2007 Asian Tour Explained
The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th 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 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse
(US$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | 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 | ₩600,000,000 |  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 | ₩600,000,000 | 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 | ₩1,000,000,000 |  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 | | |
| 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 | | | |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 532,591 |
| 2 | | 442,326 |
| 3 | | 427,685 |
| 4 | | 363,109 |
| 5 | | 348,623 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Tournament schedule 2007 season . Asian Tour . 24 June 2023.
- Web site: 2007 UBS Order of Merit . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
- News: China’s Wenchong caps year with three Asian Tour awards . 11 December 2007 . 8 January 2023 . The Star . Malaysia.
Scott Hend