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2013 Asian Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2013 |
| tour | Asian Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 24 |
| most_wins | AUS Scott Hend (3) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| honor2 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | CAN Richard T. Lee |
| prevseason | [2012](2012-asian-tour) |
| nextseason | [2014](2014-asian-tour) |
The 2013 Asian Tour was the 19th 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 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 24 Feb | Zaykabar Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 300,000 | THA Chawalit Plaphol (4) | 14 | ||
| 9 Mar | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | IND Anirban Lahiri (3) | 14 | [PGTI](2013-professional-golf-tour-of-india) | |
| 17 Mar | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | ZAF Thomas Aiken (n/a) | 20 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | |
| 24 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,750,000 | THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) | 38 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | |
| 31 Mar | Chiangmai Golf Classic | Thailand | 750,000 | AUS Scott Hend (3) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 7 Apr | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | AUS Wade Ormsby (1) | 14 | [PGTI](2013-professional-golf-tour-of-india) | |
| 14 Apr | Solaire Open | Philippines | 300,000 | TWN Lin Wen-tang (6) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 28 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | AUS Brett Rumford (n/a) | 34 | [EUR](2013-european-tour), [KOR](2013-korean-tour) | |
| 5 May | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | AUT Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) | 14 | ||
| 16 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | THA Prayad Marksaeng (7) | 14 | ||
| 23 Jun | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 | THA Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2) | 14 | ||
| 8 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,200,000 | DEN Thomas Bjørn (n/a) | 30 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | |
| 15 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | THA Thaworn Wiratchant (16) | 14 | ||
| 29 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | JPN Masahiro Kawamura (n/a) | 16 | [JPN](2013-japan-golf-tour) | |
| 6 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 600,000 | AUS Scott Hend (4) | 14 | ||
| 13 Oct | CJ Invitational | South Korea | 750,000 | KOR Kang Sung-hoon (1) | 14 | [KOR](2013-korean-tour) | |
| 20 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 800,000 | AUS Scott Hend (5) | 14 | ||
| 28 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | USA Ryan Moore (n/a) | 48 | [PGAT](2013-14-pga-tour) | Limited-field event |
| 10 Nov | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | BGD Siddikur Rahman (2) | 14 | ||
| 17 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,250,000 | CHN Liang Wenchong (3) | 14 | ||
| 1 Dec | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 750,000 | IND Gaganjeet Bhullar (5) | 14 | ||
| 8 Dec | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 1,300,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) | 20 | [EUR](2014-european-tour) | |
| 15 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (3) | 38 | Flagship event | |
| 19 Jan | King's Cup Golf Hua Hin | Thailand | 1,000,000 | THA Prayad Marksaeng (8) | 14 |
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 Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 1,127,856 |
| 2 | AUS Scott Hend | 597,901 |
| 3 | IND Anirban Lahiri | 517,030 |
| 4 | BAN Siddikur Rahman | 495,467 |
| 5 | IND Gaganjeet Bhullar | 479,979 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat | url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/406358/thongchai-kiradech-win-tour-awards | title=Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards | first=Kittipong | last=Thongsombat | date=24 April 2014 | access-date=8 January 2023 | newspaper=Bangkok Post | quote=Kiradech swept the players’ player of the year title and special achievement award to go with the prestigious Order of Merit crown... Canada's Richard T Lee scooped the rookie of the year award after his memorable debut season where he posted three top-10s to finish in 32nd place on the Order of Merit.}} |
| Rookie of the Year | CAN Richard T. Lee |
Notes
References
References
- "Tournament schedule 2013 season". Asian Tour.
- "2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour.
- Romine, Brentley. (20 January 2014). "Aphibarnrat wins Asian Tour money title, sets sights on majors".
- Thongsombat, Kittipong. (24 April 2014). "Thongchai, Kiradech win Tour awards". Bangkok Post.
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