2013 Asian Tour Explained

Year:2013
Tour:Asian Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:24
Most Wins: Scott Hend (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Honor2:Players' Player of the Year
Honoree2: Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Richard T. Lee
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Asian Tour was the 19th 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 2013 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
24 Feb Myanmar 300,000 Chawalit Plaphol (4) 14
9 Mar India 300,000 Anirban Lahiri (3) 14
17 Mar India €1,800,000 Thomas Aiken (n/a) 20
24 Mar Malaysia 2,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) 38
31 Mar Thailand 750,000 Scott Hend (3) 16 New tournament
7 Apr India 300,000 Wade Ormsby (1) 14
14 Apr Philippines 300,000 Lin Wen-tang (6) 14 New tournament
28 Apr South Korea €2,205,000 Brett Rumford (n/a) 34
5 May Indonesia 750,000 Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) 14
16 Jun Thailand 300,000 Prayad Marksaeng (7) 14
23 Jun Malaysia RM1,200,000 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2) 14
8 Sep Switzerland €2,200,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 30
15 Sep Taiwan 500,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (16) 14
29 Sep Japan ¥150,000,000 Masahiro Kawamura (n/a) 16
6 Oct Taiwan 600,000 Scott Hend (4) 14
13 Oct South Korea 750,000 Kang Sung-hoon (1) 14
20 Oct Macau 800,000 Scott Hend (5) 14
28 Oct Malaysia 7,000,000 Ryan Moore (n/a) 48 Limited-field event
10 Nov India 1,250,000 Siddikur Rahman (2) 14
17 Nov Philippines 1,250,000 Liang Wenchong (3) 14
1 Dec Indonesia 750,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (5) 14
8 Dec Hong Kong 1,300,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) 20
15 Dec Thailand 1,000,000 Sergio García (3) 38 Flagship event
19 Jan Thailand 1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (8) 14

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 1,127,856
2 597,901
3 517,030
4 495,467
5 479,979

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedule 2013 season . Asian Tour . 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Aphibarnrat wins Asian Tour money title, sets sights on majors . Golfweek . Brentley . Romine . 20 January 2014 . 24 June 2023 . But the 24-year-old from Thailand still earned $1.12 million behind one victory and five other top-5 finishes, becoming just the second player on the Asian Tour to earn more than a million dollars in a single season..
  4. News: Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards . Kittipong . Thongsombat . 24 April 2014 . 8 January 2023 . Bangkok Post . Kiradech swept the players’ player of the year title and special achievement award to go with the prestigious Order of Merit crown... Canada's Richard T Lee scooped the rookie of the year award after his memorable debut season where he posted three top-10s to finish in 32nd place on the Order of Merit..