2015 Asian Development Tour

2015 Asian Development Tour season
Duration8 January 2015 (2015-01-08) – 27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Number of official events28
Most winsMalaysia Arie Irawan (2)
Finland Janne Kaske (2)
Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Casey O'Toole
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The 2015 Asian Development Tour was the sixth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]
11 Jan Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Thailand Phiphatphong Naewsuk (1) 8 ATGT
31 Jan Sime Darby Harvard Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Arie Irawan (1) 6 PGM
14 Feb LADA Langkawi Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Wilson Choo (1) 6 PGM
14 Mar Terengganu Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (1) 6 PGM
21 Mar CCM Rahman Putra Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai (1) 6 PGM
29 Mar Charming Yeangder ADT Taiwan 150,000 Taiwan Hsieh Chi-Hsien (2) 6 TWN
11 Apr Johor Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (2) 6 PGM
18 Apr ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational Philippines 60,000 Malaysia Arie Irawan (2) 7 PHI
25 Apr ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic Philippines 60,000 Thailand Itthipat Buranatanyarat (1) 6 PHI
9 May Sabah Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Nirun Sae-ueng (1) 6 PGM
16 May MNRB Sarawak Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Finland Janne Kaske (1) 6 PGM
24 May Ambassador ADT Taiwan 120,000 Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (5) 6 TWN
30 May Port Dickson Championship Malaysia RM200,000 New Zealand Sean Riordan (1) 6 PGM
13 Jun Rahman Putra Championship Malaysia RM250,000 Australia Jake Stirling (1) 6 PGM
28 Jun Bali National Golf Resort Championships Indonesia 76,000 Australia Matthew Giles (1) 6
2 Aug Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000 Thailand Rattanon Wannasrichan (1) 6 TWN
8 Aug Aboitiz Invitational Philippines 100,000 Philippines Juvic Pagunsan (2) 6 PHI
15 Aug Northport Glenmarie Championship Malaysia RM200,000 United States Blake Snyder (1) 6 PGM
29 Aug Ciputra Golf Tournament Indonesia 100,000 Vietnam Michael Tran (1) 6
13 Sep Thongchai Jaidee Foundation Thailand ฿4,000,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (1) 11 ATGT
19 Sep Bukit Jawi Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (3) 6 PGM
27 Sep Ballantine's Taiwan Championship Taiwan 110,000 Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (1) 6 TWN
24 Oct Kinrara Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Poom Saksansin (1) 6 PGM
31 Oct TAKE Solutions India Masters India 120,000 India S. Chikkarangappa (2) 6 PGTI
7 Nov Tiara Championship Malaysia RM200,000 United States Casey O'Toole (1) 6 PGM
21 Nov Nilai Springs Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (1) 6 PGM
28 Nov MIDF KLGCC Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Finland Janne Kaske (2) 6 PGM
27 Dec Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai (2) 14 ATGT

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Asian Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Casey O'Toole 55,287
2 Taiwan Hsieh Chi-hsien 43,357
3 New Zealand Sean Riordan 40,782
4 Australia Jordan Sherratt 39,557
5 Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai 36,678

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Asian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Asian Tour.
  2. ^ ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India; PHI − Philippine Golf Tour; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Fearless Phachara seals sensational win at Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". Indian Sports News. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Apart from O'Toole, Hsieh and Phachara, New Zealander Sean Riordan and Jordan Sherratt of Australia also earned their 2016 playing rights on the Asian Tour after finishing the season in third and fourth positions on the ADT's final Order of Merit.