Jump to content

2015 Asian Tour

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2015 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Number of official events20
Most winsIndia Anirban Lahiri (2)
Order of MeritIndia Anirban Lahiri
Players' Player of the YearIndia Anirban Lahiri
Rookie of the YearThailand Natipong Srithong
2014
2016

The 2015 Asian Tour was the 21st 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 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
8 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 3,000,000 India Anirban Lahiri (6) 38 EUR
15 Feb True Thailand Classic Thailand 2,000,000 Australia Andrew Dodt (2) 28 EUR New tournament
22 Feb Hero Indian Open India 1,500,000 India Anirban Lahiri (7) 19 EUR
26 Apr CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 14
10 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 South Africa George Coetzee (n/a) 17 AFR, EUR New tournament
30 May Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Singapore Mardan Mamat (5) 14 New tournament
21 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (9) 14
26 Jul Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,700,000 England Danny Willett (n/a) 32 EUR
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2) 15 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 650,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (2) 14
11 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 South Africa Shaun Norris (1) 14
18 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau 1,000,000 Australia Scott Hend (7) 17
25 Oct UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 England Justin Rose (n/a) 34 EUR
1 Nov CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Justin Thomas (n/a) 46 PGAT Limited-field event
8 Nov Panasonic Open India India 400,000 India Chiragh Kumar (1) 14 PGTI
15 Nov World Classic Championship Singapore 750,000 Thailand Danthai Boonma (1) 14
22 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000 Thailand Natipong Srithong (1) 14
6 Dec Ho Tram Open Vietnam 1,500,000 Spain Sergio García (4) 14 New tournament
13 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000 Wales Jamie Donaldson (n/a) 34 Flagship event
20 Dec Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Philippines Miguel Tabuena (1) 14

Order of Merit

[edit]

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 India Anirban Lahiri 1,139,085
2 Australia Scott Hend 491,632
3 Australia Andrew Dodt 434,474
4 India Shiv Chawrasia 343,273
5 United States Paul Peterson 289,872

Awards

[edit]
Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year India Anirban Lahiri [4]
Rookie of the Year Thailand Natipong Srithong [5]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2015 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Lahiri crowned 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion". Professional Golf Tour of India. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2023. The 28-year-old Anirban amassed record earnings of US$1,139,084 during the 2015 Asian Tour season...
  4. ^ "Lahiri wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year award". The Times of India. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Tour stars honoured through Stats Categories Awards". The Nation. Thailand. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Thailand's Natipong Srithong has capped a deserving maiden season on the Asian Tour by etching his name on the 2015 Roll of Honour by winning the Rookie of the Year award.
[edit]