2018 Asian Tour Explained

The 2018 Asian Tour was the 24th 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.

Changes for 2018

In February, Habitat for Humanity announced that they had partnered with the Asian Tour to see the Order of Merit rebranded as the Habitat for Humanity Standings.^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.^[2]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner	OWGR points	Other tours	Notes
21 Jan		Singapore	1,000,000	Sergio García (5)	28
28 Jan		Myanmar	750,000	Paul Peterson (1)	19
4 Feb		Malaysia	3,000,000	Shubhankar Sharma (2)	38
11 Feb		Australia	A$1,750,000	Kiradech Aphibarnrat (3)	23
4 Mar		New Zealand	NZ$1,150,000	Daniel Nisbet (1)	15		New to Asian Tour
11 Mar		India	1,750,000	Matt Wallace (n/a)	22
22 Apr		Japan	¥150,000,000	Rahil Gangjee (2)	15
29 Apr		China	CN¥20,000,000	Alexander Björk (n/a)	32
6 May		South Korea	₩1,000,000,000	Park Sang-hyun (1)	12
12 May		Bangladesh	300,000	Malcolm Kokocinski (1)	14
20 May		China	300,000	John Catlin (1)	10		New tournament
10 Jun		Thailand	300,000	Panuphol Pittayarat (2)	14
24 Jun		South Korea	₩1,200,000,000	Choi Min-chel (1)	12
1 Jul		Thailand	300,000	Jazz Janewattananond (2)	14
7 Jul		Malaysia	300,000	John Catlin (2)	14		New tournament
15 Jul		Indonesia	500,000	Justin Harding (1)	14
29 Jul		Thailand	500,000	Justin Harding (2)	14		New tournament
5 Aug		Fiji	A$1,250,000	Gaganjeet Bhullar (9)	15
12 Aug		India	350,000	Viraj Madappa (1)	14
16 Sep		South Korea	₩1,200,000,000	Park Sang-hyun (2)	12
23 Sep		Japan	¥150,000,000	Yuta Ikeda (n/a)	15
30 Sep		Taiwan	850,000	Adilson da Silva (1)	14
7 Oct		Taiwan	500,000	John Catlin (3)	14
14 Oct		Malaysia	7,000,000	Marc Leishman (n/a)	48		Limited-field event
14 Oct		Pakistan	300,000	Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1)	14
28 Oct		India	400,000	Khalin Joshi (1)	14
25 Nov		Hong Kong	2,000,000	Aaron Rai (n/a)	30
2 Dec		Thailand	500,000	Miguel Tabuena (2)	14
2 Dec		Mauritius	€1,000,000	Kurt Kitayama (1)	17
9 Dec		Vietnam	–	Removed	–
9 Dec		South Africa	R17,500,000	Louis Oosthuizen (3)	32		New to Asian Tour
16 Dec		Indonesia	750,000	Poom Saksansin (3)	24		Flagship event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Habitat for Humanity Standings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^{[3] [4]} The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.^[5]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)	Status earned
1		755,994	Already exempt
2		566,212	Promoted to European Tour
3		479,817
4		422,936	Already exempt
5		420,887

See also

• 2018 Asian Development Tour

Notes and References

1. Web site: Game for Asian Tour partnership . Habitat for Humanity . 1 February 2018 . 12 May 2023.
2. Web site: Tournament schedule 2018 season . Asian Tour . 24 June 2023.
3. Web site: 2018 Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings . Asian Tour . 10 February 2023.
4. News: Shubhankar becomes youngest Indian to win Asian Order of Merit . ESPN . 7 December 2018 . 24 June 2023 . With a total prize money of $755,994 on the Asian Tour for 2018, Sharma's Order of Merit win was confirmed on Friday, after both Justin Harding of South Africa and Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe failed to make the cut at the South African Open in Johannesburg, leaving both adrift by nearly $300,000 on the Asian Tour..
5. Web site: 박상현, 아시안투어 신인상 수상…유러피언투어 출전권도 획득 . Park Sang-hyun, Asian Tour Rookie Award winner... Qualified to play on the European Tour . KPGA . Korean . 16 December 2018 . 10 February 2023.
6. Web site: Catlin caps off 2018 with Asian Tour Players' Player of the year accolade . 17 December 2018 . 3 January 2023 . Big Golf Blog . John Catlin’s outstanding breakout year has not gone unnoticed by his peers, as he has been named the Players' Player of the Year for the 2018 Asian Tour season... Sanghyun Park was awarded the Rookie of the Year..