2007 Asian Tour
The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.
| Duration | 18 January 2007 – 9 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Lu Wen-teh (2) Chapchai Nirat (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Liang Wenchong |
| Players' Player of the Year | Liang Wenchong |
| Rookie of the Year | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Scott Hend |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 300,000 |  Airil Rizman (1) |
14 | ||
| 28 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | 2,200,000 |  Retief Goosen (n/a) |
48 | EUR | |
| 4 Feb | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 |  Frankie Miñoza (1) |
14 | ||
| 11 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,290,000 |  Peter Hedblom (n/a) |
26 | EUR | |
| 18 Feb | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,000,000 |  Mikko Ilonen (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | Anton Haig (2) |
40 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 11 Mar | Clariden Leu Singapore Masters | Singapore | 1,100,000 | Liang Wenchong (1) |
30 | EUR | |
| 18 Mar | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | Chapchai Nirat (1) |
20 | EUR | |
| 25 Mar | Motorola International Bintan | Indonesia | 350,000 |  Jason Knutzon (2) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 15 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 2,000,000 |  Markus Brier (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 22 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | 2,300,000 |  Raphaël Jacquelin (n/a) |
32 | EUR | |
| 19 Apr | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 500,000 |  Gaurav Ghei (3) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 6 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | 600,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (1) |
14 | KOR | |
| 20 May | Macau Open | Macau | 300,000 | Lu Wen-teh (3) |
14 | ||
| 27 May | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | 600,000 | Bae Sang-moon (1) |
14 | KOR | |
| 10 Jun | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Lee Sung (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 26 Aug | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 300,000 | Artemio Murakami (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 2 Sep | Brunei Open | Brunei | 500,000 | Lin Wen-tang (2) |
14 | ||
| 16 Sep | Midea China Classic | China | 400,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (9) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 23 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | Lu Wen-teh (4) |
14 | ||
| 7 Oct | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Korea | 1,000,000 |  Vijay Singh (n/a) |
14 | KOR | |
| 14 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 500,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (7) |
14 | ||
| 28 Oct | Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational | Indonesia | 500,000 | Juvic Pagunsan (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 4 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 4,000,000 |  Ángel Cabrera (n/a) |
40 | ||
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) |
52 | AFR, ANZ, EUR | |
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,250,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
36 | EUR | |
| 25 Nov | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | Vietnam | 500,000 | Chapchai Nirat (2) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 2 Dec | Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | Bryan Saltus (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 9 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 750,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (6) |
20 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liang Wenchong | 532,591 |
| 2 | Chapchai Nirat | 442,326 |
| 3 | Anton Haig | 427,685 |
| 4 | Scott Hend | 363,109 |
| 5 | Prayad Marksaeng | 348,623 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Liang Wenchong | [3] |
| Rookie of the Year | Scott Hend | [3] |
Notes
- 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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
- "Tournament schedule 2007 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "2007 UBS Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "China's Wenchong caps year with three Asian Tour awards". The Star. Malaysia. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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