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.
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 $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.[2]
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
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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 | |||||
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 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5] [6]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 627,458 | ||
2 | 599,609 | ||
3 | 517,845 | ||
4 | 506,390 | ||
5 | 487,909 |
The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[8]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 517,845 | ||
2 | 437,133 | ||
3 | 388,094 | ||
4 | 365,315 | ||
5 | 346,455 |