2022 Asian Tour
Year2022
TourAsian Tour
Regular season3 February 2022 – 4 December 2022
No of events20[a]
Most winsChan Shih-chang (2)
Sihwan Kim (2)
Nitithorn Thippong (2)
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1Sihwan Kim
Honor 2International Series Order of Merit
Honoree 2Scott Vincent
Honor 3Players' Player of the Year
Honoree 3Sihwan Kim
Honor 4Rookie of the Year
Honoree 4Kim Bi-o
Prevseason2020–21–22
Nextseason2023

The 2022 Asian Tour was the 27th 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.

LIV Golf alliance

With LIV Golf's initial investment in the Asian Tour having been reported in late 2021.[1] The 2022 season marked the introduction of the International Series, which was unveiled in February. The series was to consist of 10 events to be added to Asian Tour schedules over the following 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between US$1,500,000 and $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[b]OWGR
points		Other
tours[c]		Notes
6 Feb 2022PIF Saudi InternationalSaudi Arabia5,000,000Harold Varner III (1)50Flagship event
27 Feb 2022Royal's CupThailand400,000Chan Shih-chang (4)14
6 Mar 2022International Series ThailandThailand1,500,000Sihwan Kim (1)14International Series[d]
27 Mar 2022DGC OpenIndia500,000Nitithorn Thippong (1)10PGTINew tournament
3 Apr 2022New Zealand OpenNew Zealand–Cancelled[4]–ANZ
10 Apr 2022Trust Golf Asian Mixed CupThailand750,000Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (1)14LETMixed event[d]
16 Apr 2022Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford ChallengeThailand750,000Sihwan Kim (2)14LETMixed event[d]
8 May 2022GS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000Kim Bi-o (1)12KOR
15 May 2022Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond CupJapan¥100,000,000Shugo Imahira (1)15JPN
5 Jun 2022[e]
11 Jun		International Series EnglandEngland2,000,000Scott Vincent (1)14International Series[d]
26 Jun 2022Kolon Korea OpenSouth Korea₩1,350,000,000Kim Min-kyu (1)12KOR
7 Aug 2022Mandiri Indonesia OpenIndonesia500,000Gaganjeet Bhullar (10)14
14 Aug 2022International Series SingaporeSingapore1,500,000Nitithorn Thippong (2)7.43International Series[d]
21 Aug 2022International Series KoreaSouth Korea1,500,000Ok Tae-hoon (1)6.76International Series[d]
11 Sep 2022Shinhan Donghae OpenJapan₩1,400,000,000Kazuki Higa (1)9.03JPN, KOR
25 Sep 2022Yeangder TPCTaiwan700,000Travis Smyth (1)2.29TWN
2 Oct 2022Mercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan1,000,000Chan Shih-chang (5)2.29TWN
6 Nov 2022International Series MoroccoMorocco1,500,000Jazz Janewattananond (7)4.91International Series[d]
13 Nov 2022International Series EgyptEgypt1,500,000Andy Ogletree (1)4.49International Series[d]
27 Nov 2022Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh OpenBangladesh400,000Danthai Boonma (2)2.44
4 Dec 2022BNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia1,500,000Sarit Suwannarut (1)5.91International Series

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Sihwan Kim627,458
2Kim Bi-o599,609
3Scott Vincent517,845
4Nitithorn Thippong506,390
5Sadom Kaewkanjana487,909

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Scott Vincent517,845
2Sihwan Kim437,133
3Jazz Janewattananond388,094
4Richard T. Lee365,315
5Phachara Khongwatmai346,455

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearSihwan Kim[9]
Rookie of the YearKim Bi-o[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  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. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.
  4. ^ Also a new tournament.
  5. ^ The International Series England was removed from the schedule in March 2022 following the announcement of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which included an event with the same venue (Centurion Club) and dates.[10] It was later readded to the schedule and held a week earlier than originally planned at a new venue, Slaley Hall in Northumberland.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Greg Norman to head up new $200m Saudi-backed series on Asian Tour". The Guardian. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The International Series unveiled". Asian Tour. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Tournament schedule 2022 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions". Reuters. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Si-hwan finally hits big time with Order of Merit win". The Star. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 International Series Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Vincent Tops International Series Order Of Merit, Earns Spot In 2023 LIV Golf League". LIV Golf. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Sihwan Kim, Saudi International, International Series Thailand, Madinaty win the votes!". Asian Tour. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Sihwan Kim has been rewarded for a phenomenal season on the Asian Tour by being voted The Players' Player of the Year by the Tour’s membership, after the final count from an online poll was completed this week... Bio Kim, a graduate of the 2020 Qualifying School, had the honour of being named Rookie of the Year.
  10. ^ Ball, Josh (17 March 2022). "The Asian Tour 'caught off guard' by Greg Norman's LIV Golf Invitational, brings forward International Series London event". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ Wright, Andrew (1 April 2022). "Saudi-Backed Asian Tour Confirms First Ever England Tournament". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 2 April 2022.