The 2011 Asian Tour was the 17th 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.

2011 Asian Tour season
Duration17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events22
Most winsTaiwan Lu Wei-chih (2)[a]
Order of MeritPhilippines Juvic Pagunsan
Players' Player of the YearPhilippines Juvic Pagunsan
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Tjaart van der Walt
2010
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
20 Feb Avantha Masters India €1,800,000   Shiv Chawrasia (2) 20 EUR
25 Mar SAIL Open India 300,000   Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) 14
9 Apr Panasonic Open (India) India 300,000   Anirban Lahiri (1) 14 PGTI New tournament
17 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,500,000   Matteo Manassero (n/a) 42 EUR
24 Apr Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000   Lee Westwood (n/a) 20 New tournament
1 May Ballantine's Championship South Korea €2,205,000   Lee Westwood (n/a) 42 EUR, KOR
15 May ICTSI Philippine Open Philippines 300,000   Berry Henson (1) 14
19 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000   Chawalit Plaphol (3) 14
23 Jul Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia RM1,200,000   Joonas Granberg (1) 14
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,000,000   Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 44 EUR
11 Sep ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Singapore 400,000   Himmat Rai (1) 14
18 Sep Macau Open Macau 750,000   Chan Yih-shin (2) 14
25 Sep Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Japan ¥150,000,000   Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4) 22 JPN
9 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 300,000   Lu Wei-chih (2) 14
16 Oct Hero Indian Open India 1,250,000   David Gleeson (3) 14
23 Oct CJ Invitational South Korea 750,000   K. J. Choi (5) 14 KOR New tournament
30 Oct CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Malaysia 6,100,000   Bo Van Pelt (n/a) 30 PGAT[d] Limited-field event
6 Nov Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 600,000   Lu Wei-chih (3) 14
13 Nov Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 6,000,000   Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a) 46 EUR
20 Nov Iskandar Johor Open Malaysia 2,000,000   Joost Luiten (n/a) 24 EUR
4 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,750,000   Rory McIlroy (n/a) 38 EUR
11 Dec King's Cup Thailand Cancelled[e]
18 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000   Lee Westwood (n/a) 32 New flagship event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Juvic Pagunsan 788,299
2   Tetsuji Hiratsuka 456,668
3   Shiv Chawrasia 444,529
4   Jbe' Kruger 362,234
5   Thaworn Wiratchant 340,942

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year   Juvic Pagunsan [5]
Rookie of the Year   Tjaart van der Walt [6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lee Westwood won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. ^ PGA Tour unofficial event
  5. ^ Cancelled due to flooding.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "King's Cup Postponed Due To Flood Situation". Asian Tour. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Pagunsan wins Asian Order of Merit title". Reuters. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Pagunsan carded a final round of two-under-par 68 at the Hong Kong Golf Club and added $55,000 to his season's haul of $788,298 to give himself an unassailable lead with just the Thailand Golf Championship left to be played on the tour.
  5. ^ Flores, Adrian (23 December 2011). "Pinoy bet Pagunsan receives Asian Tour awards". GMA News. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Juvic Pagunsan the Order of Merit (OOM) title and the special Players' Player of the Year Award...
  6. ^ "Van der Walt back on the Tjaarts again". Compleat Golfer. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023. In addition to this he even tried his hand on the Asian Tour where he won rookie of the year in 2011.
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