2012 Asian Tour
Appearance
Duration | 2 February 2012 | – 16 December 2012
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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The 2012 Asian Tour was the 18th 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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Feb | Zaykabar Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
12 Feb | ICTSI Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
19 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
25 Feb | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | PGTI | |
17 Mar | Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic | Cambodia | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
1 Apr | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | PGTI | |
8 Apr | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | Singapore | 400,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
15 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,500,000 | ![]() |
36 | EUR | |
22 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
29 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR, KOR | |
17 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
24 Jun | Volvik Hildesheim Open | South Korea | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | KOR | New tournament |
2 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,100,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | |
8 Sep | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
16 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | JPN | |
30 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 600,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
7 Oct | CJ Invitational | South Korea | 750,000 | ![]() |
14 | KOR | |
14 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 750,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
21 Oct | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
28 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | ![]() |
36 | PGAT[c] | Limited-field event |
11 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
48 | EUR | |
18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,750,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | |
2 Dec | King's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
9 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
36 | Flagship event | |
16 Dec | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
20 |
Order of Merit
[edit]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 | ![]() |
738,047 |
2 | ![]() |
672,745 |
3 | ![]() |
474,989 |
4 | ![]() |
471,080 |
5 | ![]() |
451,245 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[4] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
- ^ PGA Tour unofficial event
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedule 2012 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2012 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Thaworn crowned Asian Tour's best". The Nation. Thailand. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
Thaworn, who won the Order of Merit with earnings of US$738,046...
- ^ a b "Thaworn sweeps Asian Tour awards". Pakistan Today. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant was the toast at the Asian Tour's Awards Night when he swept the Players' Player of the Year Award and Special Achievement Award... Japan's Masanori Kobayashi, who won the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open on home soil and finished tied fifth in Johor, picked up the Rookie of the Year Award after his memorable season.