All Thailand Golf Tour
Current season, competition or edition: 2018 All Thailand Golf Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Country | Thailand |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Udorn Duangdecha |
| TV partner(s) | TrueVisions Golf Channel Golf Visions Thailand Star Sports Fox Sports |
| Official website | allthailandgolftour.com |
The All Thailand Golf Tour (or simply as ATGT) is the main professional golf tour played by both men and women in Thailand. All Thailand Golf Tour office is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally the "TPC Tour", it adopted the name "All Thailand Golf Tour" in 1999.
The tour is open to professionals and amateurs. Each tournament is a stroke play event held over four days of approximately 72 holes with the cut being made after two days after approximately 36 holes.
History
The tour began in 1999 and was advanced by the first chairman of Asian Tour, Supphaphorn Marphongphong, who further gathered more support from other professional golfers in Thailand and correspondingly became All Thailand Golf Tour's first commissioner. Boonchu Ruangkit, professional golfer, has been the Chairman of All Thailand Golf Tour Tournament Player Committee (TPC) since 1999 and is still actively involved with ATGT's development.
In 2018, the OWGR announced that the All Thailand Golf Tour would be added into the world rankings starting in 2019.
2018 schedule
Schedule by year
The table below summarizes the development of the tour.
| Year | Tournaments | Total purse (฿) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 37,100,000 |
| 2016 | 10 | 29,100,000 [1] |
| 2015 | 12 | 37,100,000 |
| 2014 | 11 | 32,100,000 |
| 2013 | 10 | 29,000,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,600,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12,800,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9,500,000 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8,300,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,200,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6,300,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5,200,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6,000,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10,000,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4,000,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,500,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3,000,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3,000,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2,000,000 |
Player exemptions
- 9 spots country exemption for Thai which honor from Asian Tour Rankings.
- 12 spots exemption for Thailand to Asian Tour Qualifying School with 4 spots going to All Thailand Golf Tour.
- Queen's Cup: 20 spots ATGT current year rank.
- King's Cup: 20 spots ATGT current year rank.
- Panasonic Open (India) : First available player who is not otherwise exempt from ATGT Road to Panasonic event.
- Number 1 Order of Merit ATGT receives full exemption to OneAsia Tour.
- Thailand Open: 15 spots Thai players in ATGT current year rank.
- Thongchai Jaidee Foundation - 60 ATGT players.
- Boonchu Ruangkit Championship - 60 ATGT players.
- Panasonic Open (Japan): First available player who is not otherwise exempt from ATGT Road to Panasonic Open.
- Mountain Creek Open – 20 ATGT players.
- MahaSamutr Masters – 20 ATGT players
Charity fundraising
All Thailand Golf Tour has similar beliefs as other leading golf tours such as PGA Tour, European Tour and Asian Tour in providing charitable contributions for society. Overall, All Thailand Golf Tour has donated over 1,000,000 Baht since 2009 and is the only domestic golf tournament in Thailand that actively conducts charitable work.[2]
San Funn
- "San Funn" is a project where Hill Tribe children are the beneficiaries of luncheon programs, educational program and self-sustaining programs.
Golf Aids
- "Golf Aids" is a project in which funds were raised in order to help relief efforts for the victim of tsunami in Japan.
References
- ^ Decreased purse because of cancelled sport competitions due to the death of King of Thailand.
- ^ "All Thailand Golf Tour Charity". All Thailand Golf Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2017.