2007 Asian Tour

The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$27 million and Liang Wenchong became the first golfer from mainland China to top the Order of Merit.

2007 Asian Tour season
Duration18 January 2007 (2007-01-18) – 9 December 2007 (2007-12-09)
Number of official events29
Most wins2:
Lu Wen-teh
Chapchai Nirat
Order of Merit Liang Wenchong
Players' Player of the Year Liang Wenchong
Rookie of the Year Scott Hend
2006
2008

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
21 Jan Pakistan Open Pakistan 300,000 Airil Rizman (1) 14
28 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar 2,200,000 Retief Goosen (n/a) 48 EUR
4 Feb Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Frankie Miñoza (1) 14
11 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,290,000 Peter Hedblom (n/a) 26 EUR
18 Feb Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Mikko Ilonen (n/a) 20 EUR
4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,250,000 Anton Haig (2) 40 ANZ, EUR
11 Mar Clariden Leu Singapore Masters Singapore 1,100,000 Liang Wenchong (1) 30 EUR
18 Mar TCL Classic China 1,000,000 Chapchai Nirat (1) 20 EUR
25 Mar Motorola International Bintan Indonesia 350,000 Jason Knutzon (2) 14 New tournament
15 Apr Volvo China Open China 2,000,000 Markus Brier (n/a) 20 EUR
22 Apr BMW Asian Open China 2,300,000 Raphaël Jacquelin (n/a) 32 EUR
19 Apr Pine Valley Beijing Open China 500,000 Gaurav Ghei (3) 14 New tournament
6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea 600,000 Kim Kyung-tae (1) 14 KOR
20 May Macau Open Macau 300,000 Lu Wen-teh (3) 14
27 May SK Telecom Open South Korea 600,000 Bae Sang-moon (1) 14 KOR
10 Jun Bangkok Airways Open Thailand 300,000 Lee Sung (1) 14 New tournament
26 Aug Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 300,000 Artemio Murakami (1) 14 New tournament
2 Sep Brunei Open Brunei 500,000 Lin Wen-tang (2) 14
16 Sep Midea China Classic China 400,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (9) 14 New tournament
23 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000 Lu Wen-teh (4) 14
7 Oct Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea 1,000,000 Vijay Singh (n/a) 14 KOR
14 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 500,000 Jyoti Randhawa (7) 14
28 Oct Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia 500,000 Juvic Pagunsan (1) 14 New tournament
4 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 4,000,000 Ángel Cabrera (n/a) 40
11 Nov HSBC Champions China 5,000,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a) 52 AFR, ANZ, EUR
18 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,250,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 36 EUR
25 Nov Hana Bank Vietnam Masters Vietnam 500,000 Chapchai Nirat (2) 14 New tournament
2 Dec Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia 300,000 Bryan Saltus (1) 14 New tournament
9 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand 750,000 Prayad Marksaeng (6) 20

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[1]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Liang Wenchong532,591
2 Chapchai Nirat442,326
3 Anton Haig427,685
4 Scott Hend363,109
5 Prayad Marksaeng348,623

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Liang Wenchong[2]
Rookie of the Year Scott Hend[2]

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. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. "2007 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. "China's Wenchong caps year with three Asian Tour awards". The Star. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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