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2014 Asian Tour season
Duration26 February 2014 (2014-02-26) – 21 December 2014 (2014-12-21)
Number of official events22
Most wins India Rashid Khan (2) [a]
India Anirban Lahiri (2)
Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (2)
Order of Merit United States David Lipsky
Players' Player of the Year India Anirban Lahiri
Rookie of the Year Australia Cameron Smith
2013
2015

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.

Schedule

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 India Rashid Khan (1) 14 PGTI
16 Mar Solaire Open Philippines 300,000 Canada Richard T. Lee (1) 14
20 Apr Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 2,750,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 32 EUR
27 Apr CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000 India Anirban Lahiri (4) 20
4 May The Championship at Laguna National Singapore 1,500,000 Chile Felipe Aguilar (n/a) 22 EUR
18 May ICTSI Philippine Open Philippines 300,000 Australia Marcus Both (3) 14
8 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (17) 14
7 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,300,000 United States David Lipsky (2) 30 EUR
14 Sep Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000 Thailand Prom Meesawat (2) 14
21 Sep Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Malaysia RM1,300,000 Thailand Chapchai Nirat (4) 14
28 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000 Japan Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) 15 JPN New to Asian Tour
5 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 650,000 England Steve Lewton (1) 14
19 Oct Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 1,300,000 Australia Scott Hend (6) 19 EUR
26 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau 900,000 India Anirban Lahiri (5) 17
2 Nov CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Ryan Moore (n/a) 42 PGAT Limited-field event
9 Nov Panasonic Open India India 300,000 India Shiv Chawrasia (3) 14 PGTI
16 Nov Chiangmai Golf Classic Thailand 750,000 India Rashid Khan (2) 16
23 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000 Singapore Mardan Mamat (4) 14
30 Nov King's Cup Thailand 500,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (18) 14
7 Dec Bank BRI Indonesia Open Indonesia 750,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (n/a) 14
14 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 34 Flagship event
21 Dec Dubai Open UAE 500,000 India Arjun Atwal (8) 14 New tournament

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 United States David Lipsky 713,902
2 India Anirban Lahiri 602,834
3 Thailand Prom Meesawat 532,471
4 Australia Scott Hend 428,820
5 Australia Cameron Smith 427,476

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year India Anirban Lahiri [4]
Rookie of the Year Australia Cameron Smith [4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lee Westwood also won 2 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; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References

  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2014 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Korean-American David Lipsky captures Asian Tour Order of Merit". The National News. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023. 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.
  4. ^ a b Datla, Anand (13 January 2015). "Anirban Lahiri is Player of the Year". golfingindian.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023. Australia's Cameron Smith was also named the Rookie of the Year for a commendable season on the Asian Tour.

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