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.

2009 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2009 (2009-02-05) – 6 December 2009 (2009-12-06)
Number of official events23[a]
Most winsThailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Order of MeritThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the YearThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the YearIndia Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
2008
2010

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
8 Feb Indian Masters India Cancelled[2] EUR
8 Feb[d] Asian Tour International Thailand 300,000   James Kamte (1) 14
15 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,000,000   Anthony Kang (3) 30 EUR
22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,250,000   Danny Lee (a) (n/a) 32 ANZ, EUR
1 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,250,000   Thongchai Jaidee (11) 20 EUR
8 Mar Singha Thailand Open Thailand 500,000   Jyoti Randhawa (8) 14
22 Mar SAIL Open India 400,000   Chapchai Nirat (3) 14
29 Mar Black Mountain Masters Thailand 500,000   Johan Edfors (n/a) 14 New tournament
26 Apr Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,100,000   Thongchai Jaidee (12) 32 EUR, KOR
17 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩600,000,000   Bae Sang-moon (3) 14 KOR
26 Jul Indonesia President Invitational Indonesia 400,000   Gaganjeet Bhullar (1) 14
2 Aug Brunei Open Brunei 300,000   Darren Beck (1) 14
8 Aug Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia 300,000   Rick Kulacz (2) 14
16 Aug Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000   Chinnarat Phadungsil (3) 14 New tournament
6 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland 2,500,000   Alex Norén (n/a) 32 EUR New to Asian Tour
13 Sep Macau Open Macau 500,000   Thaworn Wiratchant (11) 14
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan 1,500,000   Daisuke Maruyama (n/a) 20 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000   Lin Wen-tang (5) 14
11 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 1,250,000   Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (1) 14
25 Oct Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 1,000,000   K. J. Choi (4) 14
1 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 5,000,000   Ian Poulter (n/a) 46 EUR
15 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,500,000   Grégory Bourdy (n/a) 44 EUR
22 Nov Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open Cambodia 300,000   Marcus Both (2) 14
6 Dec King's Cup Thailand 300,000   Chan Yih-shin (1) 14 New tournament
13 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand Cancelled[4]

Order of Merit edit

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Thongchai Jaidee 981,932
2   Liang Wenchong 779,580
3   Anthony Kang 411,063
4   Scott Hend 354,392
5   Jyoti Randhawa 344,351

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year   Thongchai Jaidee [7]
Rookie of the Year   Chinnaswamy Muniyappa [7]

Notes edit

  1. ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were 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; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  4. ^ Rescheduled following the cancellation of the Indian Masters.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2009 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ Varma, Viren (5 December 2008). "Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "New venue and new dates for Asian Tour International". Asian Tour. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Volvo ends sponsorship of tourney". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Golden Boy Thongchai carries off record third merit crown". Reuters. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Muniyappa named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year". Times of India. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2023. ...in which Thai star Thongchai Jaidee, winner of an unprecedented third Order of Merit crown, has been voted by his peers as the 2009 Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year.

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