The 2009 Asian Tour was the 15th season of the modern Asian Tour

Asian Tour

The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...

, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$39 million dollars and Thongchai Jaidee

Thongchai Jaidee

Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....

 topped the Order of Merit for the third time with US$981,932.

Tournament results

The table below shows the 2009 schedule.

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.

Dates	Tournament	Country	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	OWGR Official World Golf Rankings The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...  pts	Notes
Jan 9-11	Royal Trophy Royal Trophy The Royal Trophy is a men's professional team golf tournament which was played for the first time in January 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand. The competing teams represent Europe and Asia. Eight man teams play a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and...	Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	N/A	Asia	N/A	Team event, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Japan Golf Tour
Feb 5-8	Emaar-MGF Indian Masters Indian Masters The Indian Masters was a professional golf tournament on the European and Asian Tours, that was played in February 2008. The tournament was introduced as part of the continuing globalisation of the European Tour, making India the 37th territory to stage a European Tour event, and increasing to...	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	2,500,000	N/A	N/A	Tournament cancelled.
Feb 5-8	Asian Tour International Asian Tour International The Asian Tour International was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in Thailand from 2008 to 2010.In 2009, following the cancellation of the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Asian Tour International was rescheduled to be the season opening event....	Thailand	300,000	James Kamte James Kamte James Bongani Kamte , nicknamed "Cobra", is a South African golfer. He has been playing on the Sunshine Tour and European Challenge Tours for the past four years, and earned his tour card for the 2008 European Tour season by finishing in the top 30 of the qualifying school.-Early life:Kamte was a...  (1)	14	Rescheduled following cancellation of Indian Masters
Feb 12-15	Maybank Malaysian Open	Malaysia	2,000,000	Anthony Kang Anthony Kang Anthony Kang is a Korean-American professional golfer.Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.Kang turned professional in 1996...  (3)	30	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Feb 19-22	Johnnie Walker Classic Johnnie Walker Classic The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship. They also sponsor the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles which is a European Tour event...	India	2,500,000	Danny Lee Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee is a professional golfer from Rotorua, New Zealand. Lee was born in South Korea and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. His name in Hangul is 이진명. He became a naturalized New Zealander on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High...  (n/a) (amateur)	32	Co-sanctioned by the European and Australasian PGA Tour of Australasia The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....  tours
Feb 26- 1 Mar	Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open	Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...	1,250,000	Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....  (11)	20	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Mar 5-8	Singha Thailand Open Thailand Open (golf) The Thailand Open is a golf tournament. It was an Asian Tour event through 2009. In 2010, it will become part of the fledgling OneAsia Tour's schedule. It was founded in 1965.-Winners:-External links:*...	Thailand	500,000	Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional golfer who was ranked in the top 100 of the world and is the third-highest Indian in the world rankings.-Career:...  (8)	14	New tournament
Mar 19-22	SAIL Open SAIL Open The SAIL Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in India. It has been held annually since 2008 and is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India...	India	400,000	Chapchai Nirat Chapchai Nirat Chapchai Nirat is a Thai professional golfer.Chapchai is the son of a Thai national team golfer, and turned professional in 1998 as a fifteen year old. He won for the first time as a pro at the 2004 Genting Masters in Malaysia. He joined the Asian Tour in 2005, and had a second place finish in his...  (3)	14	Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Mar 26-29	Black Mountain Masters Black Mountain Masters The Black Mountain Masters was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in Thailand. The inaugural tournament was held in 2009 at the Black Mountain Golf Club and the prize fund was US$500,000. Johan Edfors won the inaugural tournament and won $79,250....	Thailand	500,000	Johan Edfors Johan Edfors Johan Edfors is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.Edfors was born in Varberg. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.Edfors...  (n/a)	14	New tournament
Apr 23-26	Ballantine's Championship Ballantine's Championship The Ballantine's Championship is a European Tour golf tournament which was played for the first time from 13 to 16 March 2008 at Pinx Golf Club on the island of Jeju in South Korea...	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	2,900,000	Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....  (12)	32	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
May 14-17	GS Caltex Maekyung Open Maekyung Open The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in South Korea. It was established in 1982...	South Korea	600,000	Bae Sang-moon Bae Sang-moon Bae Sang-moon is a South Korean professional golfer.Bae turned professional in 2004. He won the 2006 Emerson Pacific Group Open on the Korean Tour, and in 2007 he won the SK Telecom Open, an Asian Tour and Korean Tour co-sanctioned event held in his home country. In 2008, he won his home country's...  (3)	14	Co-sanctioned by Korean Tour Korean Tour The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million....
Jun 18-22	U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	50% of 7,500,000	Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Lucas Hendley Glover is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open.-Amateur career:...  (n/a)	100	Major championship Men's major golf championships The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf... . 50% of prize money counts towards Order of Merit.
Jul 16-19	The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	50% of 8,600,000	Stewart Cink Stewart Cink Stewart Ernest Cink is an American professional golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship. He has spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 2004 to 2009.-Early years and education:...  (n/a)	100	Major championship. 50% of prize money counts towards Order of Merit.
Jul 23-26	Indonesia President Invitational	Indonesia	400,000	Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:Bhullar was born in Kapurthala, India. He was India's number one amateur in 2004 and 2006 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished in a tie for...  (1)	14
Jul 30- 2 Aug	Brunei Open Brunei Open The Brunei Open is an Asian Tour golf tournament. The 2005 staging was Brunei's first ever professional golf tournament, and it was won by Terry Pilkadaris of Australia. The event is held at the Jack Nicklaus designed course at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. In 2010 the prize fund was...	Brunei Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...	300,000	Darren Beck Darren Beck Darren Beck is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour.Beck was born in South Africa and moved to Australia at the age of seven. He turned professional in 2004. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's qualifying school in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour of Australasia...  (1)	14
Aug 5-8	Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters	Malaysia	300,000	Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz is an Australian professional golfer.Kulacz turned professional in 2007 and has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian Tour, and European Tour...  (2)	14
Aug 13-16	Queen's Cup Queen's Cup (golf) The Queen's Cup is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour and is played in Thailand. The inaugural tournament was held in 2009 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club and the prize fund was US$300,000. Chinnarat Phadungsil won the tournament and won $47,550....	Thailand	300,000	Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World...  (3)	14	New tournament
Sep 3-6	Omega European Masters Omega European Masters The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 will become the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour....	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	2,500,000	Alexander Norén Alexander Norén Alexander Norén is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Norén was born in Stockholm. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States before turning professional in 2005....  (n/a)	32	New event, co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sep 10-13	Macau Open Macau Open The Macau Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour which took place in Macau. It was founded in 1998. The venue was the Macau Golf & Country Club at Coloane. The best known golfer who won the tournament is eight-time European Tour Order of Merit champion Colin Montgomerie...	Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...	500,000	Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant is a Thai professional golfer. He is one of only two golfers to have won 10 or more events on the Asian Tour....  (11)	14
Sep 24-27	Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open The is a golf tournament for male golfers on the Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour. Hosted by Panasonic, Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and Japan Golf Association, the event took place for the first time in September 2008 at Ibaraki Country Club in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.-Winners:Note: 2010...	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1,500,000	Daisuke Maruyama Daisuke Maruyama is a Japanese professional golfer currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.-Career:Maruyama was born in Chiba Prefecture and played his first full season on the Japan Golf Tour in 2001. He picked up his first win on Tour in 2005 at the Fujisankei Classic. He also has one victory on the Japan...  (n/a)	20	Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Oct 1-4	Mercuries Taiwan Masters Mercuries Taiwan Masters The Mercuries Taiwan Masters is an annual golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1987 and has been and Asian Tour event since 2000.-Winners:*2011 Lu Wei-chih - *2010 Pariya Junhasavasdikul - *2009 Lin Wen-tang - *2008 Lu Wen-teh -...	Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	500,000	Lin Wen-tang Lin Wen-tang Lin Wen-tang is a Taiwanese golfer. He comes from a golfing family, with his father and uncle both being professionals and two brothers who play with him on the Asian Tour....  (5)	14
Oct 8-11	Hero Honda Indian Open Hero Honda Indian Open The Hero Indian Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour that has been held for several years at the Delhi Golf Club.The inaugural event was held in 1964 and won by Peter Thomson of Australia, who was the inspiration behind the event...	India	1,250,000	Chinnaswamy Muniyappa Chinnaswamy Muniyappa Chinnaswamy Muniyappa is an Indian professional golfer.Muniyappa turned professional in 1997. He has won once on the Asian Tour.-Asian Tour wins:-External links:...  (1)	14	Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Oct 22-25	Iskandar Johor Open Iskandar Johor Open The Iskandar Johor Open is a golf tournament held in Malaysia and part of the Asian Tour and European Tour. It was first held in 2007 when it was played at the Royal Johor Country Club in Johor Bahru....	Malaysia	1,000,000	K. J. Choi Choi Kyung-Ju Choi Kyung-Ju , also known as K. J. Choi. is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won a total of eighteen professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the PGA Tour, making him Asia's most successful golfer. His...  (5)	14	Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain
Oct 29- 1 Nov	Barclays Singapore Open	Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...	5,000,000	Ian Poulter Ian Poulter Ian James Poulter is an English professional golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S.-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has previously been as high as number five in the world rankings...		Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Nov 5-8	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	50% of 7,000,000	Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...  (n/a)	66	World Golf Championships World Golf Championships The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, with a fifth to be added in 2012...  event. 50% of prize money counts towards Order of Merit.
Nov 12-15	Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Open (golf) The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 2001...	Hong Kong, China	2,500,000	Grégory Bourdy Grégory Bourdy Grégory Bourdy is a French professional golfer who competes on the European Tour.Bourdy was born in Bordeaux. He turned professional in 2003. His cousin Nicolas Beaufils is also a professional golfer, who has played on the Challenge Tour....  (n/a)	44	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Nov 19-22	Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open	Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...	300,000	Marcus Both Marcus Both Marcus Both is an Australian professional golfer.Both turned professional in 2003. He has played on the Asian Tour since then, winning twice.-External links:...  (2)	14
Dec 3-6	King's Cup King's Cup (golf) The King's Cup is a golf tournament on that is played in Thailand. The tournament became an event on the Asian Tour in 2009 and when it was held at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club with a prize fund was US$300,000....	Thailand	300,000	Chan Yih-shin Chan Yih-shin Chan Yih-shin is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Chan turned professional in 2002 and played on the Asian Tour from 2003–04 and since 2008. He won his first Asian Tour event at the inaugural King's Cup in December 2009....  (1)	14	New tournament
Dec 10-13	Volvo Masters of Asia Volvo Masters of Asia The Volvo Masters of Asia was the final event of the season on golf's Asian Tour until 2008.It was first played in 2002 and the field was originally restricted to the top 60 players on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit, increasing to 65 in the final year....	Thailand	750,000	N/A	N/A	Tournament cancelled.

Leading money winners

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings (US$)
1	Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....		981,931.80
2	Liang Wen-chong Liang Wen-Chong Liang Wen-Chong is a Chinese professional golfer. He is the highest ranked golfer from the People's Republic of China and the only Chinese golfer in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has succeeded his mentor Zhang Lian-wei as the top Chinese player.Liang plays on the Asian Tour, ...		779,580.25
3	Anthony Kang Anthony Kang Anthony Kang is a Korean-American professional golfer.Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.Kang turned professional in 1996...		411,062.54
4	Scott Hend Scott Hend Scott Robert Hend is an Australian professional golfer, renowned as a long hitter.Hend turned professional in 1997 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has since played on most of the major golf tours around the world. He has won three times in Australia, and was the inaugural winner of the...		354,391.72
5	Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional golfer who was ranked in the top 100 of the world and is the third-highest Indian in the world rankings.-Career:...		344,350.66
6	Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:Bhullar was born in Kapurthala, India. He was India's number one amateur in 2004 and 2006 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished in a tie for...		308,916.44
7	Marcus Both Marcus Both Marcus Both is an Australian professional golfer.Both turned professional in 2003. He has played on the Asian Tour since then, winning twice.-External links:...		289,432.94
8	Chapchai Nirat Chapchai Nirat Chapchai Nirat is a Thai professional golfer.Chapchai is the son of a Thai national team golfer, and turned professional in 1998 as a fifteen year old. He won for the first time as a pro at the 2004 Genting Masters in Malaysia. He joined the Asian Tour in 2005, and had a second place finish in his...		266,545.85
9	Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one...		257,154.77
10	Chinnaswamy Muniyappa Chinnaswamy Muniyappa Chinnaswamy Muniyappa is an Indian professional golfer.Muniyappa turned professional in 1997. He has won once on the Asian Tour.-Asian Tour wins:-External links:...		223,269.37

There is a complete list on the official site here.

External links

• The Asian Tour's official English language site