2018 Asian Development Tour Explained

Year:2018
Tour:Asian Development Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:22
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Miguel Ángel Carballo
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Asian Development Tour was the ninth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
27 Jan Darulaman Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Kurt Kitayama (1) 6 PGM
27 Jan City Bank American Express Dhaka Open Bangladesh ৳5,000,000 Siddikur Rahman (2) n/a PGTI
10 Mar Richard Mille Brunei Championships Brunei 60,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3) 10
24 Mar OB Golf Invitational Indonesia 70,000 Shohei Hasegawa (1) 6 PTINA
7 Apr Johor Championship II Malaysia RM225,000 Johnson Poh (1) 6 PGM
27 Apr BTI Open Bangladesh 60,000 Kazuki Higa (1) 6 PGTI
5 May Penang Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Nitithorn Thippong (1) 6 PGM
13 May Singha Laguna Phuket Open Thailand ฿2,000,000 Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (1) 6 ATGT
27 May Betagro Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (6) 7 ATGT
28 Jul Northport Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Josh Salah (2) 6 PGM
3 Aug Louis Philippe Cup India 75,000 Rahil Gangjee (1) 6 PGTI
11 Aug Sabah Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Ben Leong (2) 6 PGM
18 Aug Labuan Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) 6 PGM
19 Aug Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000 Chan Shih-chang (6) 6 TWN
25 Aug Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament Indonesia 110,000 Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) 6 PTINA
8 Sep Miri Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Shakhawat Sohel (1) 6 PGM
15 Sep MNRB Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Yutaka Araki (1) 6 PGM
6 Oct UMW Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Mathiam Keyser (3) 6 PGM
13 Oct CCM Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Han Lee (1) 6 PGM
20 Oct MIDF Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Sam Gillis (1) 6 PGM
9 Nov Combiphar Players Championship Indonesia 110,000 Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (2) 6 PTINA
1 Dec Maybank Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Shinichi Mizuno (1) 6 PGM

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top seven players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 Asian Tour.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 43,379
2 37,579
3 34,031
4 31,156
5 30,678
6 29,934
7 28,308

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Tournament schedule . Asian Development Tour . 28 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2018 Order of Merit . Asian Development Tour . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Order of Merit boost for 2018 Asian Development Tour season . Asian Tour . 9 July 2018 . 28 August 2023 . The Asian Development Tour (ADT) is set to enter an exciting development in the second half of the 2018 season as it will now reward the top seven players on the final Order of Merit with playing rights on the Asian Tour in 2019..
  4. Web site: Mizuno Declared Winner of PGM Maybank ADT Championship . GolfRPM . 1 December 2018 . 28 August 2023 . The race to finish inside the top-seven place on the money list also concluded with Carballo, Nitithorn Thippong, Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij, Han Lee, Janne Kaske, Mathiam Keyser and Mizuno earning their Asian Tour cards for next season..