2023 Philippine Golf Tour Explained

Year:2023
Tour:Philippine Golf Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:12
Most Wins: Jhonnel Ababa (2)
Clyde Mondilla (2)
Miguel Tabuena (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jhonnel Ababa
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Philippine Golf Tour, titled as the 2023 ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Philippine Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in the Philippines since it was formed in 2009.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner
10 Feb TCC Invitational Laguna 6,000,000 Guido van der Valk (6)
18 Mar ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic Negros Occidental 2,000,000 Ira Alido (2)
25 Mar ICTSI Iloilo Challenge Iloilo 2,000,000 Rupert Zaragosa (1)
21 Apr ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship Laguna 2,500,000 Antonio Lascuña (24)
12 May ICTSI Luisita Championship Tarlac 2,000,000 Miguel Tabuena (14)
27 May Manila 2,500,000 Jhonnel Ababa (6)
9 Jun ICTSI Valley Challenge Rizal 2,000,000 Reymon Jaraula (2)
23 Jun ICTSI Forest Hills Classic Rizal 2,000,000 Clyde Mondilla (10)
8 Sep ICTSI Del Monte Championship Mindanao 2,500,000 Clyde Mondilla (11)
15 Sep ICTSI South Pacific Classic Davao 2,000,000 Justin Quiban (2)
29 Sep ICTSI Mimosa Plus Championship Central Luzon 2,500,000 Jhonnel Ababa (7)
24 Nov ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational Laguna 2,000,000 Miguel Tabuena (15)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Philippine pesos.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 1,499,825
2 1,325,196
3 1,305,250
4 1,064,850
5 1,002,825

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Tournament schedule . Philippine Golf Tour . 8 February 2023.
  2. News: TCC Invitational unveils PGT season with record purse . The Philippine Star . 22 January 2023 . 22 February 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023 Order of Merit . Philippine Golf Tour . 17 October 2023.
  4. News: Asian Tour regulars toughen up PGT match play cast . Manila Bulletin . 16 November 2023 . 19 November 2023 . Jhonnel Ababa heads the stellar cast, having earned P1.5 million for victories at Villamor-Philippine Masters and Mimosa to secure his first OOM trophy..