2015 Asian Tour
Golf tour season
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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.
Duration5 February 2015 – 20 December 2015
Number of official events20
Most wins
Anirban Lahiri (2)
Anirban Lahiri (2)Order of Merit Anirban Lahiri
Anirban Lahiri| Duration | 5 February 2015 – 20 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins | Anirban Lahiri (2) |
| Order of Merit | Anirban Lahiri |
| Players' Player of the Year | Anirban Lahiri |
| Rookie of the Year |  Natipong Srithong |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 3,000,000 | Anirban Lahiri (6) | 38 | EUR | |
| 15 Feb | True Thailand Classic | Thailand | 2,000,000 |  Andrew Dodt (2) | 28 | EUR | New tournament |
| 22 Feb | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,500,000 | Anirban Lahiri (7) | 19 | EUR | |
| 26 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) | 14 | ||
| 10 May | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 |  George Coetzee (n/a) | 17 | AFR, EUR | New tournament |
| 30 May | Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | Bangladesh | 300,000 |  Mardan Mamat (5) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 21 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (9) | 14 | ||
| 26 Jul | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,700,000 | Danny Willett (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 27 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (2) | 15 | JPN | |
| 4 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 650,000 |  Danny Chia (2) | 14 | TWN | |
| 11 Oct | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Shaun Norris (1) | 14 | TWN | |
| 18 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 1,000,000 | Scott Hend (7) | 17 | ||
| 25 Oct | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | Justin Rose (n/a) | 34 | EUR | |
| 1 Nov | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 |  Justin Thomas (n/a) | 46 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 8 Nov | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | Chiragh Kumar (1) | 14 | PGTI | |
| 15 Nov | World Classic Championship | Singapore | 750,000 | Danthai Boonma (1) | 14 | ||
| 22 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 | Natipong Srithong (1) | 14 | ||
| 6 Dec | Ho Tram Open | Vietnam | 1,500,000 |  Sergio García (4) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 13 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 |  Jamie Donaldson (n/a) | 34 | Flagship event | |
| 20 Dec | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 |  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]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anirban Lahiri | 1,139,085 |
| 2 | Scott Hend | 491,632 |
| 3 | Andrew Dodt | 434,474 |
| 4 | Shiv Chawrasia | 343,273 |
| 5 | Paul Peterson | 289,872 |
Awards
See also
Notes
- 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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.