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, 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 and $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes PIF Saudi International Saudi Arabia 5,000,000 Harold Varner III (1) 50 Flagship event Royal's Cup Thailand 400,000 Chan Shih-chang (4) 14 International Series Thailand Thailand 1,500,000 Sihwan Kim (1) 14 International Series DGC Open India 500,000 Nitithorn Thippong (1) 10 PGTI New tournament New Zealand Open New Zealand – Cancelled – ANZ Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup Thailand 750,000 Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (1) 14 LET Mixed event Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge Thailand 750,000 Sihwan Kim (2) 14 LET Mixed event GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Kim Bi-o (1) 12 KOR Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup Japan ¥100,000,000 Shugo Imahira (1) 15 JPN 11 Jun International Series England England 2,000,000 Scott Vincent (1) 14 International Series Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,350,000,000 Kim Min-kyu (1) 12 KOR Mandiri Indonesia Open Indonesia 500,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (10) 14 International Series Singapore Singapore 1,500,000 Nitithorn Thippong (2) 7.43 International Series International Series Korea South Korea 1,500,000 Ok Tae-hoon (1) 6.76 International Series Shinhan Donghae Open Japan ₩1,400,000,000 Kazuki Higa (1) 9.03 JPN, KOR Yeangder TPC Taiwan 700,000 Travis Smyth (1) 2.29 TWN Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 1,000,000 Chan Shih-chang (5) 2.29 TWN International Series Morocco Morocco 1,500,000 Jazz Janewattananond (7) 4.91 International Series International Series Egypt Egypt 1,500,000 Andy Ogletree (1) 4.49 International Series Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 400,000 Danthai Boonma (2) 2.44 BNI Indonesian Masters Indonesia 1,500,000 Sarit Suwannarut (1) 5.91 International Series
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 ($)1 Sihwan Kim 627,4582 Kim Bi-o 599,6093 Scott Vincent 517,8454 Nitithorn Thippong 506,3905 Sadom Kaewkanjana 487,909
International Series Order of Merit The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars. The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Scott Vincent 517,8452 Sihwan Kim 437,1333 Jazz Janewattananond 388,0944 Richard T. Lee 365,3155 Phachara Khongwatmai 346,455
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Sihwan Kim Rookie of the Year Kim Bi-o
See also 2020–22 Asian Development Tour
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