The 2009 Asian Tour was the 15th 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 2009 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes8 FebIndian MastersIndia–Cancelled–EUR8 FebAsian Tour InternationalThailand300,000 James Kamte (1)1415 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia2,000,000 Anthony Kang (3)30EUR22 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia£1,250,000 Danny Lee (a) (n/a)32ANZ, EUR1 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia OpenIndonesia1,250,000 Thongchai Jaidee (11)20EUR8 MarSingha Thailand OpenThailand500,000 Jyoti Randhawa (8)1422 MarSAIL OpenIndia400,000 Chapchai Nirat (3)1429 MarBlack Mountain MastersThailand500,000 Johan Edfors (n/a)14New tournament26 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,100,000 Thongchai Jaidee (12)32EUR, KOR17 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea₩600,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (3)14KOR26 JulIndonesia President InvitationalIndonesia400,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (1)142 AugBrunei OpenBrunei300,000 Darren Beck (1)148 AugWorldwide Holdings Selangor MastersMalaysia300,000 Rick Kulacz (2)1416 AugQueen's CupThailand300,000 Chinnarat Phadungsil (3)14New tournament6 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland2,500,000 Alex Norén (n/a)32EURNew to Asian Tour13 SepMacau OpenMacau500,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (11)1427 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenJapan1,500,000 Daisuke Maruyama (n/a)20JPN4 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan500,000 Lin Wen-tang (5)1411 OctHero Honda Indian OpenIndia1,250,000 Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (1)1425 OctIskandar Johor OpenMalaysia1,000,000 K. J. Choi (4)141 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingapore5,000,000 Ian Poulter (n/a)46EUR15 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,500,000 Grégory Bourdy (n/a)44EUR22 NovJohnnie Walker Cambodian OpenCambodia300,000 Marcus Both (2)146 DecKing's CupThailand300,000 Chan Yih-shin (1)14New tournament13 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaThailand–Cancelled–
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Thongchai Jaidee 981,9322 Liang Wenchong 779,5803 Anthony Kang 411,0634 Scott Hend 354,3925 Jyoti Randhawa 344,351
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Thongchai Jaidee Rookie of the Year Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
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