2016 Asian Tour

2016 Asian Tour season
Duration29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events23
Most winsTaiwan Chan Shih-chang (2)
India Shiv Chawrasia (2)
Australia Scott Hend (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Scott Hend
Players' Player of the YearAustralia Scott Hend
Rookie of the YearZimbabwe Scott Vincent
2015
2017

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

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

Schedule

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

Order of Merit

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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 Australia Scott Hend 1,004,793
2 Australia Marcus Fraser 730,023
3 South Korea Wang Jeung-hun 546,193
4 Taiwan Chan Shih-chang 542,821
5 Philippines Miguel Tabuena 525,926

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Australia Scott Hend [6]
Rookie of the Year Zimbabwe Scott Vincent [6]

See also

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedule 2016 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "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 "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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