2020–21–22 Asian Tour

The 2020–21–22 Asian Tour was the 26th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

2020–21–22 Asian Tour season
Duration9 January 2020 (2020-01-09) – 23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)
Number of official events8[lower-alpha 1]
Order of MeritSouth Korea Tom Kim
← 2019
2022 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21–22 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		Notes
12 Jan 2020Hong Kong OpenHong Kong1,000,000Australia Wade Ormsby (3)20EURRescheduled from 2019[lower-alpha 4]
19 Jan 2020SMBC Singapore OpenSingapore1,000,000United States Matt Kuchar (n/a)26JPN
1 Mar 2020New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,400,000Australia Brad Kennedy (1)15ANZ
8 Mar 2020Bandar Malaysia OpenMalaysia1,000,000United States Trevor Simsby (1)14
15 Mar 2020Royal CupThailand–Cancelled[4]–
22 Mar 2020Hero Indian OpenIndia–Cancelled[5]–EUR
28 Mar 2020Bangabandhu Cup Golf OpenBangladesh–Cancelled[6]–
19 Apr 2020Maybank ChampionshipMalaysia–Cancelled[7]–EUR
26 Apr 2020Volvo China OpenChina–Removed[lower-alpha 5]–EUR
3 May 2020GS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea–Removed[lower-alpha 6]–KOR
10 May 2020Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfJapan–Cancelled[8]–JPN
28 Jun 2020Kolon Korea OpenSouth Korea–Cancelled[9]–KOR
13 Sep 2020Shinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea–Removed[lower-alpha 7]–JPN, KOR
20 Sep 2020Mercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan–Removed[lower-alpha 8]–
27 Sep 2020Panasonic Open Golf ChampionshipJapan–Cancelled[12]–JPN
31 Oct 2021Hero Indian OpenIndia–Cancelled[13]–EUR
28 Nov 2021Blue Canyon Phuket ChampionshipThailand1,000,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (3)14New tournament
5 Dec 2021Laguna Phuket ChampionshipThailand1,000,000Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai (1)14New tournament
16 Jan 2022Singapore InternationalSingapore1,000,000South Korea Tom Kim (2)14New tournament
23 Jan 2022SMBC Singapore OpenSingapore1,250,000Thailand Sadom Kaewkanjana (2)14JPN

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[14][15]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1South Korea Tom Kim507,553
2Thailand Sadom Kaewkanjana378,972
3Australia Wade Ormsby270,154
4Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai264,723
5Taiwan Chan Shih-chang231,375

Notes
  1. A further 12 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
  2. 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.
  3. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  4. The opening tournament of the season, the Hong Kong Open, was originally to be played from 28 November – 1 December 2019 as part of the 2019 season and co-sanctioned with the European Tour. However, due to protest violence, the tournament was rescheduled to January 2020 without European Tour co-sanctioning.[2][3]
  5. Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to December 2020 as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.
  6. Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to August 2020 as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.
  7. Proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[10]
  8. Originally cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled as a sole-sanctioned Taiwan PGA Tour event.[11]

References
  1. "Tournament schedule 2020 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "Hong Kong Open Postponed due to protest violence". ESPN. Reuters. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Hong Kong Open rescheduled for January 2020". ESPN. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "Royal's Cup 2020 to be postponed". Asian Tour. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Hero Indian Open 2020 cancelled". Asian Tour. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. "Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2020 to be postponed amid COVID-19 concerns". Asian Tour. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. "Maybank golf meet is off this year". The Star. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. "ジャパンゴルフツアーの開催状況" [Japan Golf Tour Status] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  11. "Asian Tour: Mercuries Taiwan Masters cancelled". Golf Australia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. "2020 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  15. "Kim king of the Tour". The Sun Daily. Malaysia. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023. After earning US$108,125 (RM452,665) at Sentosa Golf Club he topped the list with earnings of US$507,553 (RM2.1 million) having played in all eight events on the schedule.
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