The 2015 Asian Tour was the 21st 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.

2015 Asian Tour season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Number of official events20
Most winsIndia Anirban Lahiri (2)
Order of MeritIndia Anirban Lahiri
Players' Player of the YearIndia Anirban Lahiri
Rookie of the YearThailand Natipong Srithong
2014
2016

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
8 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 3,000,000   Anirban Lahiri (6) 38 EUR
15 Feb True Thailand Classic Thailand 2,000,000   Andrew Dodt (2) 28 EUR New tournament
22 Feb Hero Indian Open India 1,500,000   Anirban Lahiri (7) 19 EUR
26 Apr CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters Indonesia 750,000   Lee Westwood (n/a) 14
10 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000   George Coetzee (n/a) 17 AFR, EUR New tournament
30 May Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Bangladesh 300,000   Mardan Mamat (5) 14 New tournament
21 Jun Queen's Cup Thailand 300,000   Prayad Marksaeng (9) 14
26 Jul Omega European Masters Switzerland €2,700,000   Danny Willett (n/a) 32 EUR
27 Sep Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf Japan ¥150,000,000   Kim Kyung-tae (2) 15 JPN
4 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 650,000   Danny Chia (2) 14
11 Oct Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Taiwan 500,000   Shaun Norris (1) 14
18 Oct Venetian Macau Open Macau 1,000,000   Scott Hend (7) 17
25 Oct UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000   Justin Rose (n/a) 34 EUR
1 Nov CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000   Justin Thomas (n/a) 46 PGAT Limited-field event
8 Nov Panasonic Open India India 400,000   Chiragh Kumar (1) 14 PGTI
15 Nov World Classic Championship Singapore 750,000   Danthai Boonma (1) 14
22 Nov Resorts World Manila Masters Philippines 1,000,000   Natipong Srithong (1) 14
6 Dec Ho Tram Open Vietnam 1,500,000   Sergio García (4) 14 New tournament
13 Dec Thailand Golf Championship Thailand 1,000,000   Jamie Donaldson (n/a) 34 Flagship event
20 Dec Philippine Open Philippines 300,000   Miguel Tabuena (1) 14

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]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Anirban Lahiri 1,139,085
2   Scott Hend 491,632
3   Andrew Dodt 434,474
4   Shiv Chawrasia 343,273
5   Paul Peterson 289,872

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year   Anirban Lahiri [4]
Rookie of the Year   Natipong Srithong [5]

See also

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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. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2015 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Lahiri crowned 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion". Professional Golf Tour of India. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2023. The 28-year-old Anirban amassed record earnings of US$1,139,084 during the 2015 Asian Tour season...
  4. ^ "Lahiri wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year award". The Times of India. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Tour stars honoured through Stats Categories Awards". The Nation. Thailand. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Thailand's Natipong Srithong has capped a deserving maiden season on the Asian Tour by etching his name on the 2015 Roll of Honour by winning the Rookie of the Year award.
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