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2009 Asian Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| tour | Asian Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 23 |
| most_wins | THA Thongchai Jaidee (2) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | THA Thongchai Jaidee |
| honor2 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | THA Thongchai Jaidee |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | IND Chinnaswamy Muniyappa |
| prevseason | [2008](2008-asian-tour) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-asian-tour) |
The 2009 Asian Tour was the 15th 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 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 8 Feb | Indian Masters | India | – | *Cancelled* | – | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 8 Feb | Asian Tour International | Thailand | 300,000 | ZAF James Kamte (1) | 14 | ||
| 15 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | USA Anthony Kang (3) | 30 | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 22 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,250,000 | NZL Danny Lee (a) (n/a) | 32 | [ANZ](2009-pga-tour-of-australasia), [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 1 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,250,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (11) | 20 | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 8 Mar | Singha Thailand Open | Thailand | 500,000 | IND Jyoti Randhawa (8) | 14 | ||
| 22 Mar | SAIL Open | India | 400,000 | THA Chapchai Nirat (3) | 14 | ||
| 29 Mar | Black Mountain Masters | Thailand | 500,000 | SWE Johan Edfors (n/a) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 26 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,100,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (12) | 32 | [EUR](2009-european-tour), [KOR](2009-korean-tour) | |
| 17 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | KOR Bae Sang-moon (3) | 14 | [KOR](2009-korean-tour) | |
| 26 Jul | Indonesia President Invitational | Indonesia | 400,000 | IND Gaganjeet Bhullar (1) | 14 | ||
| 2 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 | AUS Darren Beck (1) | 14 | ||
| 8 Aug | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | 300,000 | AUS Rick Kulacz (2) | 14 | ||
| 16 Aug | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | THA Chinnarat Phadungsil (3) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 6 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | 2,500,000 | SWE Alex Norén (n/a) | 32 | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | New to Asian Tour |
| 13 Sep | Macau Open | Macau | 500,000 | THA Thaworn Wiratchant (11) | 14 | ||
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | 1,500,000 | JPN Daisuke Maruyama (n/a) | 20 | [JPN](2009-japan-golf-tour) | |
| 4 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | TWN Lin Wen-tang (5) | 14 | ||
| 11 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | IND Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (1) | 14 | ||
| 25 Oct | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (4) | 14 | ||
| 1 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 5,000,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (n/a) | 46 | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 15 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,500,000 | FRA Grégory Bourdy (n/a) | 44 | [EUR](2009-european-tour) | |
| 22 Nov | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | AUS Marcus Both (2) | 14 | ||
| 6 Dec | King's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | TWN Chan Yih-shin (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 13 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | – | *Cancelled* | – |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THA Thongchai Jaidee | 981,932 |
| 2 | CHN Liang Wenchong | 779,580 |
| 3 | USA Anthony Kang | 411,063 |
| 4 | AUS Scott Hend | 354,392 |
| 5 | IND Jyoti Randhawa | 344,351 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | THA Thongchai Jaidee | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/Muniyappa-named-Asian-Tour-Rookie-of-the-Year/articleshow/5335681.cms | title=Muniyappa named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year | date=14 December 2009 | access-date=8 January 2023 | newspaper=Times of India | quote=...in which Thai star Thongchai Jaidee, winner of an unprecedented third Order of Merit crown, has been voted by his peers as the 2009 Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year.}} |
| Rookie of the Year | IND Chinnaswamy Muniyappa |
Notes
References
References
- "Tournament schedule 2009 season". Asian Tour.
- Varma, Viren. (December 5, 2008). "Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters". Reuters.
- (December 12, 2008). "New venue and new dates for Asian Tour International". Asian Tour.
- (14 May 2009). "Volvo ends sponsorship of tourney". ESPN.
- "2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour.
- (16 November 2009). "Golden Boy Thongchai carries off record third merit crown". Reuters.
- (14 December 2009). "Muniyappa named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year". Times of India.
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