2014 Asian Tour
| Duration | 26 February 2014 – 21 December 2014 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22 |
| Most wins |  Rashid Khan (2)[a] Anirban Lahiri (2) Thaworn Wiratchant (2) |
| Order of Merit |  David Lipsky |
| Players' Player of the Year | Anirban Lahiri |
| Rookie of the Year |  Cameron Smith |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Asian Tour was the 20th 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.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | Rashid Khan (1) |
14 | PGTI | |
| 16 Mar | Solaire Open | Philippines | 300,000 |  Richard T. Lee (1) |
14 | ||
| 20 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,750,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) |
32 | EUR | |
| 27 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Anirban Lahiri (4) |
20 | ||
| 4 May | The Championship at Laguna National | Singapore | 1,500,000 |  Felipe Aguilar (n/a) |
22 | EUR | |
| 18 May | ICTSI Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Marcus Both (3) |
14 | ||
| 8 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (17) |
14 | ||
| 7 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,300,000 | David Lipsky (2) |
30 | EUR | |
| 14 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Prom Meesawat (2) |
14 | ||
| 21 Sep | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,300,000 | Chapchai Nirat (4) |
14 | ||
| 28 Sep | Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf | Japan | ¥150,000,000 |  Hiroyuki Fujita (n/a) |
15 | JPN | New to Asian Tour |
| 5 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 650,000 | Steve Lewton (1) |
14 | ||
| 19 Oct | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 1,300,000 | Scott Hend (6) |
19 | EUR | |
| 26 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 900,000 | Anirban Lahiri (5) |
17 | ||
| 2 Nov | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Ryan Moore (n/a) |
42 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 9 Nov | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | Shiv Chawrasia (3) |
14 | PGTI | |
| 16 Nov | Chiangmai Golf Classic | Thailand | 750,000 | Rashid Khan (2) |
16 | ||
| 23 Nov | Resorts World Manila Masters | Philippines | 1,000,000 |  Mardan Mamat (4) |
14 | ||
| 30 Nov | King's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (18) |
14 | ||
| 7 Dec | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 750,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (n/a) |
14 | ||
| 14 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) |
34 | Flagship event | |
| 21 Dec | Dubai Open | UAE | 500,000 | Arjun Atwal (8) |
14 | New tournament |
Order of Merit
[edit]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 | David Lipsky |
713,902 |
| 2 | Anirban Lahiri |
602,834 |
| 3 | Prom Meesawat |
532,471 |
| 4 | Scott Hend |
428,820 |
| 5 | Cameron Smith |
427,476 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Anirban Lahiri |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year | Cameron Smith |
[4] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Lee Westwood also won 2 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament schedule 2014 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Korean-American David Lipsky captures Asian Tour Order of Merit". The National News. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
It gave Lipsky, 26, an unassailable $713,901 purse for the year with Lahiri second on $602,833, followed by Thailand's Prom Meesawat with $527,921.
- ^ a b Datla, Anand (13 January 2015). "Anirban Lahiri is Player of the Year". golfingindian.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
Australia's Cameron Smith was also named the Rookie of the Year for a commendable season on the Asian Tour.