2016 Asian Tour

The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

2016 Asian Tour season
Duration29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) – 11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
Number of official events23
Most wins2:
Chan Shih-chang
Shiv Chawrasia
Scott Hend
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

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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
1 FebSMBC Singapore OpenSingapore1,000,000 Song Young-han (1)28JPN
7 FebLeopalace21 Myanmar OpenMyanmar750,000 Shaun Norris (2)15JPN
14 FebBashundhara Bangladesh OpenBangladesh300,000 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1)14
21 FebMaybank Championship MalaysiaMalaysia3,000,000 Marcus Fraser (2)38EURNew tournament
28 FebISPS Handa Perth InternationalAustraliaA$1,750,000 Louis Oosthuizen (2)23ANZ, EURNew to Asian Tour
13 MarTrue Thailand ClassicThailand1,750,000 Scott Hend (8)24EUR
20 MarHero Indian OpenIndia1,660,000 Shiv Chawrasia (4)19EUR
24 AprPanasonic Open Golf ChampionshipJapan¥150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (n/a)16JPN
15 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Wang Jeung-hun (1)17AFR, EUR
19 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000 Scott Hend (9)14
3 JulYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan500,000 Carlos Pigem (1)14
31 JulKing's CupThailand750,000 Chan Shih-chang (1)14EUR
4 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000 Alex Norén (n/a)30EUR
25 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfJapan¥150,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (2)15JPN
2 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan800,000 Lu Wei-chih (4)14
2 OctShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (6)18KOR
9 OctBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia750,000 Poom Saksansin (1)14
16 OctVenetian Macao OpenMacau1,100,000 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1)16
23 OctCIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000 Justin Thomas (n/a)50PGATLimited-field event
13 NovResorts World Manila MastersPhilippines1,000,000 Shiv Chawrasia (5)14
20 NovBank BRI-JCB Indonesia OpenIndonesia300,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (7)14
4 DecPanasonic Open IndiaIndia400,000 Mukesh Kumar (1)14PGTI
11 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000 Sam Brazel (1)32EUR

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Scott Hend1,004,793
2 Marcus Fraser730,023
3 Wang Jeung-hun546,193
4 Chan Shih-chang542,821
5 Miguel Tabuena525,926

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Scott Hend[4]
Rookie of the Year Scott Vincent[4]

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; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References
  1. "European Tour and Asian Tour form 'strategic alliance'". Sky Sports. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "Hend wins Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2016 Award". PHT News. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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