2011 Asian Tour

2011 Asian Tour season
Duration	17 February 2011 – 18 December 2011
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Lu Wei-chih (2)
Order of Merit	Juvic Pagunsan
Players' Player of the Year	Juvic Pagunsan
Rookie of the Year	Tjaart van der Walt
	← 2010 2012 →

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.

Schedule

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

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

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

Notes

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

References

^ "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ "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.
^ "2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ 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...
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] Lee Westwood won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.

[totals-3] 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.

[4] EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

[5] PGA Tour unofficial event

[7] Cancelled due to flooding.^[2]

[2] "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[6] "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.

[8] "2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[9] "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.

[awards-10] 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...

[11] "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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