2013 Asian Development Tour Explained

Year:2013
Tour:Asian Development Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: James Bowen (2)
Iain Steel (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Nicholas Fung
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Asian Development Tour was the fourth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

OWGR inclusion

In July 2012, it was announced that all Asian Development Tour events, beginning in 2013, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1] [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
2 Feb CCM Rahman Putra Masters Malaysia RM200,000 James Byrne (1) 6 PGM
23 Feb Malaysia RM200,000 James Bowen (1) 6 PGM
9 Mar Northport Glenmarie Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Danny Chia (1) 6 PGM
13 Apr Maybank Johor Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Grant Jackson (1) 6 PGM
28 Apr LADA Langkawi Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Mitsuhiko Hashizume (1) 6 PGM
29 Jun UMW Templer Park Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Nicholas Fung (1) 6 PGM
20 Jul Jakarta Classic Indonesia 60,000 James Bowen (2) 6
27 Jul Aboitiz Invitational Philippines 65,000 Elmer Salvador (2) 6 PHI
3 Aug ICTSI Mount Malarayat Classic Philippines 60,000 Sattaya Supupramai (1) 6 PHI
10 Aug Ballantine's Taiwan Championship Taiwan 60,000 Iain Steel (1) 6 TWN
24 Aug Terengganu Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Iain Steel (2) 6 PGM
7 Sep UMW Sabah Classic Malaysia RM180,000 Chan Shih-chang (1) 6 PGM
6 Oct MNRB Sarawak Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Jakraphan Premsirigorn (1) 6 PGM
3 Nov ADT Chang Hwa Open Taiwan 100,000 Hung Chien-yao (1) 6 TWN
10 Nov MIDF KLGCC Masters Malaysia RM200,000 Masaru Takahashi (1) 6 PGM
11 Jan Linc Group Jakarta Invitational Indonesia 60,000 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1) 6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2014 Asian Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 43,998
2 39,825
3 27,136
4 35,975
5 30,540

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Ranking status for Asian Development Tour from 2013 . Golf Industry Central . 29 July 2012 . 29 August 2023.
  2. Web site: How The System Works . Official World Golf Ranking . 27 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224144406/http://www.owgr.com/about_us/default.sps?iType=425 . 24 February 2013.
  3. Web site: 2013 Tournament schedule . Asian Development Tour . 28 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 2013 Order of Merit . Asian Development Tour . 10 February 2023.
  5. News: Pavit celebrates maiden ADT victory at season-ending Jakarta Invitational . Indian Sports News . 12 January 2014 . 28 August 2023 . American James Bowen, Malaysia's Iain Steel and Canadian Lindsay Renolds were also rewarded with 2014 Asian Tour cards after finishing inside the top-four of the final 2013 ADT Order of Merit, topped by Malaysia's Nicholas Fung, who had already secured his card through the Asian Tour's Order of Merit..