2015 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Number of official events20
Most winsIndia Anirban Lahiri (2)
Order of MeritIndia Anirban Lahiri
Players' Player of the YearIndia Anirban Lahiri
Rookie of the YearThailand Natipong Srithong
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The 2015 Asian Tour was the 21st 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
8 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia3,000,000India Anirban Lahiri (6)38EUR
15 FebTrue Thailand ClassicThailand2,000,000Australia Andrew Dodt (2)28EURNew tournament
22 FebHero Indian OpenIndia1,500,000India Anirban Lahiri (7)19EUR
26 AprCIMB Niaga Indonesian MastersIndonesia750,000England Lee Westwood (n/a)14
10 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000South Africa George Coetzee (n/a)17AFR, EURNew tournament
30 MayBashundhara Bangladesh OpenBangladesh300,000Singapore Mardan Mamat (5)14New tournament
21 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (9)14
26 JulOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,700,000England Danny Willett (n/a)32EUR
27 SepAsia-Pacific Diamond Cup GolfJapan¥150,000,000South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2)15JPN
4 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan650,000Malaysia Danny Chia (2)14
11 OctYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan500,000South Africa Shaun Norris (1)14
18 OctVenetian Macau OpenMacau1,000,000Australia Scott Hend (7)17
25 OctUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000England Justin Rose (n/a)34EUR
1 NovCIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000United States Justin Thomas (n/a)46 PGATLimited-field event
8 NovPanasonic Open IndiaIndia400,000India Chiragh Kumar (1)14PGTI
15 NovWorld Classic ChampionshipSingapore750,000Thailand Danthai Boonma (1)14
22 NovResorts World Manila MastersPhilippines1,000,000Thailand Natipong Srithong (1)14
6 DecHo Tram OpenVietnam1,500,000Spain Sergio García (4)14New tournament
13 DecThailand Golf ChampionshipThailand1,000,000Wales Jamie Donaldson (n/a)34Flagship event
20 DecPhilippine OpenPhilippines300,000Philippines Miguel Tabuena (1)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 ($)
1India Anirban Lahiri1,139,085
2Australia Scott Hend491,632
3Australia Andrew Dodt434,474
4India Shiv Chawrasia343,273
5United States Paul Peterson289,872

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearIndia Anirban Lahiri[4]
Rookie of the YearThailand Natipong Srithong[5]

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. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2015 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lahiri crowned 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion". Professional Golf Tour of India. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2023. The 28-year-old Anirban amassed record earnings of US$1,139,084 during the 2015 Asian Tour season...
  4. ↑ "Lahiri wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year award". The Times of India. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tour stars honoured through Stats Categories Awards". The Nation. Thailand. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Thailand's Natipong Srithong has capped a deserving maiden season on the Asian Tour by etching his name on the 2015 Roll of Honour by winning the Rookie of the Year award.
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