Duration | 19 January 2017 (2017-01-19) – 17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) |
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Number of official events | 27[a] |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Asian Tour is the 23rd 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
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22 Jan | SMBC Singapore Open | Singapore | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 26 | JPN | |
29 Jan | Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 750,000 | ![]() | 19 | JPN | |
4 Feb | Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | Bangladesh | 300,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
12 Feb | Maybank Championship | Malaysia | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 36 | EUR | |
19 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Australia | A$1,750,000 | ![]() | 23 | ANZ, EUR | |
12 Mar | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 21 | EUR | |
Ho Tram Players Championship | Vietnam | – | Postponed[2] | – | |||
23 Apr | Panasonic Open Golf Championship | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | ||
30 Apr | Yeangder Heritage | Taiwan | 300,000 | ![]() | 14 | New tournament | |
21 May | Thailand Open | Thailand | 300,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
18 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
6 Aug | TAKE Solutions Masters | India | 300,000 | ![]() | 14 | PGTI | New to Asian Tour |
20 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | A$1,500,000 | ![]() | 15 | ANZ, EUR | New to Asian Tour |
10 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,700,000 | ![]() | 32 | EUR | |
17 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩1,200,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | KOR | |
24 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | ![]() | 15 | JPN | |
1 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 800,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
8 Oct | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
15 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | ![]() | 48 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
22 Oct | Macao Open | Macau | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
29 Oct | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 300,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
5 Nov | Panasonic Open India | India | 400,000 | ![]() | 14 | PGTI | |
12 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
26 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 34 | EUR | |
3 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 17 | AFR, EUR | |
3 Dec | KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship | China | 350,000 | ![]() | 14 | CHN | New tournament |
11 Dec | Joburg Open | South Africa | R16,500,000 | ![]() | 17 | AFR, EUR | New to Asian Tour |
17 Dec | Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | ![]() | 24 | Flagship event |
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
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31 Dec | Royal Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | Status earned |
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1 | ![]() | 585,814 | Promoted to European Tour |
2 | ![]() | 461,179 | Already exempt[d] |
3 | ![]() | 447,299 | Already exempt[e] |
4 | ![]() | 443,205 | Already exempt[d] |
5 | ![]() | 440,748 | Already exempt[f] |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [8] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [8] |