2015 Asian Tour Explained

Year:2015
Tour:Asian Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: Anirban Lahiri (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Anirban Lahiri
Honor2:Players' Player of the Year
Honoree2: Anirban Lahiri
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Natipong Srithong
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Asian Tour was the 21st 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 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
8 Feb Malaysia 3,000,000 Anirban Lahiri (6) 38
15 Feb Thailand 2,000,000 Andrew Dodt (2) 28 New tournament
22 Feb India 1,500,000 Anirban Lahiri (7) 19
26 Apr Indonesia 750,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 14
10 May Mauritius €1,000,000 George Coetzee (n/a) 17 New tournament
30 May Bangladesh 300,000 Mardan Mamat (5) 14 New tournament
21 Jun Thailand 300,000 Prayad Marksaeng (9)14
26 Jul Switzerland €2,700,000 Danny Willett (n/a) 32
27 Sep Japan ¥150,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (2) 15
4 Oct Taiwan 650,000 Danny Chia (2) 14
11 Oct Taiwan 500,000 Shaun Norris (1) 14
18 Oct Macau 1,000,000 Scott Hend (7) 17
25 Oct Hong Kong 2,000,000 Justin Rose (n/a) 34
1 Nov Malaysia 7,000,000 Justin Thomas (n/a) 46 Limited-field event
8 Nov India 400,000 Chiragh Kumar (1) 14
15 Nov Singapore 750,000 Danthai Boonma (1) 14
22 Nov Philippines 1,000,000 Natipong Srithong (1) 14
6 Dec Vietnam 1,500,000 Sergio García (4) 14 New tournament
13 Dec Thailand 1,000,000 Jamie Donaldson (n/a) 34 Flagship event
20 Dec Philippines 300,000 Miguel Tabuena (1) 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 1,139,085
2 491,632
3 434,474
4 343,273
5 289,872

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedule 2015 season . Asian Tour . 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Lahiri crowned 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion . Professional Golf Tour of India . 14 December 2015 . 24 June 2023 . The 28-year-old Anirban amassed record earnings of US$1,139,084 during the 2015 Asian Tour season....
  4. News: Lahiri wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year award . 12 February 2016 . 3 January 2023 . The Times of India.
  5. News: Tour stars honoured through Stats Categories Awards . 5 March 2016 . 27 June 2023 . The Nation . Thailand . Thailand's Natipong Srithong has capped a deserving maiden season on the Asian Tour by etching his name on the 2015 Roll of Honour by winning the Rookie of the Year award..