The 2010 Asian Tour was the 16th 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.
| Duration | 4 February 2010 – 19 December 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) |
| Order of Merit |  Noh Seung-yul |
| Players' Player of the Year | Noh Seung-yul |
| Rookie of the Year |  Rikard Karlberg |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb | Asian Tour International | Thailand | 300,000 |  Gaganjeet Bhullar (2)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 |  Andrew Dodt (1)
|
20 | EUR | New tournament |
| 7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | Noh Seung-yul (2)
|
24 | EUR | |
| 2 Apr | SAIL Open | India | 300,000 | Rikard Karlberg (1)
|
14 | ||
| 11 Apr | Air Bagan Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 300,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1)
|
14 | ||
| 25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | Marcus Fraser (1)
|
38 | EUR, KOR | |
| 20 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2)
|
14 | ||
| 1 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 |  Siddikur Rahman (1)
|
14 | ||
| 8 Aug | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 |  Angelo Que (3)
|
14 | ||
| 5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)
|
30 | EUR | |
| 12 Sep | Handa Singapore Classic | Singapore | 400,000 |  Peter Karmis (1)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 19 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 300,000 |  Thaworn Wiratchant (12)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 26 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Brendan Jones (1)
|
22 | JPN | |
| 3 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | Pariya Junhasavasdikul (1)
|
14 | ||
| 17 Oct | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 1,250,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a)
|
20 | ||
| 31 Oct | CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia | Malaysia | 6,000,000 |  Ben Crane (n/a)
|
38 | PGAT[c] | New limited-field event |
| Nov 14 | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 6,000,000 | Adam Scott (n/a)
|
48 | EUR | |
| 21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,500,000 |  Ian Poulter (n/a)
|
38 | EUR | |
| 28 Nov | King's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Udorn Duangdecha (1)
|
14 | ||
| 5 Dec | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | Rikard Karlberg (2)
|
14 | ||
| 12 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (13)
|
14 | ||
| 19 Dec | Black Mountain Masters | Thailand | 600,000 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)
|
20 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noh Seung-yul |
822,361 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser |
610,927 |
| 3 | Rikard Karlberg |
594,857 |
| 4 | Andrew Dodt |
393,042 |
| 5 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
333,093 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Noh Seung-yul |
[3] |
| Rookie of the Year | Rikard Karlberg |
[3] |
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.
- ^ PGA Tour unofficial event
References
edit- ^ "Tournament schedule 2010 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2010 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Teenager Noh makes Asian Tour history". CNN Sport. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
The 19-year-old, who won $822,361 on his way to becoming the Asian Tour's No. 1... As well as claiming the Order of Merit trophy, the South Korean was also named the Players' Player of the Year... Another qualifying school graduate, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, was named Rookie of the Year after finishing third in the Order of Merit in his debut season.