The Asian Tour is the primary men’s professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour and which is also occupied member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour declared its 2010 schedule with a minimum of 28 tournaments, which will include two new tournaments to be launched in India in February—the Avantha Championship and Nimbus Pro-Am Championship. The 2010 Asian Tour Qualifying School is presented by Sports Authority of Thailand. Here is provided full information about Asian Tour 2010 with its schedule.
The Asian Tour Executive Chairman is Kyi Hla Han who said “the continued backing from major sponsors and golf bodies from across the Asia Pacific region will see next season’s schedule flourish after a challenging 2009 season caused by the global financial crisis.” The two new tournaments will also make their entrance in Malaysia, and it is finalizing new events for Vietnam and Taiwan.
Kyi Hla Han also said in statement “We are delighted to announce our 2010 schedule which will include a minimum of 28 tournaments with over 39 million dollars in prize money, which reaffirms our position as a major international golf tour“. From 2012 onwards Asian tour is planning 30 to 35 events with over 45 million dollars in prize money.
The Entry Form for the Qualifying School is now available on www.asiantour.com.
2010 Asian Tour Schedule:
Jan 13-16: Qualifying School Finals, Palm Hills GR & CC/Springfield Village Golf & Spa, Hua Hin, Thailand.
Feb 4-7: Asian Tour International, Suwan CC, Bangkok, US$300,000.
Feb 11-14: Avantha Championship, DLF GCC, New Delhi, US$1.5 million.
Feb 18-21: Nimbus Pro-Am Championship, Delhi GC & Jaypee Greens, New Delhi, US$500,000.
Mar 4-7: Maybank Malaysian Open, KL GCC, Kuala Lumpur, US$2 million.
Mar 10-11: British Open International Final Qualifying, Asia, Course tba, Kuala Lumpur.
Mar 25-28: Event tba.
Apr 1-4: Event tba.
Apr 22-25: Ballantine’s Championship, Pinx GC, Jeju Island, Korea, US$2.9 million.
May 13-16: Event tba.
May 27-30: Event tba.
Jul 29-Aug 1: Brunei Open, Empire Hotel and CC, Bandar Seri Begawan, US$300,000.
Aug 5-8: Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters, Seri Selangor GC, Kuala Lumpur, US$300,000.
Aug 12-15: Queen’s Cup, Santiburi Samui CC, Samui, Thailand, US$300,000.
Sep 2-5: Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans, Switzerland, US$2.8 million.
Sep 23-26: Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open, Course tba, Japan, US$1.5 million.
Sep 30-Oct 3: Mercuries Taiwan Masters, Taiwan GCC, Taipei, US$500,000.
Oct 7-10: Indonesia President Invitational, Course tba, Jakarta, US$400,000.
Oct 14-17: Macau Open, Macau GCC, Macau, US$500,000.
Oct 28-31: Iskandar Johor Open, Royal Johor CC, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, US$1 million (minimum).
Nov 4-7: WGC-HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, US$7 million.
Nov 11-14: Barclays Singapore Open, Sentosa GC, Singapore, US$5 million.
Nov 18-21: Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Hong Kong, US$2.5 million.
Nov 25-28: Event tba
Dec 2-5: King’s Cup, Venue tba, US$300,000.
Dec 9-12: Event tba.
Dec 16-19: The Tour Championship, Details tba
