OneAsia

OneAsia is a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The Japan Golf Tour has been invited to participate in the project in 2012 and has co-sanctioned the Indonesia Open, Indonesia PGA Championship and Thailand Open. OneAsia is a rival to the longer established Asian Tour, with which it has poor relations. In its first year, tournaments on the tour were allocated world ranking points as if they were PGA Tour of Australasia tournaments. Since 2010, the tour has had world ranking status in its own right.

Formation

In January 2009, it was announced that there would be a new series of events across the Asia-Pacific region, to be organised by the PGA of Australia in co-operation with China Golf Association, the Japan Golf Tour, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The aim of these events would be to raise the profile of professional golf in the region and to compete with the likes of the European Tour. The series would initially comprise six events, three in China, two in Australia and one in South Korea, with plans to expand in later years.[1][2][3]

The introduction of the OneAsia series was not welcomed by the Asian Tour.[4] All of the six events announced for 2009 were existing tournaments, including some already sanctioned by the Asian Tour. One of them, the Pine Valley Beijing Open, was called off a few weeks before it was due to be held. The organisers officially attributed this decision to the state of the course and a clash of dates with The Players Championship on the PGA Tour, but some media commentators dismissed these reasons since the tournament had clashed with the Players Championship the previous year as well and instead attributed the cancellation to sponsor discontent with the sanctioning changes.[5]

Following a meeting of the Official World Golf Rankings Committee at the Open Championship in July 2009, all OneAsia events have been awarded Official World Golf Ranking points.

Schedule

2009 season

The table below shows the schedule for the inaugural 2009 season.[6] The season originally comprised six tournaments, three in China, two in Australia and one in South Korea, but the Pine Valley Beijing Open was cancelled to leave just five.[5]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
16–19 Apr Volvo China Open Beijing, China USD2,200,000 Australia Scott Strange (n/a) 18 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
7–10 May Pine Valley Beijing Open Beijing, China USD1,200,000 Tournament cancelled[5]
10–13 Sept Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea USD1,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (1) 14
15–18 Oct Midea China Classic Guangzhou, China USD500,000 China Liang Wen-Chong (1) 6
3–6 Dec Australian Open Sydney, Australia USD1,200,000 Australia Adam Scott (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
10–13 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia USD1,200,000 Australia Robert Allenby (n/a) 26 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2010 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2010 season.[7] The initial announcement confirmed eleven tournaments, six more than the tour's inaugural season.[8]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
1–4 Apr Luxehills Chengdu Open Chengdu, China US$1,000,000 China Liang Wen-Chong (2) 10
15–18 Apr Volvo China Open Beijing, China US$2,500,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
6–9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW 800,000,000 South Korea Kim Dae-hyun (1) 6
20–23 May SK Telecom Open South Korea KRW 900,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (2) 12
1–4 July Indonesian Open Indonesia US$ 1,000,000 New Zealand Michael Hendry (1) 8
26–29 Aug Thailand Open Thailand US$1,000,000 China Liang Wen-Chong (3) 10
7–10 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2) 12
14–17 Oct Midea China Classic Guangzhou, China US$1,000,000 Australia Kim Felton (1) 8
21–24 Oct Shandong Gold Cup Championship Shandong, China USD1,000,000 n/a n/a Tournament cancelled.[9]
2–5 Dec Australian Open Sydney, Australia USD1,300,000 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
9–12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia USD1,300,000 Australia Peter Senior (n/a) 22 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2011 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2011 season.[10]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
24–27 Mar Indonesian PGA Championship Tangerang, Indonesia US$1,000,000 Australia Andre Stolz (1) 10
21–24 Apr Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts (n/a) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
5–8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (1) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
19–22 May SK Telecom Open Seogwipo, South Korea KRW 900,000,000 Australia Kurt Barnes (1) 14 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
2–5 Jun Nanshan China Masters Longkou, China US$1,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (1) 6
7–10 Jul The Charity High 1 Resort Open Jeongseon, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Cancelled[11] Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
14–17 Jul Indonesian Open Jakarta, Indonesia US$1,000,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (1) 6
11–14 Aug Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000 Australia Andre Stolz (2) 8
6–9 Oct Kolon Korea Open Cheonan, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 United States Rickie Fowler (n/a) 26 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
10–13 Nov Emirates Australian Open Sydney, Australia A$1,500,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (n/a) 42 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
24–27 Nov Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia A$1,500,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (n/a) 34 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2012 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2012 season.[12]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
22–25 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open Indonesia US$1,000,000 Australia Nick Cullen (1) 12
19–22 Apr Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 South Africa Branden Grace (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
10–13 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (2) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
17–20 May SK Telecom Open Seogwipo, South Korea KRW 900,000,000 South Korea Kim Bi-o (3) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
9–12 Aug Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000 England Chris Wood (n/a) 6
6–9 Sep The Charity High 1 Open South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Australia Matthew Griffin (1) 6
11–14 Oct Nanshan China Masters Longkou, China US$1,000,000 China Liang Wen-Chong (4) 12
18–21 Oct Kolon Korea Open Cheonan, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 South Korea Kim Dae-sub (1) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
6–9 Dec Emirates Australian Open Sydney, Australia A$1,250,000 Australia Peter Senior (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
13–16 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia A$1,500,000 Australia Daniel Popovic (1) 18 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2013 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2013 season.[13]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
14–17 Mar Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000 Thailand Prayad Marksaeng (1) 18 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
28–31 Mar Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 South Korea Choi Ho-sung (1) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
2–5 May Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 Australia Brett Rumford (1) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
9–12 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 South Korea Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 8 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
16–19 May SK Telecom Open Seogwipo, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Australia Matthew Griffin (2) 6 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
10–13 Oct Nanshan China Masters China US$1,000,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (n/a) 12
17–20 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 South Korea Kang Sung-hoon (n/a) 14 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
7–10 Nov Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia A$1,250,000 Australia Adam Scott (n/a) 22 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
28 Nov – 1 Dec Emirates Australian Open Sydney, Australia A$1,250,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
12–15 Dec Dongfeng Nissan Cup China China n/a Team competition, China vs. Asia-Pacific

2014 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2014 season.[14]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
27–30 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 Japan Michio Matsumura (n/a) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
24–27 Apr Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 France Alexander Lévy (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8–11 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 South Korea Park Jun-won (1) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
15–18 May SK Telecom Open Incheon, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 South Korea Kim Seung-hyuk (1) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
14–17 Aug Fiji International Sigatoka, Fiji US$1,000,000 Australia Steven Jeffress (1) 12 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
9–12 Oct Nanshan China Masters China US$1,000,000 China Li Hao-tong (1) 6
23–26 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW 1,200,000,000 South Korea Kim Seung-hyuk (2) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
27–30 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 United States Jordan Spieth (n/a) 34 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
5–7 Dec Dongfeng Nissan Cup China Asia-Pacific n/a Team competition, China vs. Asia-Pacific
11–14 Dec Australian PGA Championship Australia A$1,000,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (n/a) 24 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2015 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2015 season.[15]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
23–26 Apr Volvo China Open Shanghai, China RMB20,000,000 China Wu Ashun (1) 26 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
14–17 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 South Korea Moon Kyong-jun (1) 7 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
21–24 May SK Telecom Open Incheon, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 South Korea Choi Jin-ho (1) 8 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
11–14 Jun Thailand Open Thailand US$1,000,000 South Korea Kim Kyung-tae (2) 11 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
10–13 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW1,200,000,000 South Korea Lee Kyoung-hoon (1) 7 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
15–18 Oct Fiji International Sigatoka, Fiji A$1,125,000 United States Matt Kuchar (n/a) 11 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
26–29 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Australia Matt Jones (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Order of Merit winners

YearWinnerCountryWinnings (US$)
2015 Moon Kyong-jun  South Korea 224,953
2014 Kim Seung-hyuk  South Korea 501,990
2013 Matthew Griffin  Australia 257,480
2012 Kim Bi-o  South Korea 380,745
2011 Andre Stolz  Australia 464,812
2010 Liang Wen-Chong  China 560,737
2009 Scott Strange  Australia 505,784

The current Order of Merit list is here.

References

  1. ↑ "Australia backs big-money OneAsia Super Series". Shanghai Daily. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. ↑ "OneAsia series to vie with US, European tours, says commissioner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Mark (13 March 2009). "Golfers to cash in". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Asian golfers reject 'super series'". Bangkok Post. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  5. 1 2 3 "OneAsia Tour's Pine Valley Beijing Open called off". Eurosport. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  6. ↑ "2009 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  7. ↑ "2010 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  8. ↑ "OneAsia 2010 Schedule Announced". OneAsia Tour. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  9. ↑ "OneAsia Tour axes China golf event". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  10. ↑ "2011 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  11. ↑ "Weather forces cancellation of 2011 The Charity High1 Resort Open presented by SBS". OneAsia. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  12. ↑ "2012 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  13. ↑ "2013 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  14. ↑ "2014 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  15. ↑ "2015 OneAsia Schedule". OneAsia Tour. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

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