The 2010 Asian Tour was the 16th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$43 million and teenager Noh Seung-yul became the youngest Order of Merit winner with US$822,361.
Tournament results
The table below shows the 2010 schedule.[1]
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
Only 50% of the prize money from major championships and World Golf Championships are counted towards the Order of Merit, but are not shown below.
| Dates |
Tournament |
Country |
Prize
fund (US$) |
Winner |
OWGR
pts |
Notes |
| Feb 4–7 |
Asian Tour International |
 Thailand |
300,000 |
 Gaganjeet Bhullar (2) |
14 |
|
| Feb 11–14 |
Avantha Masters |
India |
2,100,000[a 1] |
 Andrew Dodt (1) |
20 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 4–7 |
Maybank Malaysian Open |
 Malaysia |
2,000,000 |
 Noh Seung-yul (2) |
24 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 30 – Apr 2 |
SAIL Open |
India |
300,000 |
 Rikard Karlberg (1) |
14 |
|
| Apr 8–11 |
Air Bagan Myanmar Open |
 Myanmar |
300,000 |
 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (1) |
14 |
|
| Apr 22–25 |
Ballantine's Championship |
South Korea |
2,900,000[a 2] |
Marcus Fraser (1) |
38 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Jun 17–20 |
Queen's Cup |
Thailand |
300,000 |
Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2) |
14 |
|
| Jul 29 – Aug 1 |
Brunei Open |
 Brunei |
300,000 |
 Mohammad Siddikur (1) |
14 |
|
| Aug 5–8 |
Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters |
Malaysia |
365,000[a 3] |
 Angelo Que (3) |
14 |
|
| Sep 2–5 |
Omega European Masters |
 Switzerland |
2,800,000[a 4] |
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
30 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Sep 9–12 |
Handa Singapore Classic |
 Singapore |
400,000 |
 Peter Karmis (1) |
14 |
|
| Sep 16–19 |
Yeangder Tournament Players Championship |
 Taiwan |
300,000 |
Thaworn Wiratchant (12) |
14 |
|
| Sep 23–26 |
Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open |
Japan |
1,700,000[a 5] |
Brendan Jones (n/a) |
22 |
Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour |
| Sep 30 – Oct 3 |
Mercuries Taiwan Masters |
Taiwan |
500,000 |
Pariya Junhasavasdikul (1) |
14 |
|
| Oct 14-17 |
Iskandar Johor Open |
Malaysia |
1,250,000 |
 Pádraig Harrington (n/a) |
20 |
|
| Oct 28-31 |
CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia |
Malaysia |
6,000,000 |
 Ben Crane (n/a) |
38 |
Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour |
| Nov 11 – 14 |
Barclays Singapore Open |
Singapore |
6,000,000 |
Adam Scott (n/a) |
48 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Nov 18–21 |
UBS Hong Kong Open |
 Hong Kong |
2,500,000 |
 Ian Poulter (n/a) |
38 |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Nov 25-28 |
King's Cup |
Thailand |
300,000 |
Udorn Duangdecha (1) |
14 |
|
| Dec 2-5 |
Hero Honda Indian Open |
India |
1,250,000 |
Rikard Karlberg (2) |
14 |
|
| Dec 9-12 |
Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open |
 Cambodia |
300,000 |
Thongchai Jaidee (13) |
14 |
|
| Dec 16-19 |
Black Mountain Masters |
Thailand |
600,000 |
Tetsuji Hiratsuka (3) |
20 |
|
- ↑ Prize money is approximate. The tournament's prize fund was €1.5 million.
- ↑ Prize money is approximate. The tournament's prize fund was €2.2 million.
- ↑ Prize money is approximate. The tournament's prize fund was RM 1.2 million.
- ↑ Prize money is approximate. The tournament's prize fund was €2 million.
- ↑ Prize money is approximate. The tournament's prize fund was ¥150 million.
Leading money winners
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Earnings (US$) |
| 1 |
Noh Seung-yul |
South Korea |
822,361.03 |
| 2 |
Marcus Fraser |
Australia |
610,926.56 |
| 3 |
Rikard Karlberg |
Sweden |
594,857.07 |
| 4 |
Andrew Dodt |
Australia |
393,041.90 |
| 5 |
Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
Japan |
333,092.98 |
| 6 |
Thongchai Jaidee |
Thailand |
297,779.58 |
| 7 |
Mohammad Siddikur |
Bangladesh |
267,692.96 |
| 8 |
Mardan Mamat |
Singapore |
263,109.94 |
| 9 |
Prayad Marksaeng |
Thailand |
250,181.55 |
| 10 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
Thailand |
241,340.29 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.
References
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