2010 Asian Tour

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.

2010 Asian Tour season
Duration4 February 2010 (2010-02-04) – 19 December 2010 (2010-12-19)
Number of official events22
Most winsJapan Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul
Players' Player of the YearSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul
Rookie of the YearSweden Rikard Karlberg
2009
2011

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
7 FebAsian Tour InternationalThailand300,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (2)14New tournament
14 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,500,000 Andrew Dodt (1)20EURNew tournament
7 MarMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia2,000,000 Noh Seung-yul (2)24EUR
2 AprSAIL OpenIndia300,000 Rikard Karlberg (1)14
11 AprAir Bagan Myanmar OpenMyanmar300,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1)14
25 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,200,000 Marcus Fraser (1)38EUR, KOR
20 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2)14
1 AugBrunei OpenBrunei300,000 Siddikur Rahman (1)14
8 AugWorldwide Holdings Selangor MastersMalaysiaRM1,200,000 Angelo Que (3)14
5 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)30EUR
12 SepHanda Singapore ClassicSingapore400,000 Peter Karmis (1)14New tournament
19 SepYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (12)14New tournament
26 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenJapan¥150,000,000 Brendan Jones (1)22JPN
3 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan500,000 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (1)14
17 OctIskandar Johor OpenMalaysia1,250,000 Pádraig Harrington (n/a)20
31 OctCIMB Asia Pacific Classic MalaysiaMalaysia6,000,000 Ben Crane (n/a)38PGATNew tournament
Limited-field event
Nov 14Barclays Singapore OpenSingapore6,000,000 Adam Scott (n/a)48EUR
21 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,500,000 Ian Poulter (n/a)38EUR
28 NovKing's CupThailand300,000 Udorn Duangdecha (1)14
5 DecHero Honda Indian OpenIndia1,250,000 Rikard Karlberg (2)14
12 DecJohnnie Walker Cambodian OpenCambodia300,000 Thongchai Jaidee (13)14
19 DecBlack Mountain MastersThailand600,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3)20

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Noh Seung-yul822,361
2 Marcus Fraser610,927
3 Rikard Karlberg594,857
4 Andrew Dodt393,042
5 Tetsuji Hiratsuka333,093

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Noh Seung-yul[3]
Rookie of the Year Rikard Karlberg[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2010 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
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