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.

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
2017
2019

Changes for 2018

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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

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

Order of Merit

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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   Shubhankar Sharma 755,994 Already exempt[d]
2   Park Sang-hyun 566,212 Promoted to European Tour
3   Justin Harding 479,817
4   Gaganjeet Bhullar 422,936 Already exempt[d]
5   Scott Vincent 420,887

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year   John Catlin [8]
Rookie of the Year   Park Sang-hyun [8][5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ One further 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.[6][7]

References

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  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. ^ "Shubhankar Sharma secures maiden win at Joburg Open". Today's Golfer. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Fiji International: Gaganjeet Bhullar claims maiden European Tour win". Sky Sports. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ 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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