The 2012 Asian Tour was the 18th 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 2012 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes 5 Feb Zaykabar Myanmar Open Myanmar 300,000 Kieran Pratt (1) 14 12 Feb ICTSI Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Mardan Mamat (3) 14 19 Feb Avantha Masters India €1,800,000 Jbe' Kruger (1) 20 EUR 25 Feb SAIL-SBI Open India 300,000 Anirban Lahiri (2)14 PGTI 17 Mar Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic Cambodia 300,000 David Lipsky (1) 14 New tournament 1 Apr Panasonic Open India India 300,000 Digvijay Singh (1)14 PGTI 8 Apr ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Singapore 400,000 Scott Hend (2) 14 15 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (1) 36 EUR 22 Apr CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 Lee Westwood (n/a) 20 29 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,205,000 Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) 32 EUR, KOR 17 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (13) 14 24 Jun Volvik Hildesheim Open South Korea 300,000 Lee In-woo (1) 14 KOR New tournament 2 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,100,000 Richie Ramsay (n/a) 32 EUR 8 Sep Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia RM1,200,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (14) 14 16 Sep Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (3) 14 23 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan ¥150,000,000 Masanori Kobayashi (1) 20 JPN 30 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 600,000 Tsai Chi-huang (2) 14 7 Oct CJ Invitational South Korea 750,000 K. J. Choi (6) 14 KOR 14 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau 750,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (4) 14 21 Oct Hero Indian Open India 1,250,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (15) 14 28 Oct CIMB Classic Malaysia 6,100,000 Nick Watney (n/a) 36 PGAT Limited-field event 11 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 6,000,000 Matteo Manassero (n/a) 48 EUR 18 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,750,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 32 EUR 2 Dec King's Cup Thailand 500,000 Arnond Vongvanij (1) 14 9 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (n/a) 36 Flagship event 16 Dec Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 2,000,000 Sergio García (2) 20
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 Thaworn Wiratchant 738,0472 Marcus Fraser 672,7453 Jbe' Kruger 474,9894 Masanori Kobayashi 471,0805 Gaganjeet Bhullar 451,245
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Thaworn Wiratchant Rookie of the Year Masanori Kobayashi
See also 2012 Asian Development Tour
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