The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th 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.
| Duration | 18 January 2007 – 9 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Lu Wen-teh (2) Chapchai Nirat (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Liang Wenchong |
| Players' Player of the Year | Liang Wenchong |
| Rookie of the Year |  Scott Hend |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 300,000 | 14 | |||
| 28 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | 2,200,000 | 48 | EUR | ||
| 4 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | 14 | |||
| 11 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,290,000 | 26 | EUR | ||
| 18 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,000,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | 40 | ANZ, EUR | ||
| 11 Mar | Clariden Leu Singapore Masters | Singapore | 1,100,000 | 30 | EUR | ||
| 18 Mar | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 25 Mar | Motorola International Bintan | Indonesia | 350,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 15 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 2,000,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 22 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | 2,300,000 | 32 | EUR | ||
| 19 Apr | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 500,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | 14 | KOR | ||
| 20 May | Macau Open | Macau | 300,000 | 14 | |||
| 27 May | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | 14 | KOR | ||
| 10 Jun | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 26 Aug | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 300,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 2 Sep | Brunei Open | Brunei | 500,000 | 14 | |||
| 16 Sep | Midea China Classic | China | 400,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 23 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | 14 | |||
| 7 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Korea | ₩1,000,000,000 | 14 | KOR | ||
| 14 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 500,000 | 14 | |||
| 28 Oct | Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational | Indonesia | 500,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 4 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 4,000,000 | 40 | |||
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,250,000 | 36 | EUR | ||
| 25 Nov | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | Vietnam | 500,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 2 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 9 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 750,000 | 20 |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | 52 | AFR,[c] ANZ,[d] EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 532,591 | |
| 2 | 442,326 | |
| 3 | 427,685 | |
| 4 | 363,109 | |
| 5 | 348,623 |
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.
- ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- ^ PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
References
edit- ^ "Tournament schedule 2007 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2007 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "China's Wenchong caps year with three Asian Tour awards". The Star. Malaysia. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2023.