2009 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2009 (2009-02-05) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events23[a]
Most winsThailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Order of MeritThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the YearThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the YearIndia Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
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The 2009 Asian Tour was the 15th 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

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[b] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[c]		 Notes
8 Feb Indian Masters India – Cancelled[2] – EUR
8 Feb[d] Asian Tour International Thailand 300,000 South Africa James Kamte (1) 14
15 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,000,000 United States Anthony Kang (3) 30 EUR
22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,250,000 New Zealand Danny Lee (a) (n/a) 32 ANZ, EUR
1 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,250,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (11) 20 EUR
8 Mar Singha Thailand Open Thailand 500,000 India Jyoti Randhawa (8) 14
22 Mar SAIL Open India 400,000 Thailand Chapchai Nirat (3) 14
29 Mar Black Mountain Masters Thailand 500,000 Sweden Johan Edfors (n/a) 14 New tournament
26 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,100,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (12) 32 EUR, KOR
17 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (3) 14 KOR
26 Jul Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia 400,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (1) 14
2 Aug Brunei Open Brunei 300,000 Australia Darren Beck (1) 14
8 Aug Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia 300,000 Australia Rick Kulacz (2) 14
16 Aug Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil (3) 14 New tournament
6 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland 2,500,000 Sweden Alex Norén (n/a) 32 EUR New to Asian Tour
13 Sep Macau Open Macau 500,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (11) 14
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan 1,500,000 Japan Daisuke Maruyama (n/a) 20 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000 Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (5) 14
11 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 1,250,000 India Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (1) 14
25 Oct Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 1,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (4) 14
1 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 5,000,000 England Ian Poulter (n/a) 46 EUR
15 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,500,000 France Grégory Bourdy (n/a) 44 EUR
22 Nov Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia 300,000 Australia Marcus Both (2) 14
6 Dec King's Cup Thailand 300,000 Taiwan Chan Yih-shin (1) 14 New tournament
13 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand – Cancelled[4] –

Order of Merit

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 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 981,932
2 China Liang Wenchong 779,580
3 United States Anthony Kang 411,063
4 Australia Scott Hend 354,392
5 India Jyoti Randhawa 344,351

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Thailand Thongchai Jaidee [7]
Rookie of the Year India Chinnaswamy Muniyappa [7]

Notes

  1. ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  4. ^ Rescheduled following the cancellation of the Indian Masters.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2009 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ Varma, Viren (5 December 2008). "Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "New venue and new dates for Asian Tour International". Asian Tour. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Volvo ends sponsorship of tourney". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Golden Boy Thongchai carries off record third merit crown". Reuters. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Muniyappa named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year". Times of India. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2023. ...in which Thai star Thongchai Jaidee, winner of an unprecedented third Order of Merit crown, has been voted by his peers as the 2009 Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year.

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