OneAsia Tour

The OneAsia Tour was a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The Japan Golf Tour was invited to participate in the project in 2012 and has co-sanctioned the Indonesia Open, Indonesia PGA Championship and Thailand Open. OneAsia was seen as a rival to the longer established Asian Tour, with which it had poor relations. From 2010 to 2017, the OneAsia Tour had world ranking status in its own right.

OneAsia Tour
SportGolf
Founded2009
FounderPGA Tour of Australasia
China Golf Association
Korean Golf Association
Korean PGA
Inaugural season2009
Ceased2018
CountryBased in Asia[lower-alpha 1]
Most titlesTournament wins:
4: Liang Wenchong
Related
competitions		ASEAN PGA Tour

Having had a ten tournament schedule in each of its first few seasons, OneAsia's fortunes began to decline.[1] Being reliant on co-sanctioning arrangements to fill out the calendar – only one event was not co-sanctioned in 2013 and 2014 – tour members were afforded a limited number of places in the tournaments. In 2015, there were just seven tournaments, all co-sanctioned. In 2016, there were just four, and one fewer in 2017.[2] Early in 2018, having not hosted a sole-sanctioned event for three years, OneAsia lost its right to offer world ranking points.[3]

Early 2018 saw an extensive restructuring of the organisation with a new management team put in place in an attempt to revive the tour.[4] A Q School was organised,[5] but due to the lack of status of the tour, having lost world ranking points, and without any calendar of tournaments, there were less than 20 entrants.[6] To start the new season OneAsia co-sanctioned the Solaire Philippine Open and had plans for a further four tournaments in 2018, but these were not played. One tournament was scheduled for 2019, but ultimately no tournaments were played.[7]

Formation

In January 2009, it was announced that there would be a new series of events across the Asia-Pacific region, to be organised by the PGA of Australia in co-operation with China Golf Association, the Japan Golf Tour, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The aim of these events would be to raise the profile of professional golf in the region and to compete with the likes of the European Tour. The series would initially comprise six events, three in China, two in Australia and one in South Korea, with plans to expand in later years.[8][9][10]

The introduction of the OneAsia series was not welcomed by the Asian Tour.[11] All of the six events announced for 2009 were existing tournaments, including some already sanctioned by the Asian Tour. One of them, the Pine Valley Beijing Open, was called off a few weeks before it was due to be held. The organisers officially attributed this decision to the state of the course and a clash of dates with The Players Championship on the PGA Tour, but some media commentators dismissed these reasons since the tournament had clashed with the Players Championship the previous year as well and instead attributed the cancellation to sponsor discontent with the sanctioning changes.[12]

Following a meeting of the Official World Golf Rankings Committee (OWGR) at the Open Championship in July 2009, all OneAsia events were awarded Official World Golf Ranking points. In May 2018, the OWGR revoked the Tour's world ranking eligibility.[13]

2018 season

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[14]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]
3 Mar Solaire Philippine Open Philippines 600,000 Miguel Tabuena (1) PGTA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[15]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Miguel Tabuena108,000
2 Prom Meesawat66,000
3 Guido van der Valk37,800
4 Michael Choi30,000
5 Nicholas Fung15,900

2017 season

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[16]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 4]
30 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Alexander Lévy (n/a) 24 EUR
7 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (1) 9 KOR
4 Jun Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (1) 8 KOR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[17]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Chang Yi-keun270,303
2 Moon Kyong-jun146,722
3 Kim Gi-whan105,019
4 Choi Jin-ho67,940
5 Phachara Khongwatmai62,994

2016 season

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[18]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 5]
1 May Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Li Haotong (2) 26 EUR
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1) 11 KOR
11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8 KOR
20 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[19]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Choi Jin-ho116,295
2 Ryan Fox41,469
3 Kang Kyung-nam37,800
4 Kim Bi-o36,124
5 Kim Yeong-su35,244

2015 season

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[20]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 7]
26 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Wu Ashun (1) 26 EUR
17 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Moon Kyong-jun (1) 7 KOR
24 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Choi Jin-ho (1) 8 KOR
14 Jun Singha Corporation Thailand Open Thailand 1,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (2) 11 JPN
13 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 7 KOR
18 Oct Fiji International Fiji A$1,125,000 Matt Kuchar (n/a) 11 ANZ
29 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Matt Jones (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[21]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Moon Kyong-jun224,953
2 Choi Jin-ho217,448
3 Wang Jeung-han200,747
4 Ryan Fox127,425
5 Gareth Paddison109,634

2014 season

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[22]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 7]
23 MarThailand OpenThailand–Cancelled–JPN
30 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia 1,000,000 Michio Matsumura (n/a) 12 JPN
27 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Alexander Lévy (n/a) 32 EUR
11 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Park Jun-won (1) 10 KOR
18 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (1) 10 KOR
17 Aug Fiji International Fiji 1,000,000 Steven Jeffress (1) 12 ANZ
12 Oct Nanshan China Masters China 1,000,000 Li Haotong (1) 6
26 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,200,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk (2) 12 KOR
30 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a) 34 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
14 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,000,000 Greg Chalmers (n/a) 24 ANZ

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[23]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Kim Seung-hyuk501,990
2 Li Haotong219,983
3 Park Jun-won205,073
4 Steven Jeffress186,521
5 Park Sang-hyun161,695

2013 season

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[24][25]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 7]
17 Mar Thailand Open Thailand 1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (n/a) 18 JPN
31 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia 1,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) 12 JPN
5 May Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Brett Rumford (1) 28 EUR
12 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 8 KOR
19 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Matthew Griffin (2) 6 KOR
13 Oct Nanshan China Masters China 1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (n/a) 12
20 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Kang Sung-hoon (n/a) 14 KOR
10 Nov Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,250,000 Adam Scott (n/a) 22 ANZ
1 Dec Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Rory McIlroy (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
8 Dec OneAsia Championship China – Cancelled –

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[26]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Matthew Griffin257,480
2 Ryu Hyun-woo207,991
3 Choi Ho-sung198,616
4 Scott Strange189,232
5 Liang Wenchong130,610

2012 season

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[27]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 5]
25 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Nick Cullen (n/a) 12
22 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Branden Grace (n/a) 32 EUR
13 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Kim Bi-o (2) 10 KOR
20 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩900,000,000 Kim Bi-o (3) 10 KOR
12 Aug Thailand Open Thailand 1,000,000 Chris Wood (n/a) 6
9 Sep Charity High 1 Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Matthew Griffin (1) 6 KOR
14 Oct Nanshan China Masters China 1,000,000 Liang Wenchong (4) 12
21 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Kim Dae-sub (1) 12 KOR
9 Dec Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Peter Senior (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
16 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,500,000 Daniel Popovic (1) 18 ANZ

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[28]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Kim Bi-o380,746
2 Daniel Popovic239,462
3 Matthew Griffin230,857
4 Park Sang-hyun216,492
5 Nick Cullen208,639

2011 season

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[29][30]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 5]
27 Mar Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia 1,000,000 Andre Stolz (1) 10
24 Apr Volvo China Open China CN¥20,000,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (n/a) 28 EUR
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (1) 10 KOR
22 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩900,000,000 Kurt Barnes (1) 14 KOR
5 Jun Nanshan China Masters China 1,000,000 Kim Bi-o (1) 6
10 Jul Charity High 1 Resort Open South Korea – Cancelled – KOR
17 Jul Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (1) 6
14 Aug Thailand Open Thailand 1,000,000 Andre Stolz (2) 8
9 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Rickie Fowler (n/a) 26 KOR
13 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,500,000 Greg Chalmers (n/a) 42 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
27 Nov Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,500,000 Greg Chalmers (n/a) 34 ANZ

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[31]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Andre Stolz464,812
2 Kim Kyung-tae327,178
3 Thaworn Wiratchant235,813
4 Kurt Barnes210,830
5 Choi Jin-ho169,790

2010 season

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[32][33][34]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 5]
4 Apr Luxehills Chengdu Open China 1,000,000 Liang Wenchong (2) 10
18 Apr Volvo China Open China 2,500,000 Yang Yong-eun (1) 28 EUR
9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩800,000,000 Kim Dae-hyun (1) 6 KOR
23 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩900,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (2) 12 KOR
4 July Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Michael Hendry (1) 8
29 Aug Thailand Open Thailand 1,000,000 Liang Wenchong (3) 10
10 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (2) 12 KOR
17 Oct Midea China Classic China 1,000,000 Kim Felton (1) 8
24 Oct Shandong Gold Cup Championship China – Cancelled –
5 Dec Australian Open Australia A$1,500,000 Geoff Ogilvy (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,500,000 Peter Senior (n/a) 22 ANZ

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[35]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Liang Wenchong560,737
2 Kim Dae-hyun272,154
3 Michael Hendry247,093
4 Bae Sang-moon220,344
5 Simon Yates208,760

2009 season

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[36]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 5]
19 Apr Volvo China Open China 2,200,000 Scott Strange (1) 18 EUR
10 May Pine Valley Beijing Open China – Cancelled –
13 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea ₩1,000,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (1) 14 KOR
18 Oct Midea China Classic China 500,000 Liang Wenchong (1) 6
6 Dec Australian Open Australia A$1,500,000 Adam Scott (n/a) 32 ANZ[lower-alpha 6]
13 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,500,000 Robert Allenby (n/a) 26 ANZ

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[37]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Scott Strange505,784
2 Adam Scott274,579
3 Robert Allenby247,222
4 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño244,440
5 Bae Sang-moon244,299

Order of Merit winners
YearWinnerPrize money (US$)
2018 Miguel Tabuena108,000
2017 Chang Yi-keun270,303
2016 Choi Jin-ho116,295
2015 Moon Kyong-jun224,953
2014 Kim Seung-hyuk501,990
2013 Matthew Griffin257,480
2012 Kim Bi-o380,746
2011 Andre Stolz464,812
2010 Liang Wenchong560,737
2009 Scott Strange505,784

Notes
  1. Schedules also included events in Australia and Fiji.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of OneAsia Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for OneAsia Tour members.
  3. PGTA − PGT Asia.
  4. EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  5. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
  6. PGA Tour of Australasia flagship event
  7. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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