The 2017 Asian Tour is the 23rd 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 The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 22 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (10) 26 JPN 29 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 750,000 Todd Sinnott (1) 19 JPN 4 Feb Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Jazz Janewattananond (1) 14 12 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia 3,000,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (n/a) 36 EUR 19 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Australia A$1,750,000 Brett Rumford (n/a) 23 ANZ, EUR 12 Mar Hero Indian Open India 1,750,000 Shiv Chawrasia (6) 21 EUR 16 Apr Ho Tram Players Championship Vietnam – Postponed – 23 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan ¥150,000,000 Kenichi Kuboya (n/a) 15 30 Apr Yeangder Heritage Taiwan 300,000 Shiv Kapur (2) 14 TWN New tournament 21 May Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Rattanon Wannasrichan (1) 14 18 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 500,000 Nicholas Fung (1) 14 6 Aug TAKE Solutions Masters India 300,000 Poom Saksansin (2) 14 PGTI New to Asian Tour 20 Aug Fiji International Fiji A$1,500,000 Jason Norris (n/a) 15 ANZ, EUR New to Asian Tour 10 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,700,000 Matt Fitzpatrick (n/a) 32 EUR 17 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Richard T. Lee (2) 12 KOR 24 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Daisuke Kataoka (1) 15 JPN 1 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 800,000 Gavin Green (1) 14 TWN 8 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Ajeetesh Sandhu (1) 14 TWN 15 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Pat Perez (n/a) 48 PGAT Limited-field event 22 Oct Macao Open Macau 500,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (8) 14 29 Oct Indonesia Open Indonesia 300,000 Panuphol Pittayarat (1) 14 5 Nov Panasonic Open India India 400,000 Shiv Kapur (3)14 PGTI 12 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000 Micah Lauren Shin (1) 14 26 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 Wade Ormsby (2) 34 EUR 3 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Dylan Frittelli (n/a) 17 AFR, EUR 3 Dec KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship China 350,000 Xiao Bowen (1) 14 CHN New tournament 11 Dec Joburg Open South Africa R16,500,000 Shubhankar Sharma (1) 17 AFR, EUR New to Asian Tour 17 Dec Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Justin Rose (n/a) 24 Flagship event
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Date Tournament Host country Purse($) Winner OWGRpoints Notes 31 Dec Royal Cup Thailand 500,000 Shiv Kapur n/a Limited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($) Status earned1 Gavin Green 585,814 Promoted to European Tour2 David Lipsky 461,179 Already exempt3 Phachara Khongwatmai 447,299 Already exempt4 Scott Hend 443,205 Already exempt5 Shiv Chawrasia 440,748 Already exempt
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Gavin Green Rookie of the Year Micah Lauren Shin
See also 2017 Asian Development Tour
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