2017 Asian Development Tour

2017 Asian Development Tour season
Duration18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) – 24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)
Number of official events20
Order of MeritThailand Pannakorn Uthaipas
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The 2017 Asian Development Tour was the eighth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]
21 Jan CCM Seriemas Championship Malaysia RM220,000 Australia Martin Dive (1) 6 PGM
18 Feb Panasonic Malaysia Championship Malaysia RM250,000 United States Brett Munson (2) 6 PGM
18 Mar Northport Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (1) 6 PGM
15 Apr UMW Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (3) 6 PGM
28 May Singha Phuket Open Thailand ฿2,000,000 Thailand Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol (1) 6 ATGT
25 Jun Taifong Open Taiwan 160,000 Thailand Pannakorn Uthaipas (1) 6 TWN
2 Jul Betagro All Thailand Championship Thailand ฿3,000,000 Thailand Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1) 7 ATGT
9 Jul Charming Yeangder ADT Taiwan 150,000 Taiwan Wang Wei-lun (1) 6 TWN
15 Jul Darulaman Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Nattawat Suvajanakorn (1) 6 PGM
26 Aug Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament Indonesia 110,000 Japan Masaru Takahashi (2) 6 PTINA
23 Sep EurAsia Sabah Championship Malaysia RM200,000 United States John Michael O'Toole (2) 6 PGM
30 Sep Labuan Championship Malaysia RM200,000 South Africa Mathiam Keyser (2) 6 PGM
7 Oct MNRB Championship Malaysia RM200,000 United States Blake Snyder (2) 6 PGM
14 Oct Combiphar Players Championship Indonesia 100,000 Venezuela Wolmer Murillo (1) 6 PTINA
28 Oct MIDF Championship Malaysia RM250,000 Thailand Kasidit Lepkurte (1) 6 PGM
5 Nov Defence Raya Golf Championship Pakistan 120,000 Thailand Poosit Supupramai (1) 6
11 Nov EurAsia Perak Championship Malaysia RM200,000 United States John Catlin (2) n/a PGM
25 Nov GlobalOne Championship Malaysia RM200,000 Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (4) 6 PGM
10 Dec Thongchai Jaidee Foundation Thailand ฿4,000,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) 8 ATGT
24 Dec Boonchu Ruangkit Championship Thailand ฿4,000,000 Thailand Namchok Tantipokhakul (2) 8 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 2018 Asian Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Thailand Pannakorn Uthaipas 55,860
2 Japan Masaru Takahashi 48,935
3 United States John Catlin 46,374
4 Taiwan Wang Wei-lun 35,972
5 Thailand Nattawat Suvajanakorn 34,786

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; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2017 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Namchok beat Chanachok in play-off to win Boonchu Runagkit ADT". The Nation. Thailand. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas was crowned the 2017 ADT Order of Merit champion following the conclusion of the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. Pannakorn closed with a 68 to finish in tied-31st place and cap a season's haul of US$55,859. Japanese Masaru Takahashi, American John Catlin, Chinese Taipei's Wang Wei-lun and Nattawat Suvajanakorn of Thailand, who finished second, third, fourth and fifth respectively on the Order of Merit, also earned playing rights on the region's premier Tour for 2018.