2016 Asian Development Tour
Appearance
Duration | 6 January 2016 | – 25 December 2016
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 Asian Development Tour was the seventh season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Jan | Warisan Harta Sabah Masters | Malaysia | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ASEAN |
23 Jan | The Players Championship | Singapore | 100,000 | ![]() |
6 | |
30 Jan | CCM Rahman Putra Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
6 Feb | UMW Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
27 Feb | Northport Glenmarie Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
12 Mar | Clearwater Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
26 Mar | LADA Langkawi Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
3 Apr | Charming Yeangder ADT | Taiwan | 150,000 | ![]() |
6 | TWN |
9 Apr | Darul Aman Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
16 Apr | ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship | Philippines | 60,000 | ![]() |
7 | PHI |
23 Apr | ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic | Philippines | 60,000 | ![]() |
6 | PHI |
30 Apr | Palm Resort Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
14 May | Bukit Jawi Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
22 May | Ambassador ADT | Taiwan | 120,000 | ![]() |
6 | TWN |
28 May | PD Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
4 Jun | Penang Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
10 Jul | Taifong Open | Taiwan | 160,000 | ![]() |
6 | TWN |
6 Aug | Aboitiz Invitational | Philippines | 100,000 | ![]() |
6 | PHI |
20 Aug | MNRB Sarawak Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
27 Aug | Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament | Indonesia | 100,000 | ![]() |
6 | PTINA |
10 Sep | MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | ![]() |
6 | PGM |
26 Nov | Combiphar Golf Invitational | Indonesia | 60,000 | ![]() |
6 | PTINA |
4 Dec | ADT Thongchai Jaidee Foundation | Thailand | ฿4,000,000 | ![]() |
7 | ATGT |
25 Dec | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship | Thailand | ฿3,500,000 | ![]() |
9 | ATGT |
Order of Merit
[edit]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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2017 Asian Tour.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
58,662 |
2 | ![]() |
55,477 |
3 | ![]() |
44,449 |
4 | ![]() |
34,743 |
5 | ![]() |
32,002 |
6 | ![]() |
27,271 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour; ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; PHI − Philippine Golf Tour; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Danthai seals dramatic play-off win at Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". Indian Sports News. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
With Veerman already secured his card through finishing inside top-62 on the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit, the next five leading players on the ADT Merit rankings will earn playing rights on the region's premier Tour in 2017. The five graduates are Malaysia's Gavin Green, Sweden's Oscar Zetterwall, Thailand's Itthipat Buranatanyarat, Suradit Yongcharoenchai and American John Michael O'Toole, who finished second to sixth respectively on the final ADT Order of Merit.