2012 Asian Tour
| Duration | 2 February 2012 – 16 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | Thaworn Wiratchant (3) |
| Order of Merit | Thaworn Wiratchant |
| Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant |
| Rookie of the Year | Masanori Kobayashi |
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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
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 | Kieran Pratt (1) | 14 | ||
| 12 Feb | ICTSI Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Mardan Mamat (3) | 14 | ||
| 19 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | Jbe' Kruger (1) | 20 | EUR | |
| 25 Feb | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | Anirban Lahiri (2) | 14 | PGTI | |
| 17 Mar | Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic | Cambodia | 300,000 | David Lipsky (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 1 Apr | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | Digvijay Singh (1) | 14 | PGTI | |
| 8 Apr | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | Singapore | 400,000 | Scott Hend (2) | 14 | ||
| 15 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1) | 36 | EUR | |
| 22 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 20 | ||
| 29 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) | 32 | EUR, KOR | |
| 17 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (13) | 14 | ||
| 24 Jun | Volvik Hildesheim Open | South Korea | 300,000 | Lee In-woo (1) | 14 | KOR | New tournament |
| 2 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,100,000 | Richie Ramsay (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 8 Sep | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (14) | 14 | ||
| 16 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (3) | 14 | ||
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) | 20 | JPN | |
| 30 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 600,000 | Tsai Chi-huang (2) | 14 | ||
| 7 Oct | CJ Invitational | South Korea | 750,000 | K. J. Choi (6) | 14 | KOR | |
| 14 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 750,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (4) | 14 | ||
| 21 Oct | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (15) | 14 | ||
| 28 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | Nick Watney (n/a) | 36 | PGAT[c] | Limited-field event |
| 11 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 6,000,000 | Matteo Manassero (n/a) | 48 | EUR | |
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,750,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | King's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | Arnond Vongvanij (1) | 14 | ||
| 9 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (n/a) | 36 | Flagship event | |
| 16 Dec | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | Sergio García (2) | 20 |
Order of Merit
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 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 738,047 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser | 672,745 |
| 3 | Jbe' Kruger | 474,989 |
| 4 | Masanori Kobayashi | 471,080 |
| 5 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 451,245 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year | Masanori Kobayashi | [4] |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.