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

New tournaments for the 2023 season included the International Series Oman,[1] the International Series Qatar,[2] the World City Championship in Hong Kong,[3] the International Series Vietnam[4] and the St Andrews Bay Championship played at Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland (the first Asian Tour event to be staged in Scotland).[5]

The SJM Macao Open also returned to the schedule for the first time since 2017.[6]

Two events from the 2020–22 Asian Development Tour schedule were upgraded to events on the 2023 Asian Tour schedule. They included the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open[7] and the Saudi Open.[8]

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.[9]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[10][11]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
5 FebPIF Saudi InternationalSaudi Arabia5,000,000Mexico Abraham Ancer (n/a)24.42
12 FebInternational Series OmanOman2,000,000Japan Takumi Kanaya (n/a)12.76International Series[c]
19 FebInternational Series QatarQatar2,500,000United States Andy Ogletree (2)7.21International Series[c]
5 MarNew Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,650,000Australia Brendan Jones (2)5.85ANZ
12 MarInternational Series ThailandThailand2,000,000Australia Wade Ormsby (4)7.33International Series
19 MarDGC OpenIndia750,000Philippines Miguel Tabuena (3)3.90
26 MarWorld City ChampionshipHong Kong1,000,000Hong Kong Kho Taichi (1)6.83New tournament
16 AprInternational Series VietnamVietnam2,000,000Zimbabwe Kieran Vincent (1)9.19International Series[c]
7 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea₩1,300,000,000South Korea Jung Chan-min (1)6.29KOR
25 JunKolon Korea OpenSouth Korea₩1,350,000,000United States Seungsu Han (1)6.43KOR
6 AugMandiri Indonesia OpenIndonesia500,000Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (3)4.75
20 AugInternational Series EnglandEngland2,000,000United States Andy Ogletree (3)11.28International Series
27 AugSt Andrews Bay ChampionshipScotland1,500,000Spain Eugenio Chacarra (n/a)11.22International Series[c]
10 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩1,400,000,000South Korea Koh Gun-taek (1)8.52JPN, KOR
24 SepYeangder TPCTaiwan750,000Thailand Poom Saksansin (4)4.38TWN
1 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan1,000,000South Africa Jaco Ahlers (1)4.32TWN
8 OctInternational Series SingaporeSingapore2,000,000Spain David Puig (1)8.55International Series
15 OctSJM Macao OpenMacau1,000,000Australia Min Woo Lee (n/a)5.25
5 NovVolvo China OpenChina1,500,000Thailand Sarit Suwannarut (2)6.49CHNInternational Series
12 NovHong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000New Zealand Ben Campbell (1)11.90International Series
19 NovBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia1,500,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (11)9.57International Series
3 DecTaiwan Glass Taifong OpenTaiwan400,000Thailand Suteepat Prateeptienchai (1)3.15TWNNew to Asian Tour
17 DecSaudi OpenSaudi Arabia1,000,000Thailand Denwit Boriboonsub (1)5.97New to Asian Tour

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[12][13]

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Andy Ogletree2,129
2Philippines Miguel Tabuena1,437
3India Gaganjeet Bhullar1,432
4Australia Travis Smyth1,427
5New Zealand Ben Campbell1,395

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.[14][13] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.[15]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Andy Ogletree1,101,828
2Spain David Puig577,800
3New Zealand Ben Campbell524,488
4Zimbabwe Kieran Vincent468,655
5Japan Takumi Kanaya426,233

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Kyi Hla Han Award)United States Andy Ogletree[16]
Rookie of the YearHong Kong Kho Taichi[17]

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; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Also a new tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Oman On-Board for 2023 International Series". Asia Golf Industry Federation. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Islam, Mohammad Amin-ul (13 February 2023). "2023 Asian Tour: Qatar Golf Association to host inaugural International Series Qatar from Feb 16". Stad Doha. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "World City Championship presented by Hong Kong Golf Club set to showcase over 20 local stars on a global stage". Hong Kong Golf Club. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "International Series Vietnam 2023 opens in Khanh Hoa". VietnamPlus. Vietnam News Agency. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Asian Tour: Fairmont St Andrews becomes first Scottish venue". BBC Sport. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "SJM Macao Open returns to 2023 Asian Tour schedule". golfing.hk. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "2023台玻台豐公開賽正式與亞巡簽約三年，明天起展開四回合賽程" [The 2023 Taiwan Glass Taifong Open officially signed a three-year contract with the Asian Tour, and the four-legged schedule will start tomorrow]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "كبار لاعبي آسيا ينافسون أبطال السعودية.. في البطولة المفتوحة للجولف" [Asia's top players compete with Saudi champions. At the Open Golf Championship]. Sabq Electronic Newspaper (in Arabic). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Points-Based Switch for Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2023 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Asian Tour announces impressive start to 2023 paving way for strongest-ever season". Asian Tour. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "2023 Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. 1 2 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).
  14. ↑ "2023 International Series Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ogletree claims International Series OOM and LIV spot". Golf Australia Magazine. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade". Asian Tour. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ↑ 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 X (formerly Twitter).
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