2018 Asian Tour
The 2018 Asian Tour was the 24th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.
| Duration | 18 January 2018 – 16 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins | 3: John Catlin |
| Order of Merit |  Shubhankar Sharma |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Schedule
The table below shows the 2018 schedule.[1]
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,000,000 |  Sergio García (n/a) | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Nisbet (n/a) | 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$1,250,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (9) | 15 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 12 Aug | TAKE Solutions Masters | India | 350,000 | Viraj Madappa (1) | 14 | ||
| 16 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | Park Sang-hyun (2) | 12 | KOR | |
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 |  Yuta Ikeda (n/a) | 15 | JPN | |
| 30 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 850,000 |  Adilson da Silva (1) | 14 | ||
| 7 Oct | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | John Catlin (3) | 14 | ||
| 14 Oct | UMA CNS Open | Pakistan | 300,000 | Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 14 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Marc Leishman (n/a) | 48 | PGAT | |
| 28 Oct | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | Khalin Joshi (1) | 14 | ||
| 25 Nov | Honma Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | Aaron Rai (n/a) | 30 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 |  Miguel Tabuena (2) | 14 | ||
| 2 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | Kurt Kitayama (1) | 17 | AFR, EUR | |
| 9 Dec | South African Open | South Africa | R17,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (n/a) | 32 | AFR, EUR | New to Asian Tour |
| 16 Dec | BNI Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Poom Saksansin (3) | 24 | Flagship event |
Order of Merit
| Rank | Player | Earnings (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shubhankar Sharma | 755,994 |
| 2 | Park Sang-hyun | 566,211 |
| 3 | Justin Harding | 479,816 |
| 4 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 422,935 |
| 5 |  Scott Vincent | 420,886 |
| 6 | John Catlin | 403,666 |
| 7 | Sihwan Kim | 392,883 |
| 8 | Kurt Kitayama | 369,346 |
| 9 | Jazz Janewattananond | 367,308 |
| 10 | Rahil Gangjee | 309,791 |
Complete list on the official site here.
Notes
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
References
- "Asian Tour announces early 2018 schedule". Asian Tour. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
External links
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