2007 Asian Tour
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The 2007 Asian Tour was the 13th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$27 million dollars and Liang Wen-Chong became the first golfer from mainland China to top the Order of Merit.
[edit] Leading money winners
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liang Wen-chong |  China |
532,590 |
| 2. | Chapchai Nirat |  Thailand |
442,325 |
| 3. | Anton Haig |  South Africa |
427,685 |
| 4. | Scott Hend |  Australia |
363,109 |
| 5. | Prayad Marksaeng | Thailand |
348,623 |
| 6. | Simon Yates |  Scotland |
330,808 |
| 7. | Prom Meesawat | Thailand |
311,308 |
| 8. | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
278,896 |
| 9. | Lu Wen-teh |  Taiwan |
265,909 |
| 10. | Gaurav Ghei |  India |
261,057 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.
[edit] Tournament results
The table below shows the 2007 schedule. It includes one special event which does not count towards the money list (the HSBC Champions).
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 pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18-21 | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 300,000 |  Airil Rizman (1) |
14 | |
| Jan 25-28 | Qatar Masters | Qatar | 2,200,000 | Retief Goosen (N/A) |
48 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 1-4 | Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 |  Frankie Minoza (1) |
14 | |
| Feb 8-11 | Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,290,000 |  Peter Hedblom (N/A) |
26 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 15-18 | Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,000,000 |  Mikko Ilonen (N/A) |
20 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 1-4 | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | 2,440,000 | Anton Haig (2) |
40 | Co-sanctioned by the European and Australasian tours |
| Mar 8-11 | Singapore Masters | Singapore | 1,100,000 | Liang Wen-Chong (1) |
30 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 15-18 | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | Chapchai Nirat (1) |
20 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 22-25 | Motorola International Bintan | Indonesia | 350,000 |  Jason Knutzon (2) |
14 | New tournament |
| Mar 27-28 | Open Championship International Qualifying Asia | Singapore | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 places at The Open Championship available |
| Apr 12-15 | Volvo China Open | China | 2,000,000 |  Markus Brier (N/A) |
20 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Apr 19-22 | BMW Asian Open | China | 2,300,000 |  Raphaël Jacquelin (N/A) |
32 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Apr 26-29 | Pine Valley Beijing Open | China | 500,000 | Gaurav Ghei (3) |
14 | New tournament |
| May 3-6 | Maekyung Open | South Korea | 600,000 |  Kim Kyung-tae (1) |
14 | |
| May 17-20 | Macau Open | Macau | 300,000 | Lu Wen-Teh (3) |
14 | |
| May 24-27 | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | 600,000 | Bae Sang-moon (1) |
14 | |
| June 7-10 | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Lee Sung (1) |
14 | New tournament |
| Summer break | ||||||
| Aug 23-26 | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 300,000 | Artemio Murakami (1) |
14 | New tournament |
| Aug 30 - Sep 2 | Brunei Open | Brunei | 500,000 | Lin Wen-tang (2) |
14 | |
| Sep 13-16 | Midea China Classic | China | 400,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (9) |
14 | New tournament |
| Sep 20-23 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | Lu Wen-teh (4) |
14 | |
| Oct 4-7 | Korea Open | South Korea | 1,000,000 |  Vijay Singh (N/A) |
14 | |
| Oct 11-14 | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 500,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (7) |
14 | |
| Oct 25-28 | Indonesian President Invitational | Indonesia | 500,000 | Juvic Pagunsan (1) |
14 | New tournament |
| Nov 1-4 | Singapore Open | Singapore | 4,000,000 |  Ángel Cabrera (N/A) |
40 | Richest sole-sanctioned event |
| Nov 8-11 | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (N/A) |
52 | Co-sanctioned by the European, Australasian and Sunshine tours |
| Nov 15-18 | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong, China | 2,000,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (N/A) |
36 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Nov 22-25 | Vietnam Masters | Vietnam | 500,000 | Chapchai Nirat (2) |
14 | New tournament |
| Nov 29 - 2 Dec | Cambodian Open | Cambodia | 300,000 | Bryan Saltus (1) |
14 | New tournament |
| Dec 6-9 | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 750,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (6) |
20 | Limited to top 60 on the Order of Merit |
Source: [1]
