2013 Asian Tour

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2013 Asian Tour season
Duration21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) – 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
Number of official events24
Most winsAustralia Scott Hend (3)
Order of MeritThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Players' Player of the YearThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Rookie of the YearCanada Richard T. Lee
2012
2014

The 2013 Asian Tour was the 19th 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.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
24 Feb Zaykabar Myanmar Open Myanmar 300,000 Thailand Chawalit Plaphol (4) 14
9 Mar SAIL-SBI Open India 300,000 India Anirban Lahiri (3) 14 PGTI
17 Mar Avantha Masters India €1,800,000 South Africa Thomas Aiken (n/a) 20 EUR
24 Mar Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,750,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) 38 EUR
31 Mar Chiangmai Golf Classic Thailand 750,000 Australia Scott Hend (3) 16 New tournament
7 Apr Panasonic Open India India 300,000 Australia Wade Ormsby (1) 14 PGTI
14 Apr Solaire Open Philippines 300,000 Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (6) 14 New tournament
28 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,205,000 Australia Brett Rumford (n/a) 34 EUR, KOR
5 May CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Austria Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) 14
16 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (7) 14
23 Jun Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia RM1,200,000 Thailand Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2) 14
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,200,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 30 EUR
15 Sep Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (16) 14
29 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan ¥150,000,000 Japan Masahiro Kawamura (n/a) 16 JPN
6 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 600,000 Australia Scott Hend (4) 14
13 Oct CJ Invitational South Korea 750,000 South Korea Kang Sung-hoon (1) 14 KOR
20 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau 800,000 Australia Scott Hend (5) 14
28 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Ryan Moore (n/a) 48 PGAT Limited-field event
10 Nov Hero Indian Open India 1,250,000 Bangladesh Siddikur Rahman (2) 14
17 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,250,000 China Liang Wenchong (3) 14
1 Dec Indonesia Open Indonesia 750,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (5) 14
8 Dec Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 1,300,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) 20 EUR
15 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000 Spain Sergio García (3) 38 Flagship event
19 Jan King's Cup Golf Hua Hin Thailand 1,000,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (8) 14

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat 1,127,856
2 Australia Scott Hend 597,901
3 India Anirban Lahiri 517,030
4 Bangladesh Siddikur Rahman 495,467
5 India Gaganjeet Bhullar 479,979

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat [4]
Rookie of the Year Canada Richard T. Lee [4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Romine, Brentley (20 January 2014). "Aphibarnrat wins Asian Tour money title, sets sights on majors". Golfweek. Retrieved 24 June 2023. But the 24-year-old from Thailand still earned $1.12 million behind one victory and five other top-5 finishes, becoming just the second player on the Asian Tour to earn more than a million dollars in a single season.
  4. ^ a b Thongsombat, Kittipong (24 April 2014). "Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Kiradech swept the players' player of the year title and special achievement award to go with the prestigious Order of Merit crown... Canada's Richard T Lee scooped the rookie of the year award after his memorable debut season where he posted three top-10s to finish in 32nd place on the Order of Merit.
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