The 2023 Philippine Golf Tour, titled as the 2023 ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Philippine Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in the Philippines since it was formed in 2009.
| Duration | 7 February 2023 – 24 November 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Jhonnel Ababa (2) Clyde Mondilla (2) Miguel Tabuena (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jhonnel Ababa |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₱) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | TCC Invitational | Laguna | 6,000,000 |  Guido van der Valk (6)
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| 18 Mar | ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic | Negros Occidental | 2,000,000 | Ira Alido (2)
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| 25 Mar | ICTSI Iloilo Challenge | Iloilo | 2,000,000 | Rupert Zaragosa (1)
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| 21 Apr | ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship | Laguna | 2,500,000 | Antonio Lascuña (24)
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| 12 May | ICTSI Luisita Championship | Tarlac | 2,000,000 | Miguel Tabuena (14)
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| 27 May | ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters | Manila | 2,500,000 | Jhonnel Ababa (6)
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| 9 Jun | ICTSI Valley Challenge | Rizal | 2,000,000 | Reymon Jaraula (2)
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| 23 Jun | ICTSI Forest Hills Classic | Rizal | 2,000,000 | Clyde Mondilla (10)
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| 8 Sep | ICTSI Del Monte Championship | Mindanao | 2,500,000 | Clyde Mondilla (11)
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| 15 Sep | ICTSI South Pacific Classic | Davao | 2,000,000 | Justin Quiban (2)
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| 29 Sep | ICTSI Mimosa Plus Championship | Central Luzon | 2,500,000 | Jhonnel Ababa (7)
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| 24 Nov | ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational | Laguna | 2,000,000 | Miguel Tabuena (15)
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Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Philippine pesos.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₱) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhonnel Ababa |
1,499,825 |
| 2 | Antonio Lascuña |
1,325,196 |
| 3 | Clyde Mondilla |
1,305,250 |
| 4 | Reymon Jaraula |
1,064,850 |
| 5 | Rupert Zaragosa |
1,002,825 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Philippine Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References
edit- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". Philippine Golf Tour. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "TCC Invitational unveils PGT season with record purse". The Philippine Star. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Order of Merit". Philippine Golf Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Asian Tour regulars toughen up PGT match play cast". Manila Bulletin. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
Jhonnel Ababa heads the stellar cast, having earned P1.5 million for victories at Villamor-Philippine Masters and Mimosa to secure his first OOM trophy.