2019 Asian Development Tour Explained

Year:2019
Tour:Asian Development Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:19
Most Wins: Tom Kim (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Naoki Sekito
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020–22

The 2019 Asian Development Tour was the 10th season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
13 Jan Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿4,000,000 Itthipat Buranatanyarat (3) 10 ATGT
17 Feb Thongchai Jaidee Foundation Thailand ฿4,000,000 Sadom Kaewkanjana (1) 6 ATGT
9 Mar Johor Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Pannakorn Uthaipas (2) 6 PGM
16 Mar UMW Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Kazuki Higa (2) 6 PGM
20 Apr Penang Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Naoki Sekito (1) 6 PGM
27 Apr Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships Brunei 75,000 Prom Meesawat (1) 9
10 May OB Golf Invitational Indonesia 65,000 Seung Park (1) 6 PTINA
19 May Singha Laguna Phuket Open Thailand ฿2,000,000 Miguel Ángel Carballo (2) 6 ATGT
29 Jun Tiara Melaka Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Tom Kim (1) 6 PGM
2 Aug Gunung Geulis Golf Invitational Indonesia 75,000 Naoki Sekito (2) 6 PTINA
24 Aug Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament Indonesia 110,000 Tom Kim (2) 6 PTINA
24 Aug Northport Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Quincy Quek (2) 6 PGM
14 Sep Sabah Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Oscar Zetterwall (3) 6 PGM
21 Sep MNRB Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Kim Leun Kwang (1) 6 PGM
27 Sep Combiphar Players Championship Indonesia 100,000 Ryuichi Oiwa (1) 6 PTINA
20 Oct Pakistan 80,000 Tom Kim (3) n/a
23 Nov MIDF Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Pannakorn Uthaipas (3) 6 PGM
30 Nov Maybank Championship Malaysia RM225,000 Nirun Sae-ueng (2) 6 PGM
28 Dec Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000 Donlaphatchai Niyomchon (1) 7 TWN

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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020–21–22 Asian Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 50,942
2 29,794
3 29,697
4 29,673
5 27,276
6 25,451
7 24,883
8 24,051

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Tournament schedule . Asian Development Tour . 28 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2019 Order of Merit . Asian Development Tour . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Donlaphatchai reigns in weather-shortened Taifong Open . Asian Tour . 29 December 2019 . 29 December 2019 . With Wang, who has already secured his Asian Tour card by finishing inside top-60 on the 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit, finishing fifth on the money list, the remaining three Asian Tour cards will be awarded to England's Steve Lewton, American Trevor Simsby and Seung Park of Korea, placed sixth, seventh and eighth respectively..