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2023 Asian Tour

2023 Asian Tour season
Duration2 February 2023 (2023-02-02) – 17 December 2023 (2023-12-17)
Number of official events23
Most winsUnited States Andy Ogletree (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Andy Ogletree
International Series Order of MeritUnited States Andy Ogletree
Player of the YearUnited States Andy Ogletree
Rookie of the YearHong Kong Kho Taichi
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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.

Changes for 2023

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.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
5 Feb PIF Saudi International Saudi Arabia 5,000,000 Mexico Abraham Ancer (n/a) 24.42
12 Feb International Series Oman Oman 2,000,000 Japan Takumi Kanaya (1) 12.76 International Series[c]
19 Feb International Series Qatar Qatar 2,500,000 United States Andy Ogletree (2) 7.21 International Series[c]
5 Mar New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,650,000 Australia Brendan Jones (2) 5.85 ANZ
12 Mar International Series Thailand Thailand 2,000,000 Australia Wade Ormsby (4) 7.33 International Series
19 Mar DGC Open India 750,000 Philippines Miguel Tabuena (3) 3.90
26 Mar World City Championship Hong Kong 1,000,000 Hong Kong Kho Taichi (1) 6.83 New tournament
16 Apr International Series Vietnam Vietnam 2,000,000 Zimbabwe Kieran Vincent (1) 9.19 International Series[c]
7 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,300,000,000 South Korea Jung Chan-min (1) 6.29 KOR
25 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,350,000,000 United States Seungsu Han (1) 6.43 KOR
6 Aug Mandiri Indonesia Open Indonesia 500,000 Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (3) 4.75
20 Aug International Series England England 2,000,000 United States Andy Ogletree (3) 11.28 International Series
27 Aug St Andrews Bay Championship Scotland 1,500,000 Spain Eugenio Chacarra (n/a) 11.22 International Series[c]
10 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,400,000,000 South Korea Koh Gun-taek (n/a) 8.52 JPN, KOR
24 Sep Yeangder TPC Taiwan 750,000 Thailand Poom Saksansin (4) 4.38
1 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 1,000,000 South Africa Jaco Ahlers (1) 4.32
8 Oct International Series Singapore Singapore 2,000,000 Spain David Puig (1) 8.55 International Series
15 Oct SJM Macao Open Macau 1,000,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (n/a) 5.25
5 Nov Volvo China Open China 1,500,000 Thailand Sarit Suwannarut (2) 6.49 CHN International Series
12 Nov Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 New Zealand Ben Campbell (1) 11.90 International Series
19 Nov BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 1,500,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (11) 9.57 International Series
3 Dec Taiwan Glass Taifong Open Taiwan 400,000 Thailand Suteepat Prateeptienchai (1) 3.15 New to Asian Tour
17 Dec Saudi Open Saudi Arabia 1,000,000 Thailand Denwit Boriboonsub (1) 5.97 New to Asian Tour

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5]

Position Player Points
1 United States Andy Ogletree 2,129
2 Philippines Miguel Tabuena 1,437
3 India Gaganjeet Bhullar 1,432
4 Australia Travis Smyth 1,427
5 New Zealand Ben Campbell 1,395

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][5] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.[7]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Andy Ogletree 1,101,828
2 Spain David Puig 577,800
3 New Zealand Ben Campbell 524,488
4 Zimbabwe Kieran Vincent 468,655
5 Japan Takumi Kanaya 426,233

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Kyi Hla Han Award) United States Andy Ogletree [8]
Rookie of the Year Hong Kong Kho Taichi [9]

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. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  3. ^ a b c d Also a new tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Points-Based Switch for Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedule 2023 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Asian Tour announces impressive start to 2023 paving way for strongest-ever season". Asian Tour. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Chakravarty, Joy (20 December 2023). "Double OOM champ Ogletree calls 2023 'the perfect year'". LIV Golf. Retrieved 21 December 2023. That led to him winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit by almost double the points (2,128.26) over the second-placed Miguel Tabuena from the Philippines (1,436.6), and The International Series Order of Merit by almost double the prize money ($US1,101,828.33) won by second-placed Spaniard David Puig (US$577,800).
  6. ^ "2023 International Series Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ogletree claims International Series OOM and LIV spot". Golf Australia Magazine. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade". Asian Tour. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ^ Asian Tour [@asiantourgolf] (27 December 2023). "Taichi Kho earned the 2023 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year award after ending the season in 9th place on the Order of Merit, thanks to a victory and four top-10 finishes🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Twitter.
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