2019 Asian Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2019

| tour = Asian Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2019|1|17|df=y}} – {{end date|2019|12|22|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 23{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was postponed.}}

| most_wins = {{flagicon|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond (4)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond

| honor2 = Players' Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|THA}} Sadom Kaewkanjana

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2018

| nextseason = 2020–21–22

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The 2019 Asian Tour was the 25th 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 2019 season.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2019~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Tournament schedule 2019 season |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=24 June 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse (US$)!! Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|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.}} !! OWGR points !!Other tours{{efn\|AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.}} !! Notes
20 Jan	SMBC Singapore Open	Singapore	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond (3)	align=center\|24	JPN
17 Feb	ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth	Australia	align=right\|A$1,600,000	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ryan Fox (n/a)	align=center\|20	ANZ, EUR
3 Mar	New Zealand Open	New Zealand	align=right\|NZ$1,250,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Zach Murray (1)	align=center\|15	ANZ
24 Mar	Maybank Championship	Malaysia	align=right\|3,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Scott Hend (10)	align=center\|24	EUR
31 Mar	Hero Indian Open	India	align=right\|1,750,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Stephen Gallacher (n/a)	align=center\|19	EUR
6 Apr	Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open	Bangladesh	align=right\|350,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Sadom Kaewkanjana (1)	align=center\|14
5 May	Volvo China Open	China	align=right\|CN¥20,000,000	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Mikko Korhonen (n/a)	align=center\|24	EUR
5 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,200,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Lee Tae-hee (1)	align=center\|12	KOR
12 May	Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf	Japan	align=right\|¥150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Yosuke Asaji (n/a)	align=center\|15	JPN
23 Jun	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,200,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond (4)	align=center\|13	KOR
18 Aug	Sarawak Championship	Malaysia	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrew Dodt (3)	align=center\|14
1 Sep	Bank BRI Indonesia Open	Indonesia	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Carballo (1)	align=center\|14
8 Sep	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	Taiwan	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Chang Yi-keun (1)	align=center\|14
15 Sep	Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship	India	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|IDN}} Rory Hie (1)	align=center\|10	PGTI	New tournament
22 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,200,000,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Jbe' Kruger (2)	align=center\|14	JPN, KOR
29 Sep	Panasonic Open Golf Championship	Japan	align=right\|¥150,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Toshinori Muto (n/a)	align=center\|15	JPN
6 Oct	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	Taiwan	align=right\|900,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Suradit Yongcharoenchai (1)	align=center\|14
10 Nov	Thailand Open	Thailand	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} John Catlin (4)	align=center\|14
17 Nov	Panasonic Open India	India	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Tom Kim (1)	align=center\|10	PGTI
24 Nov	Sabah Masters	Malaysia	align=right\|300,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Pavit Tangkamolprasert (2)	align=center\|14		New tournament
~~1 Dec~~	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	align=center\|–	Postponed{{efn\|Postponed and resceduled to January 2020 due to protest violence.{{cite news \|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28120466/hong-kong-open-postponed-due-protest-violence \|title=Hong Kong Open postponed due to protest violence \|work=ESPN \|agency=Reuters \|date=20 November 2019 \|access-date=24 June 2023}}{{cite news \|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28235700/hong-kong-open-rescheduled-january-2020 \|title=Hong Kong Open rescheduled for January 2020 \|work=ESPN \|date=6 December 2019 \|access-date=24 June 2023}}}}	align=center\|–	~~EUR~~
8 Dec	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Mauritius	align=right\|€1,000,000	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard (n/a)	align=center\|17	AFR, EUR
style="background:#f2ecce;" \| 15 Dec	BNI Indonesian Masters	Indonesia	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond (5)	align=center\|20		Flagship event
22 Dec	Thailand Masters	Thailand	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond (6)	align=center\|14

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Habitat for Humanity Standings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=OM~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2019~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2019 Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/lifestyle/30379027 |title=Jazz wins 2019 Asian Tour No. 1 |newspaper=The Nation |location=Thailand |date=3 December 2019 |access-date=24 June 2023}} The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.{{cite news |url=https://m.yna.co.kr/amp/view/AKR20191224064400007 |title=아시안투어 상금 3위 이태희, 2020년 유럽투어 시드 획득 |trans-title=Lee Tae-hee, 3rd place on the Asian Tour prize money, won the 2020 European Tour seed |language=ko |work=Yonhap News Agency |first=Dong-chan |last=Kim |date=24 December 2019 |access-date=24 January 2024}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($) !! Status earned
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond	align=center\|1,058,525	Already exempt{{efn\|name=top115\|Janewattananond and Kawamura were already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 115 of the 2019 Race to Dubai.{{cite web \|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2019; \|title=2019 Race to Dubai \|publisher=European Tour \|access-date=7 November 2024}}}}
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Scott Hend	align=center\|545,419	Already exempt{{efn\|name=etwinner\|Hend was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2019 European Tour.{{cite news \|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/scott-hend-wins-maybank-championship-playoff \|title=Hend wins Maybank Championship in playoff \|work=NBC Sports \|agency=Associated Press \|date=24 March 2019 \|access-date=24 April 2024}}}}
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \|align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Lee Tae-hee	align=center\|298,125	Promoted to European Tour
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|THA}} Suradit Yongcharoenchai	align=center\|277,461
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masahiro Kawamura	align=center\|260,101	Already exempt{{efn\|name=top115}}

Awards

class="wikitable"

!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Players' Player of the Year

{{flagicon|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond

{{cite web |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/asian-tour-stars-celebrated-at-awards-gala-536236 |title=Asian Tour stars celebrated at Awards Gala |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Golf Australia |quote=Thai sensation Jazz Janewattananond bagged a total of four awards, which include the coveted 2019 Order of Merit crown and the prestigious Players’ Player of the Year accolade... Sadom Kaewkanjana was named the Rookie of the Year after collecting the most OWGR points from Asian Tour events amongst the newcomers in 2019.}}

Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|THA}} Sadom Kaewkanjana

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.asiantour.com/}}

Category:Asian Tour seasons

Asian Tour

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($) !! Status earned
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|THA}} Jazz Janewattananond	align=center\|1,058,525	Already exempt{{efn\|name=top115\|Janewattananond and Kawamura were already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 115 of the 2019 Race to Dubai.{{cite web \|url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/rankings/overview/rankings/#season:2019; \|title=2019 Race to Dubai \|publisher=European Tour \|access-date=7 November 2024}}}}
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Scott Hend	align=center\|545,419	Already exempt{{efn\|name=etwinner\|Hend was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2019 European Tour.{{cite news \|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/scott-hend-wins-maybank-championship-playoff \|title=Hend wins Maybank Championship in playoff \|work=NBC Sports \|agency=Associated Press \|date=24 March 2019 \|access-date=24 April 2024}}}}
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \|align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Lee Tae-hee	align=center\|298,125	Promoted to European Tour
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|THA}} Suradit Yongcharoenchai	align=center\|277,461
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Masahiro Kawamura	align=center\|260,101	Already exempt{{efn\|name=top115}}