2022 Asian Tour Explained

Year:2022
Tour:Asian Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: Chan Shih-chang (2)
Sihwan Kim (2)
Nitithorn Thippong (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Sihwan Kim
Honor2:International Series Order of Merit
Honoree2: Scott Vincent
Honor3:Players' Player of the Year
Honoree3: Sihwan Kim
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Honoree4: Kim Bi-o
Prevseason:2020–21–22
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Asian Tour was the 27th 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.

LIV Golf alliance

With LIV Golf's initial investment in the Asian Tour having been reported in late 2021.[1] The 2022 season marked the introduction of the International Series, which was unveiled in February. The series was to consist of 10 events to be added to Asian Tour schedules over the following 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between and $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
Saudi Arabia 5,000,000 Harold Varner III (1) 50 Flagship event
Thailand 400,000 Chan Shih-chang (4) 14
Thailand 1,500,000 Sihwan Kim (1) 14 International Series
India 500,000 Nitithorn Thippong (1) 10 New tournament
New Zealand Cancelled[4]
Thailand 750,000 Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (1) 14 Mixed event
Thailand 750,000 Sihwan Kim (2) 14 Mixed event
South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Kim Bi-o (1) 12
Japan ¥100,000,000 Shugo Imahira (1) 15

11 Jun
England 2,000,000 Scott Vincent (1) 14 International Series
South Korea ₩1,350,000,000 Kim Min-kyu (1) 12
Indonesia 500,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (10) 14
Singapore 1,500,000 Nitithorn Thippong (2) 7.43 International Series
South Korea 1,500,000 Ok Tae-hoon (1) 6.76 International Series
Japan ₩1,400,000,000 Kazuki Higa (n/a) 9.03
Taiwan 700,000 Travis Smyth (1) 2.29
Taiwan 1,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (5) 2.29
Morocco 1,500,000 Jazz Janewattananond (7) 4.91 International Series
Egypt 1,500,000 Andy Ogletree (1) 4.49 International Series
Bangladesh 400,000 Danthai Boonma (2) 2.44
Indonesia 1,500,000 Sarit Suwannarut (1) 5.91 International Series

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5] [6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 627,458
2 599,609
3 517,845
4 506,390
5 487,909

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[8]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 517,845
2 437,133
3 388,094
4 365,315
5 346,455

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Greg Norman to head up new $200m Saudi-backed series on Asian Tour . The Guardian . 29 October 2021 . 12 May 2023.
  2. Web site: The International Series unveiled . Asian Tour . 1 February 2022 . 6 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Tournament schedule 2022 season . Asian Tour . 24 June 2023.
  4. Web site: New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions . Reuters . 1 February 2022 . 1 February 2022.
  5. Web site: 2022 Asian Tour Order of Merit . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
  6. News: Si-hwan finally hits big time with Order of Merit win . The Star . Malaysia . 6 December 2022 . 17 May 2023 . subscription.
  7. Web site: 2022 International Series Order of Merit . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Vincent Tops International Series Order Of Merit, Earns Spot In 2023 LIV Golf League . LIV Golf . 4 December 2022 . 11 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Sihwan Kim, Saudi International, International Series Thailand, Madinaty win the votes! . 3 January 2023 . 3 January 2023 . Asian Tour . Sihwan Kim has been rewarded for a phenomenal season on the Asian Tour by being voted The Players' Player of the Year by the Tour’s membership, after the final count from an online poll was completed this week... Bio Kim, a graduate of the 2020 Qualifying School, had the honour of being named Rookie of the Year..