| Duration | 9 January 2020 – 23 January 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8[lower-alpha 1] |
| Order of Merit |  Tom Kim |
← 2019 2022 → | |
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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2020–21–22 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2020 | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wade Ormsby (3) | 20 | Rescheduled from 2019[lower-alpha 4] | |
| 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$1,400,000 | Brad Kennedy (1) | 15 | ANZ | |
| 8 Mar 2020 | Bandar Malaysia Open | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | Trevor Simsby (1) | 14 | ||
| Royal Cup | Thailand | – | Cancelled[4] | – | |||
| Hero Indian Open | India | – | Cancelled[5] | – | EUR | ||
| Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open | Bangladesh | – | Cancelled[6] | – | |||
| Maybank Championship | Malaysia | – | Cancelled[7] | – | EUR | ||
| Volvo China Open | China | – | Removed[lower-alpha 5] | – | EUR | ||
| GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | – | Removed[lower-alpha 6] | – | |||
| Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | – | Cancelled[8] | – | JPN | ||
| Kolon Korea Open | South Korea | – | Cancelled[9] | – | KOR | ||
| Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | – | Removed[lower-alpha 7] | – | |||
| Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | – | Removed[lower-alpha 8] | – | |||
| Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Japan | – | Cancelled[12] | – | JPN | ||
| Hero Indian Open | India | – | Cancelled[13] | – | EUR | ||
| 28 Nov 2021 | Blue Canyon Phuket Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 |  Chan Shih-chang (3) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 5 Dec 2021 | Laguna Phuket Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 |  Phachara Khongwatmai (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 16 Jan 2022 | Singapore International | Singapore | 1,000,000 | Tom Kim (2) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 23 Jan 2022 | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,250,000 | Sadom Kaewkanjana (2) | 14 | JPN |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[14][15]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes
- ↑ A further 12 tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled, postponed or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to December 2020 as a sole-sanctioned China Tour event.
- ↑ Originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled to August 2020 as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.
- ↑ Proceeded as a sole-sanctioned Korean Tour event.[10]
- ↑ Originally cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled as a sole-sanctioned Taiwan PGA Tour event.[11]
References
- ↑ "Tournament schedule 2020 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Open Postponed due to protest violence". ESPN. Reuters. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Open rescheduled for January 2020". ESPN. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Royal's Cup 2020 to be postponed". Asian Tour. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Hero Indian Open 2020 cancelled". Asian Tour. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2020 to be postponed amid COVID-19 concerns". Asian Tour. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Maybank golf meet is off this year". The Star. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Williams, Julie (16 May 2020). "Korea Open canceled for first time in event's 62-year history". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Shinhan Donghae Open to proceed as domestic KPGA event in September". Asian Tour. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "Asian Tour: Mercuries Taiwan Masters cancelled". Golf Australia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Panasonic Open Golf Championship cancelled". Asian Tour. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Indian Open golf cancelled due to COVID, once again". Olympics. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "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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