2022 Asian Tour

The 2022 Asian Tour was the 27th 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.

2022 Asian Tour season

Duration	3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) – 4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
Number of official events	20[a]
Most wins	Chan Shih-chang (2) Sihwan Kim (2) Nitithorn Thippong (2)
Order of Merit	Sihwan Kim
International Series Order of Merit	Scott Vincent
Players' Player of the Year	Sihwan Kim
Rookie of the Year	Kim Bi-o
← 2020–21–22 2023 →

LIV Golf alliance

With LIV Golf's initial investment in the Asian Tour having been reported in late 2021.^[1] The 2022 season marked the introduction of the International Series, which was unveiled in February. The series was to consist of 10 events to be added to Asian Tour schedules over the following 10 years, with each event featuring prize funds between US$1,500,000 and $2,000,000. The investment being primarily backed by LIV Golf.^[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Other tours[c]	Notes
6 Feb	PIF Saudi International	Saudi Arabia	5,000,000	Harold Varner III (1)	50		Flagship event
27 Feb	Royal's Cup	Thailand	400,000	Chan Shih-chang (4)	14
6 Mar	International Series Thailand	Thailand	1,500,000	Sihwan Kim (1)	14		International Series[d]
27 Mar	DGC Open	India	500,000	Nitithorn Thippong (1)	10	PGTI	New tournament
3 Apr	New Zealand Open	New Zealand	–	Cancelled[4]	–	ANZ
10 Apr	Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup	Thailand	750,000	Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) (1)	14	LET	Mixed event[d]
16 Apr	Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge	Thailand	750,000	Sihwan Kim (2)	14	LET	Mixed event[d]
8 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	South Korea	₩1,200,000,000	Kim Bi-o (1)	12	KOR
15 May	Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup	Japan	¥100,000,000	Shugo Imahira (1)	15	JPN
5 Jun[e] 11 Jun	International Series England	England	2,000,000	Scott Vincent (1)	14		International Series[d]
26 Jun	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	₩1,350,000,000	Kim Min-kyu (1)	12	KOR
7 Aug	Mandiri Indonesia Open	Indonesia	500,000	Gaganjeet Bhullar (10)	14
14 Aug	International Series Singapore	Singapore	1,500,000	Nitithorn Thippong (2)	7.43		International Series[d]
21 Aug	International Series Korea	South Korea	1,500,000	Ok Tae-hoon (1)	6.76		International Series[d]
11 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	Japan	₩1,400,000,000	Kazuki Higa (n/a)	9.03	JPN, KOR
25 Sep	Yeangder TPC	Taiwan	700,000	Travis Smyth (1)	2.29
2 Oct	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	Taiwan	1,000,000	Chan Shih-chang (5)	2.29
6 Nov	International Series Morocco	Morocco	1,500,000	Jazz Janewattananond (7)	4.91		International Series[d]
13 Nov	International Series Egypt	Egypt	1,500,000	Andy Ogletree (1)	4.49		International Series[d]
27 Nov	Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open	Bangladesh	400,000	Danthai Boonma (2)	2.44
4 Dec	BNI Indonesian Masters	Indonesia	1,500,000	Sarit Suwannarut (1)	5.91		International Series

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[7][8]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Sihwan Kim	627,458
2	Kim Bi-o	599,609
3	Scott Vincent	517,845
4	Nitithorn Thippong	506,390
5	Sadom Kaewkanjana	487,909

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[9] The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2023 LIV Golf League.^[10]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Scott Vincent	517,845
2	Sihwan Kim	437,133
3	Jazz Janewattananond	388,094
4	Richard T. Lee	365,315
5	Phachara Khongwatmai	346,455

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Players' Player of the Year	Sihwan Kim	[11]
Rookie of the Year	Kim Bi-o	[11]

See also

• 2020–22 Asian Development Tour

Notes

1. One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
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. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
4. Also a new tournament.
5. The International Series England was removed from the schedule in March 2022 following the announcement of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which included an event with the same venue (Centurion Club) and dates.^[5] It was later readded to the schedule and held a week earlier than originally planned at a new venue, Slaley Hall in Northumberland.^[6]