The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd 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.
European Tour strategic alliance In July, it was announced that the European Tour had entered into a strategic alliance with the Asian Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 1 Feb SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000 Song Young-han (1) 28 JPN 7 Feb Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 750,000 Shaun Norris (2) 15 JPN 14 Feb Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (1) 14 21 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia Malaysia 3,000,000 Marcus Fraser (2) 38 EUR New tournament 28 Feb ISPS Handa Perth International Australia A$1,750,000 Louis Oosthuizen (2) 23 ANZ, EUR New to Asian Tour 13 Mar True Thailand Classic Thailand 1,750,000 Scott Hend (8) 24 EUR 20 Mar Hero Indian Open India 1,660,000 Shiv Chawrasia (4) 19 EUR 24 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan ¥150,000,000 Yuta Ikeda (n/a) 16 JPN 15 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Wang Jeung-hun (1) 17 AFR, EUR 19 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Scott Hend (9) 14 3 Jul Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Carlos Pigem (1) 14 TWN 31 Jul King's Cup Thailand 750,000 Chan Shih-chang (1) 14 EUR 4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,700,000 Alex Norén (n/a) 30 EUR 25 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (2) 15 JPN 2 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 800,000 Lu Wei-chih (4) 14 TWN 2 Oct Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (6) 18 KOR 9 Oct BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Poom Saksansin (1) 14 16 Oct Venetian Macao Open Macau 1,100,000 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (1)16 23 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Justin Thomas (n/a) 50 PGAT Limited-field event 13 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000 Shiv Chawrasia (5) 14 20 Nov Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open Indonesia 300,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (7) 14 4 Dec Panasonic Open India India 400,000 Mukesh Kumar (1) 14 PGTI 11 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 Sam Brazel (1) 32 EUR
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Scott Hend 1,004,7932 Marcus Fraser 730,0233 Wang Jeung-hun 546,1934 Chan Shih-chang 542,8215 Miguel Tabuena 525,926
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Scott Hend Rookie of the Year Scott Vincent
See also 2016 Asian Development Tour
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