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.
| Duration | 29 January 2016 – 11 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 23 |
| Most wins |  Chan Shih-chang (2) Shiv Chawrasia (2) Scott Hend (2) |
| Order of Merit | Scott Hend |
| Players' Player of the Year | Scott Hend |
| Rookie of the Year |  Scott Vincent |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,000,000 |  Song Young-han (1) |
28 | JPN | |
| 7 Feb | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 750,000 |  Shaun Norris (2) |
15 | JPN | |
| 14 Feb | Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | Bangladesh | 300,000 |  Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1) |
14 | ||
| 21 Feb | Maybank Championship Malaysia | Malaysia | 3,000,000 | Marcus Fraser (2) |
38 | EUR | New tournament |
| 28 Feb | ISPS Handa Perth International | Australia | A$1,750,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (2) |
23 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian Tour |
| 13 Mar | True Thailand Classic | Thailand | 1,750,000 | Scott Hend (8) |
24 | EUR | |
| 20 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,660,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (4) |
19 | EUR | |
| 24 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Japan | ¥150,000,000 |  Yuta Ikeda (n/a) |
16 | JPN | |
| 15 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | Wang Jeung-hun (1) |
17 | AFR, EUR | |
| 19 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Scott Hend (9) |
14 | ||
| 3 Jul | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 |  Carlos Pigem (1) |
14 | ||
| 31 Jul | King's Cup | Thailand | 750,000 | Chan Shih-chang (1) |
14 | EUR | |
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,700,000 |  Alex Norén (n/a) |
30 | EUR | |
| 25 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Chan Shih-chang (2) |
15 | JPN | |
| 2 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 800,000 | Lu Wei-chih (4) |
14 | ||
| 2 Oct | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (6) |
18 | KOR | |
| 9 Oct | BNI Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Poom Saksansin (1) |
14 | ||
| 16 Oct | Venetian Macao Open | Macau | 1,100,000 | Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1) |
16 | ||
| 23 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 |  Justin Thomas (n/a) |
50 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 13 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (5) |
14 | ||
| 20 Nov | Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 300,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (7) |
14 | ||
| 4 Dec | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | Mukesh Kumar (1) |
14 | PGTI | |
| 11 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | Sam Brazel (1) |
32 | EUR |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hend |
1,004,793 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser |
730,023 |
| 3 | Wang Jeung-hun |
546,193 |
| 4 | Chan Shih-chang |
542,821 |
| 5 |  Miguel Tabuena |
525,926 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Scott Hend |
[6] |
| Rookie of the Year | Scott Vincent |
[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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