2018 Asian Tour season
Duration18 January 2018 (2018-01-18) – 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)
Number of official events31[a]
Most winsUnited States John Catlin (3)
Order of MeritIndia Shubhankar Sharma
Players' Player of the YearUnited States John Catlin
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Park Sang-hyun
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The 2018 Asian Tour was the 24th 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.

Changes for 2018

In February, Habitat for Humanity announced that they had partnered with the Asian Tour to see the Order of Merit rebranded as the Habitat for Humanity Standings.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[b] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[c]		 Notes
21 Jan SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000 Spain Sergio García (5) 28 JPN
28 Jan Leopalace21 Myanmar Open Myanmar 750,000 United States Paul Peterson (1) 19 JPN
4 Feb Maybank Championship Malaysia 3,000,000 India Shubhankar Sharma (2) 38 EUR
11 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Australia A$1,750,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3) 23 ANZ, EUR
4 Mar ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,150,000 Australia Daniel Nisbet (1) 15 ANZ New to Asian Tour
11 Mar Hero Indian Open India 1,750,000 England Matt Wallace (n/a) 22 EUR
22 Apr Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan ¥150,000,000 India Rahil Gangjee (2) 15 JPN
29 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Sweden Alexander Björk (n/a) 32 EUR
6 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (1) 12 KOR
12 May AB Bank Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000 Sweden Malcolm Kokocinski (1) 14
20 May Asia-Pacific Classic China 300,000 United States John Catlin (1) 10 CHN New tournament
10 Jun Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Thailand Panuphol Pittayarat (2) 14
24 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 South Korea Choi Min-chel (1) 12 KOR
1 Jul Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thailand Jazz Janewattananond (2) 14
7 Jul Sarawak Championship Malaysia 300,000 United States John Catlin (2) 14 New tournament
15 Jul Bank BRI Indonesia Open Indonesia 500,000 South Africa Justin Harding (1) 14
29 Jul Royal Cup Thailand 500,000 South Africa Justin Harding (2) 14 New tournament
5 Aug Fiji International Fiji A$1,250,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (9) 15 ANZ, EUR
12 Aug TAKE Solutions Masters India 350,000 India Viraj Madappa (1) 14 PGTI
16 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 South Korea Park Sang-hyun (2) 12 KOR
23 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Japan Yuta Ikeda (n/a) 15 JPN
30 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 850,000 Brazil Adilson da Silva (1) 14
7 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 United States John Catlin (3) 14
14 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Australia Marc Leishman (n/a) 48 PGAT Limited-field event
14 Oct UMA CNS Open Pakistan 300,000 Thailand Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1) 14
28 Oct Panasonic Open India India 400,000 India Khalin Joshi (1) 14 PGTI
25 Nov Honma Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 England Aaron Rai (n/a) 30 EUR
2 Dec Queen's Cup Thailand 500,000 Philippines Miguel Tabuena (2) 14
2 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 United States Kurt Kitayama (1) 17 AFR, EUR
9 Dec Ho Tram Players Championship Vietnam – Removed –
9 Dec South African Open South Africa R17,500,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (3) 32 AFR, EUR New to Asian Tour
16 Dec BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Thailand Poom Saksansin (3) 24 Flagship event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Habitat for Humanity Standings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($) Status earned
1 India Shubhankar Sharma 755,994 Already exempt[d]
2 South Korea Park Sang-hyun 566,212 Promoted to European Tour
3 South Africa Justin Harding 479,817
4 India Gaganjeet Bhullar 422,936 Already exempt[d]
5 Zimbabwe Scott Vincent 420,887

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year United States John Catlin [6]
Rookie of the Year South Korea Park Sang-hyun [6][5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  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. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. ^ a b Sharma and Bhullar were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2018 European Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Game for Asian Tour partnership". Habitat for Humanity. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Tournament schedule 2018 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Shubhankar becomes youngest Indian to win Asian Order of Merit". ESPN. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2023. With a total prize money of $755,994 on the Asian Tour for 2018, Sharma's Order of Merit win was confirmed on Friday, after both Justin Harding of South Africa and Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe failed to make the cut at the South African Open in Johannesburg, leaving both adrift by nearly $300,000 on the Asian Tour.
  5. ^ a b "박상현, 아시안투어 신인상 수상…유러피언투어 출전권도 획득" [Park Sang-hyun, Asian Tour Rookie Award winner... Qualified to play on the European Tour] (in Korean). KPGA. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Catlin caps off 2018 with Asian Tour Players' Player of the year accolade". Big Golf Blog. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2023. John Catlin's outstanding breakout year has not gone unnoticed by his peers, as he has been named the Players' Player of the Year for the 2018 Asian Tour season... Sanghyun Park was awarded the Rookie of the Year.

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