2011 Asian Tour

The 2011 Asian Tour was the 17th 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.

2011 Asian Tour season
Duration17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events22
Most wins Lu Wei-chih (2)[lower-alpha 1]
Order of Merit Juvic Pagunsan
Players' Player of the Year Juvic Pagunsan
Rookie of the Year Tjaart van der Walt
← 2010
2012 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 2]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]		Notes
20 FebAvantha MastersIndia€1,800,000 Shiv Chawrasia (2)20EUR
25 MarSAIL OpenIndia300,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1)14
9 AprPanasonic Open (India)India300,000 Anirban Lahiri (1)14PGTINew tournament
17 AprMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia2,500,000 Matteo Manassero (n/a)42EUR
24 AprIndonesian MastersIndonesia750,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)20New tournament
1 MayBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,205,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)42EUR, KOR
15 MayICTSI Philippine OpenPhilippines300,000 Berry Henson (1)14
19 JunQueen's CupThailand300,000 Chawalit Plaphol (3)14
23 JulWorldwide Holdings Selangor MastersMalaysiaRM1,200,000 Joonas Granberg (1)14
4 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a)44EUR
11 SepISPS Handa Singapore ClassicSingapore400,000 Himmat Rai (1)14
18 SepMacau OpenMacau750,000 Chan Yih-shin (2)14
25 SepAsia-Pacific Panasonic OpenJapan¥150,000,000 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (4)22JPN
9 OctYeangder Tournament Players ChampionshipTaiwan300,000 Lu Wei-chih (2)14
16 OctHero Indian OpenIndia1,250,000 David Gleeson (3)14
23 OctCJ InvitationalSouth Korea750,000 K. J. Choi (5)14KORNew tournament
30 OctCIMB Asia Pacific Classic MalaysiaMalaysia6,100,000 Bo Van Pelt (n/a)30PGATLimited-field event
6 NovMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan600,000 Lu Wei-chih (3)14
13 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingapore6,000,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a)46EUR
20 NovIskandar Johor OpenMalaysia2,000,000 Joost Luiten (n/a)24EUR
4 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,750,000 Rory McIlroy (n/a)38EUR
11 DecKing's CupThailand–Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]–
18 DecThailand Golf ChampionshipThailand1,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)32New tournament
Flagship event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Juvic Pagunsan788,299
2 Tetsuji Hiratsuka456,668
3 Shiv Chawrasia444,529
4 Jbe' Kruger362,234
5 Thaworn Wiratchant340,942

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Juvic Pagunsan[5]
Rookie of the Year Tjaart van der Walt[6]

See also

Notes
  1. Lee Westwood won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
  2. 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.
  3. EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
  4. Cancelled due to flooding.[2]

References
  1. "Tournament schedule 2011 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "King's Cup Postponed Due To Flood Situation". Asian Tour. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "Pagunsan wins Asian Order of Merit title". Reuters. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Pagunsan carded a final round of two-under-par 68 at the Hong Kong Golf Club and added $55,000 to his season's haul of $788,298 to give himself an unassailable lead with just the Thailand Golf Championship left to be played on the tour.
  5. Flores, Adrian (23 December 2011). "Pinoy bet Pagunsan receives Asian Tour awards". GMA News. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Juvic Pagunsan the Order of Merit (OOM) title and the special Players' Player of the Year Award...
  6. "Van der Walt back on the Tjaarts again". Compleat Golfer. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023. In addition to this he even tried his hand on the Asian Tour where he won rookie of the year in 2011.
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