2013 Asian Tour

The 2013 Asian Tour was the 19th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

2013 Asian Tour season
Duration21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) – 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
Number of official events24
Most winsAustralia Scott Hend (3)
Order of MeritThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Players' Player of the YearThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Rookie of the YearCanada Richard T. Lee
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
24 FebZaykabar Myanmar OpenMyanmar300,000Thailand Chawalit Plaphol (4)14
9 MarSAIL-SBI OpenIndia300,000India Anirban Lahiri (3)14PGTI
17 MarAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000South Africa Thomas Aiken (n/a)20EUR
24 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia2,750,000Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2)38EUR
31 MarChiangmai Golf ClassicThailand750,000Australia Scott Hend (3)16New tournament
7 AprPanasonic Open IndiaIndia300,000Australia Wade Ormsby (1)14PGTI
14 AprSolaire OpenPhilippines300,000Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (6)14New tournament
28 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000Australia Brett Rumford (n/a)34EUR, KOR
5 MayCIMB Niaga Indonesian MastersIndonesia750,000Austria Bernd Wiesberger (n/a)14
16 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (7)14
23 JunWorldwide Holdings Selangor MastersMalaysiaRM1,200,000Thailand Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2)14
8 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,200,000Denmark Thomas Bjørn (n/a)30EUR
15 SepYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan500,000Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (16)14
29 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenJapan¥150,000,000Japan Masahiro Kawamura (n/a)16JPN
6 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan600,000Australia Scott Hend (4)14
13 OctCJ InvitationalSouth Korea750,000South Korea Kang Sung-hoon (1)14KOR
20 OctVenetian Macau OpenMacau800,000Australia Scott Hend (5)14
28 OctCIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000United States Ryan Moore (n/a)48PGATLimited-field event
10 NovHero Indian OpenIndia1,250,000Bangladesh Siddikur Rahman (2)14
17 NovResorts World Manila MastersPhilippines1,250,000China Liang Wenchong (3)14
1 DecIndonesia OpenIndonesia750,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (5)14
8 DecHong Kong OpenHong Kong1,300,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)20EUR
15 DecThailand Golf ChampionshipThailand1,000,000Spain Sergio García (4)38Flagship event
19 JanKing's Cup Golf Hua HinThailand1,000,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (8)14

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat1,127,856
2Australia Scott Hend597,901
3India Anirban Lahiri517,030
4Bangladesh Siddikur Rahman495,467
5India Gaganjeet Bhullar479,979

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat[4]
Rookie of the YearCanada Richard T. Lee[4]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References
  1. "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. Romine, Brentley (20 January 2014). "Aphibarnrat wins Asian Tour money title, sets sights on majors". Golfweek. Retrieved 24 June 2023. But the 24-year-old from Thailand still earned $1.12 million behind one victory and five other top-5 finishes, becoming just the second player on the Asian Tour to earn more than a million dollars in a single season.
  4. Thongsombat, Kittipong (24 April 2014). "Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Kiradech swept the players' player of the year title and special achievement award to go with the prestigious Order of Merit crown... Canada's Richard T Lee scooped the rookie of the year award after his memorable debut season where he posted three top-10s to finish in 32nd place on the Order of Merit.
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