JPN | |
7 Feb | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 750,000 | ![]() |
15 | JPN | |
14 Feb | Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | Bangladesh | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
21 Feb | Maybank Championship Malaysia | Malaysia | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | EUR | New tournament |
28 Feb | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia | A$1,750,000 | ![]() |
23 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian Tour |
13 Mar | True Thailand Classic | Thailand | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | |
20 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,660,000 | ![]() |
19 | EUR | |
24 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | JPN | |
15 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | ![]() |
17 | AFR, EUR | |
19 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
3 Jul | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
31 Jul | King's Cup | Thailand | 750,000 | ![]() |
14 | EUR | |
4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,700,000 | ![]() |
30 | EUR | |
25 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() |
15 | JPN | |
2 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 800,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
2 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | ![]() |
18 | KOR | |
9 Oct | BNI Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
16 Oct | Venetian Macao Open | Macau | 1,100,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
23 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
13 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
20 Nov | Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
4 Dec | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | ![]() |
14 | PGTI | |
11 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1,004,793 |
2 | ![]() |
730,023 |
3 | ![]() |
546,193 |
4 | ![]() |
542,821 |
5 | ![]() |
525,926 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[6] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[6] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Hend wins Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2016 Award". PHT News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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