The 2018 Asian Tour was the 24th 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 2018 In February, Habitat for Humanity announced that they had partnered with the Asian Tour to see the Order of Merit rebranded as the Habitat for Humanity Standings.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 21 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000 Sergio García (5) 28 JPN 28 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 750,000 Paul Peterson (1) 19 JPN 4 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia 3,000,000 Shubhankar Sharma (2) 38 EUR 11 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Australia A$1,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3) 23 ANZ, EUR 4 Mar ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,150,000 Daniel Nisbet (1) 15 ANZ New to Asian Tour 11 Mar Hero Indian Open India 1,750,000 Matt Wallace (n/a) 22 EUR 22 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan ¥150,000,000 Rahil Gangjee (2) 15 JPN 29 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Alexander Björk (n/a) 32 EUR 6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1) 12 KOR 12 May AB Bank Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Malcolm Kokocinski (1) 14 20 May Asia-Pacific Classic China 300,000 John Catlin (1) 10 CHN New tournament 10 Jun Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Panuphol Pittayarat (2) 14 24 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Choi Min-chel (1) 12 KOR 1 Jul Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Jazz Janewattananond (2) 14 7 Jul Sarawak Championship Malaysia 300,000 John Catlin (2) 14 New tournament 15 Jul Bank BRI Indonesia Open Indonesia 500,000 Justin Harding (1) 14 29 Jul Royal Cup Thailand 500,000 Justin Harding (2) 14 New tournament 5 Aug Fiji International Fiji A$1,250,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (9) 15 ANZ, EUR 12 Aug TAKE Solutions Masters India 350,000 Viraj Madappa (1) 14 PGTI 16 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (2) 12 KOR 23 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (n/a) 15 JPN 30 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 850,000 Adilson da Silva (1) 14 TWN 7 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 John Catlin (3) 14 TWN 14 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Marc Leishman (n/a) 48 PGAT Limited-field event 14 Oct UMA CNS Open Pakistan 300,000 Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1) 14 28 Oct Panasonic Open India India 400,000 Khalin Joshi (1) 14 PGTI 25 Nov Honma Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 Aaron Rai (n/a) 30 EUR 2 Dec Queen's Cup Thailand 500,000 Miguel Tabuena (2) 14 2 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Kurt Kitayama (1) 17 AFR, EUR 9 Dec Ho Tram Players Championship Vietnam – Removed – 9 Dec South African Open South Africa R17,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (3) 32 AFR, EUR New to Asian Tour 16 Dec BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Poom Saksansin (3) 24 Flagship event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Habitat for Humanity Standings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($) Status earned1 Shubhankar Sharma 755,994 Already exempt2 Park Sang-hyun 566,212 Promoted to European Tour3 Justin Harding 479,817 4 Gaganjeet Bhullar 422,936 Already exempt5 Scott Vincent 420,887
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year John Catlin Rookie of the Year Park Sang-hyun
See also 2018 Asian Development Tour
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