The Philippine Golf Tour, currently titled as the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the main professional golf tour in the Philippines.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Philippine Golf Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| First season | 2009 |
| Country | Based in the Philippines |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Antonio Lascuña (4)Tournament wins: Antonio Lascuña (25) |
| Official website | https://pgt.ph/ |
The tour was founded in 2009 and was created in order to further advance professional golf in the Philippines.[1][2] Many players from the Philippine Golf Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the Asian Tour. Notable players include Antonio Lascuña, Juvic Pagunsan, Angelo Que and Miguel Tabuena.[3] Korean-born Tom Kim, a multiple PGA Tour winner, also started his career on the Philippine Golf Tour.[4][5]
Since its inauguration, the tour has been title sponsored by Manila-based global port management company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). They have also title sponsored the majority of tournaments played on the tour.[6]
Order of Merit winners edit
| Year | Winner | Prize money (₱) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jhonnel Ababa |
1,499,825 |
| 2022 | No Order of Merit awarded | |
| 2021 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Juvic Pagunsan (2) |
2,070,000 |
| 2018 | Jobim Carlos |
2,487,083 |
| 2017 | Clyde Mondilla |
3,156,409 |
| 2016 | Antonio Lascuña (4) |
3,695,949 |
| 2015 | Miguel Tabuena |
3,051,918 |
| 2014 | Antonio Lascuña (3) |
3,181,565 |
| 2013 | Antonio Lascuña (2) |
1,682,332 |
| 2012 | Antonio Lascuña |
2,247,640 |
| 2011 | Juvic Pagunsan |
1,474,604 |
| 2010 | Jay Bayron |
1,030,817 |
| 2009 | Elmer Salvador |
784,562 |
PGT Asia edit
In August 2017, the Philippine Golf Tour launched a new circuit labelled as the PGT Asia, aimed at offering Asian players more playing opportunities in the region.[7] The circuit ran until 2019.
PGT Asia Order of Merit winners edit
| Year | Winner | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Antonio Lascuña |
46,075 |
| 2018 | Clyde Mondilla |
102,790 |
| 2017 | Miguel Tabuena |
125,500 |
References edit
- ^ "About PGT". Philippine Golf Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "ICTSI Classic kicks off 10-leg Tour". The Philippine Star. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Mendoza, Al (23 December 2015). "Tabuena has come a long way, indeed". SunStar Baguio. Retrieved 4 February 2023 – via Pressreader.
- ^ "Kim posts record win, edges Carlos by one". The Manila Times. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Pressreader.
- ^ Yadav, Ankita (27 December 2022). "Was Tom Kim the best young star of 2022? A look at the golfer's year". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "List of Sponsors and Partners". Philippine Golf Tour. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "8 legs to kick off inaugural PGT Asia Tour". Manila Standard. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2023.