2010 Asian Tour
Appearance
Duration | 4 February 2010 | – 19 December 2010
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Number of official events | 22 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2009 2011 → |
The 2010 Asian Tour was the 16th 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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Feb | Asian Tour International | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
14 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,500,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | New tournament |
7 Mar | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | EUR | |
2 Apr | SAIL Open | India | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
11 Apr | Air Bagan Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
25 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,200,000 | ![]() |
38 | EUR, KOR | |
20 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
1 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
8 Aug | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
30 | EUR | |
12 Sep | Handa Singapore Classic | Singapore | 400,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
19 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | New tournament | |
26 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() |
22 | JPN | |
3 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
17 Oct | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
31 Oct | CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia | Malaysia | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | PGAT[c] | New limited-field event |
Nov 14 | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
48 | EUR | |
21 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,500,000 | ![]() |
38 | EUR | |
28 Nov | King's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
5 Dec | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
12 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
19 Dec | Black Mountain Masters | Thailand | 600,000 | ![]() |
20 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
822,361 |
2 | ![]() |
610,927 |
3 | ![]() |
594,857 |
4 | ![]() |
393,042 |
5 | ![]() |
333,093 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
[3] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[3] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ PGA Tour unofficial event
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedule 2010 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2010 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Teenager Noh makes Asian Tour history". CNN Sport. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
The 19-year-old, who won $822,361 on his way to becoming the Asian Tour's No. 1... As well as claiming the Order of Merit trophy, the South Korean was also named the Players' Player of the Year... Another qualifying school graduate, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, was named Rookie of the Year after finishing third in the Order of Merit in his debut season.