2020–21–22 Asian Tour

The 2020–21–22 Asian Tour was the 26th 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.

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

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
12 Jan 2020 Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 1,000,000   Wade Ormsby (3) 20 EUR Rescheduled from 2019[d]
19 Jan 2020 SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,000,000   Matt Kuchar (n/a) 26 JPN
1 Mar 2020 New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,400,000   Brad Kennedy (1) 15 ANZ
8 Mar 2020 Bandar Malaysia Open Malaysia 1,000,000   Trevor Simsby (1) 14
15 Mar 2020 Royal Cup Thailand Cancelled[4]
22 Mar 2020 Hero Indian Open India Cancelled[5] EUR
28 Mar 2020 Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open Bangladesh Cancelled[6]
19 Apr 2020 Maybank Championship Malaysia Cancelled[7] EUR
26 Apr 2020 Volvo China Open China Removed[e] EUR
3 May 2020 GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea Removed[f] KOR
10 May 2020 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan Cancelled[12] JPN
28 Jun 2020 Kolon Korea Open South Korea Cancelled[13] KOR
13 Sep 2020 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea Removed[g] JPN, KOR
20 Sep 2020 Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan Removed[h]
27 Sep 2020 Panasonic Open Golf Championship Japan Cancelled[16] JPN
31 Oct 2021 Hero Indian Open India Cancelled[17] EUR
28 Nov 2021 Blue Canyon Phuket Championship Thailand 1,000,000   Chan Shih-chang (3) 14 New tournament
5 Dec 2021 Laguna Phuket Championship Thailand 1,000,000   Phachara Khongwatmai (1) 14 New tournament
16 Jan 2022 Singapore International Singapore 1,000,000   Tom Kim (2) 14 New tournament
23 Jan 2022 SMBC Singapore Open Singapore 1,250,000   Sadom Kaewkanjana (2) 14 JPN[i]

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[18][19]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Tom Kim 507,553
2   Sadom Kaewkanjana 378,972
3   Wade Ormsby 270,154
4   Phachara Khongwatmai 264,723
5   Chan Shih-chang 231,375

See also

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Notes

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  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.[8][9]
  6. ^ Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to August 2020 as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[10][11]
  7. ^ Proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[14]
  8. ^ Originally cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled as a sole-sanctioned Taiwan PGA Tour event.[15]
  9. ^ Japan Golf Tour unofficial event

References

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  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. ^ "Statement on the Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open". European Tour. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ^ "2020年沃爾沃中國公開賽宣布回歸 12月10日至13日正中球會舉辦" [The 2020 Volvo China Open announced its return to be held at Genzon Golf Club from December 10 to 13]. One Reading (in Chinese). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  10. ^ "4월 GS칼텍스 매경오픈 골프대회, 하반기로 연기" [April GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Tournament postponed to the second half of the year]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ "[제39회 GS칼텍스 매경오픈] 관전 포인트" [[The 39th GS Caltex Maekyung Open] Points to watch] (in Korean). KPGA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ "「アジアパシフィック ダイヤモンドカップ」中止のお知らせ(4月3日発表)" [Cancellation of the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup (announced on April 3)] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Asian Tour: Mercuries Taiwan Masters cancelled". Golf Australia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  18. ^ "2020 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  19. ^ "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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