2015 Asian Development Tour Explained

Year:2015
Tour:Asian Development Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:28
Most Wins: Arie Irawan (2)
Janne Kaske (2)
Phachara Khongwatmai (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Casey O'Toole
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Asian Development Tour was the sixth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
11 Jan Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Phiphatphong Naewsuk (1) 8 ATGT
31 Jan Malaysia RM200,000 Arie Irawan (1) 6 PGM
14 Feb LADA Langkawi Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Wilson Choo (1) 6 PGM
14 Mar Terengganu Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Panuwat Muenlek (1) 6 PGM
21 Mar CCM Rahman Putra Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Phachara Khongwatmai (1)6 PGM
29 Mar Charming Yeangder ADT Taiwan 150,000 Hsieh Chi-Hsien (2) 6 TWN
11 Apr Johor Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Nicholas Fung (2) 6 PGM
18 Apr ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational Philippines 60,000 Arie Irawan (2) 7 PHI
25 Apr ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic Philippines 60,000 Itthipat Buranatanyarat (1) 6 PHI
9 May Sabah Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Nirun Sae-ueng (1) 6 PGM
16 May MNRB Sarawak Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Janne Kaske (1) 6 PGM
24 May Ambassador ADT Taiwan 120,000 Chan Shih-chang (5) 6 TWN
30 May Port Dickson Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Sean Riordan (1) 6 PGM
13 Jun Rahman Putra Championship Malaysia RM250,000 Jake Stirling (1) 6 PGM
28 Jun Bali National Golf Resort Championships Indonesia 76,000 Matthew Giles (1)6
2 Aug Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000 Rattanon Wannasrichan (1) 6 TWN
8 Aug Aboitiz Invitational Philippines 100,000 Juvic Pagunsan (2) 6 PHI
15 Aug Northport Glenmarie Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Blake Snyder (1) 6 PGM
29 Aug Ciputra Golf Tournament Indonesia 100,000 Michael Tran (1) 6
13 Sep Thongchai Jaidee Foundation Thailand ฿4,000,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) 11 ATGT
19 Sep Bukit Jawi Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Danny Chia (3) 6 PGM
27 Sep Ballantine's Taiwan Championship Taiwan 110,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (1) 6 TWN
24 Oct Kinrara Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Poom Saksansin (1) 6 PGM
31 Oct India 120,000 S. Chikkarangappa (2) 6 PGTI
7 Nov Tiara Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Casey O'Toole (1) 6 PGM
21 Nov Nilai Springs Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (1) 6 PGM
28 Nov MIDF KLGCC Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Janne Kaske (2) 6 PGM
27 Dec Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Phachara Khongwatmai (2) 14 ATGT

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Asian Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 55,287
2 43,357
3 40,782
4 39,557
5 36,678

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Tournament schedule . Asian Development Tour . 28 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2015 Order of Merit . Asian Development Tour . 10 February 2023.
  3. News: Fearless Phachara seals sensational win at Boonchu Ruangkit Championship . Indian Sports News . 28 December 2015 . 28 August 2023 . Apart from O'Toole, Hsieh and Phachara, New Zealander Sean Riordan and Jordan Sherratt of Australia also earned their 2016 playing rights on the Asian Tour after finishing the season in third and fourth positions on the ADT’s final Order of Merit..