Duration | 26 February 2014 | – 21 December 2014
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins |
Rashid Khan (2)
[a] Anirban Lahiri (2) Thaworn Wiratchant (2) |
Order of Merit | David Lipsky |
Players' Player of the Year | Anirban Lahiri |
Rookie of the Year | Cameron Smith |
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The 2014 Asian Tour was the 20th 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2014 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( US$) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Mar | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | Rashid Khan (1) | 14 | PGTI | |
16 Mar | Solaire Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Richard T. Lee (1) | 14 | ||
20 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,750,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
27 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Anirban Lahiri (4) | 20 | ||
4 May | The Championship at Laguna National | Singapore | 1,500,000 | Felipe Aguilar (n/a) | 22 | EUR | |
18 May | ICTSI Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Marcus Both (3) | 14 | ||
8 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (17) | 14 | ||
7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,300,000 | David Lipsky (2) | 30 | EUR | |
14 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Prom Meesawat (2) | 14 | ||
21 Sep | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,300,000 | Chapchai Nirat (4) | 14 | ||
28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) | 15 | JPN | New to Asian Tour |
5 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 650,000 | Steve Lewton (1) | 14 | ||
19 Oct | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 1,300,000 | Scott Hend (6) | 19 | EUR | |
26 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 900,000 | Anirban Lahiri (5) | 17 | ||
2 Nov | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Ryan Moore (n/a) | 42 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
9 Nov | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (3) | 14 | PGTI | |
16 Nov | Chiangmai Golf Classic | Thailand | 750,000 | Rashid Khan (2) | 16 | ||
23 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 | Mardan Mamat (4) | 14 | ||
30 Nov | King's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (18) | 14 | ||
7 Dec | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 750,000 | Pádraig Harrington (n/a) | 14 | ||
14 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 34 | Flagship event | |
21 Dec | Dubai Open | UAE | 500,000 | Arjun Atwal (8) | 14 | New tournament |
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 | David Lipsky | 713,902 |
2 | Anirban Lahiri | 602,834 |
3 | Prom Meesawat | 532,471 |
4 | Scott Hend | 428,820 |
5 | Cameron Smith | 427,476 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | Anirban Lahiri | [4] |
Rookie of the Year | Cameron Smith | [4] |
It gave Lipsky, 26, an unassailable $713,901 purse for the year with Lahiri second on $602,833, followed by Thailand's Prom Meesawat with $527,921.
Australia's Cameron Smith was also named the Rookie of the Year for a commendable season on the Asian Tour.