2018 Asian Development Tour

The 2018 Asian Development Tour was the ninth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

2018 Asian Development Tour season
Duration24 January 2018 (2018-01-24) – 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01)
Number of official events22
Most winsThailand Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (2)
Order of MeritArgentina Miguel Ángel Carballo
2017
2019

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
27 Jan Darulaman Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Kurt Kitayama (1) 6 PGM
27 Jan City Bank American Express Dhaka Open Bangladesh ৳5,000,000   Siddikur Rahman (2) n/a PGTI
10 Mar Richard Mille Brunei Championships Brunei 60,000   Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3) 10
24 Mar OB Golf Invitational Indonesia 70,000   Shohei Hasegawa (1) 6 PTINA
7 Apr Johor Championship II Malaysia RM225,000   Johnson Poh (1) 6 PGM
27 Apr BTI Open Bangladesh 60,000   Kazuki Higa (1) 6 PGTI
5 May Penang Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Nitithorn Thippong (1) 6 PGM
13 May Singha Laguna Phuket Open Thailand ฿2,000,000   Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (1) 6 ATGT
27 May Betagro Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000   Pavit Tangkamolprasert (6) 7 ATGT
28 Jul Northport Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Josh Salah (2) 6 PGM
3 Aug Louis Philippe Cup India 75,000   Rahil Gangjee (1) 6 PGTI
11 Aug Sabah Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Ben Leong (2) 6 PGM
18 Aug Labuan Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) 6 PGM
19 Aug Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000   Chan Shih-chang (6) 6 TWN
25 Aug Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament Indonesia 110,000   Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) 6 PTINA
8 Sep Miri Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Shakhawat Sohel (1) 6 PGM
15 Sep MNRB Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Yutaka Araki (1) 6 PGM
6 Oct UMW Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Mathiam Keyser (3) 6 PGM
13 Oct CCM Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Han Lee (1) 6 PGM
20 Oct MIDF Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Sam Gillis (1) 6 PGM
9 Nov Combiphar Players Championship Indonesia 110,000   Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (2) 6 PTINA
1 Dec Maybank Championship Malaysia RM225,000   Shinichi Mizuno (1) 6 PGM

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top seven players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 Asian Tour.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Miguel Ángel Carballo 43,379
2   Nitithorn Thippong 37,579
3   Varanyu Rattanphiboonkij 34,031
4   Han Lee 31,156
5   Janne Kaske 30,678
6   Mathiam Keyser 29,934
7   Shinichi Mizuno 28,308

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Asian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Asian Tour.
  2. ^ ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Order of Merit boost for 2018 Asian Development Tour season". Asian Tour. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023. The Asian Development Tour (ADT) is set to enter an exciting development in the second half of the 2018 season as it will now reward the top seven players on the final Order of Merit with playing rights on the Asian Tour in 2019.
  4. ^ "Mizuno Declared Winner of PGM Maybank ADT Championship". GolfRPM. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023. The race to finish inside the top-seven place on the money list also concluded with Carballo, Nitithorn Thippong, Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij, Han Lee, Janne Kaske, Mathiam Keyser and Mizuno earning their Asian Tour cards for next season.
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