2022 Asian Tour

The 2022 Asian Tour was the 27th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

2022 Asian Tour season
Duration3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) – 4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
Number of official events20[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsTaiwan Chan Shih-chang (2)
United States Sihwan Kim (2)
Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Sihwan Kim
International Series Order of MeritZimbabwe Scott Vincent
Players' Player of the YearUnited States Sihwan Kim
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Bi-o
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LIV Golf alliance

With LIV Golf's initial investment in the Asian Tour having been reported in late 2021.[1] The 2022 season marked the introduction of the International Series, which was unveiled in February. The series was to consist of 10 events to be added to Asian Tour schedules over the following 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between US$1,500,000 and $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		Notes
6 FebPIF Saudi InternationalSaudi Arabia5,000,000United States Harold Varner III (1)50Flagship event
27 FebRoyal's CupThailand400,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (4)14
6 MarInternational Series ThailandThailand1,500,000United States Sihwan Kim (1)14International Series[lower-alpha 4]
27 MarDGC OpenIndia500,000Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (1)10PGTINew tournament
3 AprNew Zealand OpenNew Zealand–Cancelled[4]–ANZ
10 AprTrust Golf Asian Mixed CupThailand750,000Thailand Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (1)14LETMixed event[lower-alpha 4]
16 AprTrust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford ChallengeThailand750,000United States Sihwan Kim (2)14LETMixed event[lower-alpha 4]
8 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000South Korea Kim Bi-o (1)12KOR
15 MayAsia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond CupJapan¥100,000,000Japan Shugo Imahira (1)15JPN
5 Jun[lower-alpha 5]
11 Jun		International Series EnglandEngland2,000,000Zimbabwe Scott Vincent (1)14International Series[lower-alpha 4]
26 JunKolon Korea OpenSouth Korea₩1,350,000,000South Korea Kim Min-kyu (1)12KOR
7 AugMandiri Indonesia OpenIndonesia500,000India Gaganjeet Bhullar (10)14
14 AugInternational Series SingaporeSingapore1,500,000Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (2)7.43International Series[lower-alpha 4]
21 AugInternational Series KoreaSouth Korea1,500,000South Korea Ok Tae-hoon (1)6.76International Series[lower-alpha 4]
11 SepShinhan Donghae OpenJapan₩1,400,000,000Japan Kazuki Higa (n/a)9.03JPN, KOR
25 SepYeangder TPCTaiwan700,000Australia Travis Smyth (1)2.29
2 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan1,000,000Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (5)2.29
6 NovInternational Series MoroccoMorocco1,500,000Thailand Jazz Janewattananond (7)4.91International Series[lower-alpha 4]
13 NovInternational Series EgyptEgypt1,500,000United States Andy Ogletree (1)4.49International Series[lower-alpha 4]
27 NovBangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh OpenBangladesh400,000Thailand Danthai Boonma (2)2.44
4 DecBNI Indonesian MastersIndonesia1,500,000Thailand Sarit Suwannarut (1)5.91International Series

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7][8]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1United States Sihwan Kim14627,458
2South Korea Kim Bi-o13599,609
3Zimbabwe Scott Vincent11517,485
4Thailand Nitithorn Thippong18506,390
5Thailand Sadom Kaewkanjana14487,909

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[9] The leading player earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.[10]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1Zimbabwe Scott Vincent7517,845
2United States Sihwan Kim6437,133
3Thailand Jazz Janewattananond6388,094
4Canada Richard T. Lee6365,315
5Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai7346,455

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearUnited States Sihwan Kim[11]
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Bi-o[11]

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  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; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. New tournament
  5. The International Series England was removed from the schedule in March 2022 following the announcement of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which included an event with the same venue (Centurion Club) and dates.[5] It was later readded to the schedule and held a week earlier than originally planned at a new venue, Slaley Hall in Northumberland.[6]

References
  1. "Greg Norman to head up new $200m Saudi-backed series on Asian Tour". The Guardian. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. "The International Series unveiled". Asian Tour. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. "Tournament schedule 2022 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. "New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions". Reuters. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. Ball, Josh (17 March 2022). "The Asian Tour 'caught off guard' by Greg Norman's LIV Golf Invitational, brings forward International Series London event". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. Wright, Andrew (1 April 2022). "Saudi-Backed Asian Tour Confirms First Ever England Tournament". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. "2022 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. "Si-hwan finally hits big time with Order of Merit win". The Star. Malaysia. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. "2022 International Series Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. "Vincent Tops International Series Order Of Merit, Earns Spot In 2023 LIV Golf League". LIV Golf. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  11. "Sihwan Kim, Saudi International, International Series Thailand, Madinaty win the votes!". Asian Tour. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023. Sihwan Kim has been rewarded for a phenomenal season on the Asian Tour by being voted The Players' Player of the Year by the Tour's membership, after the final count from an online poll was completed this week... Bio Kim, a graduate of the 2020 Qualifying School, had the honour of being named Rookie of the Year.
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