2019 Asian Tour
| Duration | 17 January 2019 – 22 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 23[a] |
| Most wins |  Jazz Janewattananond (4) |
| Order of Merit | Jazz Janewattananond |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jazz Janewattananond |
| Rookie of the Year | Sadom Kaewkanjana |
← 2018 | |
The 2019 Asian Tour was the 25th 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.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,000,000 | Jazz Janewattananond (3) |
24 | JPN | |
| 17 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Australia | A$1,600,000 |  Ryan Fox (n/a) |
20 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 3 Mar | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,250,000 |  Zach Murray (1) |
15 | ANZ | |
| 24 Mar | Maybank Championship | Malaysia | 3,000,000 | Scott Hend (10) |
24 | EUR | |
| 31 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,750,000 |  Stephen Gallacher (n/a) |
19 | EUR | |
| 6 Apr | Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open | Bangladesh | 350,000 | Sadom Kaewkanjana (1) |
14 | ||
| 5 May | Volvo China Open | China | CN¥20,000,000 |  Mikko Korhonen (n/a) |
24 | EUR | |
| 5 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 |  Lee Tae-hee (1) |
12 | KOR | |
| 12 May | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 |  Yosuke Asaji (n/a) |
15 | JPN | |
| 23 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | Jazz Janewattananond (4) |
13 | KOR | |
| 18 Aug | Sarawak Championship | Malaysia | 300,000 | Andrew Dodt (3) |
14 | ||
| 1 Sep | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 500,000 |  Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) |
14 | ||
| 8 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Chang Yi-keun (1) |
14 | ||
| 15 Sep | Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship | India | 300,000 |  Rory Hie (1) |
10 | PGTI | New tournament |
| 22 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 |  Jbe' Kruger (2) |
14 | JPN, KOR | |
| 29 Sep | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Toshinori Muto (n/a) |
15 | JPN | |
| 6 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 900,000 | Suradit Yongcharoenchai (1) |
14 | ||
| 10 Nov | Thailand Open | Thailand | 300,000 |  John Catlin (4) |
14 | ||
| 17 Nov | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | Tom Kim (1) |
10 | PGTI | |
| 24 Nov | Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 300,000 | Pavit Tangkamolprasert (2) |
14 | New tournament | |
| Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | – | Postponed[d] | – | |||
| 8 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 |  Rasmus Højgaard (n/a) |
17 | AFR, EUR | |
| 15 Dec | BNI Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Jazz Janewattananond (5) |
20 | Flagship event | |
| 22 Dec | Thailand Masters | Thailand | 500,000 | Jazz Janewattananond (6) |
14 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Habitat for Humanity Standings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jazz Janewattananond |
1,058,525 | Already exempt[e] |
| 2 | Scott Hend |
545,419 | Already exempt[f] |
| 3 | Lee Tae-hee |
298,125 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 4 | Suradit Yongcharoenchai |
277,461 | |
| 5 | Masahiro Kawamura |
260,101 | Already exempt[e] |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jazz Janewattananond |
[9] |
| Rookie of the Year | Sadom Kaewkanjana |
[9] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was postponed.
- ^ 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; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
- ^ Postponed and resceduled to January 2020 due to protest violence.[2][3]
- ^ a b Janewattananond and Kawamura were already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 115 of the 2019 Race to Dubai.[7]
- ^ Hend was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2019 European Tour.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedule 2019 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong Open postponed due to protest violence". ESPN. Reuters. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong Open rescheduled for January 2020". ESPN. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2019 Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Jazz wins 2019 Asian Tour No. 1". The Nation. Thailand. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Kim, Dong-chan (24 December 2019). "아시안투어 상금 3위 이태희, 2020년 유럽투어 시드 획득" [Lee Tae-hee, 3rd place on the Asian Tour prize money, won the 2020 European Tour seed]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "2019 Race To Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Hend wins Maybank Championship in playoff". NBC Sports. Associated Press. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Asian Tour stars celebrated at Awards Gala". Golf Australia. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
Thai sensation Jazz Janewattananond bagged a total of four awards, which include the coveted 2019 Order of Merit crown and the prestigious Players' Player of the Year accolade... Sadom Kaewkanjana was named the Rookie of the Year after collecting the most OWGR points from Asian Tour events amongst the newcomers in 2019.