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 was 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. From 2010 to 2017, the OneAsia Tour had world ranking status in its own right.

Having had a ten tournament schedule in each of its first few seasons, OneAsia's fortunes began to decline.[1] Being reliant on co-sanctioning arrangements to fill out the calendar – only one event was not co-sanctioned in 2013 and 2014 – tour members were afforded a limited number of places in the tournaments. In 2015, there were just seven tournaments, all co-sanctioned. In 2016, there were just four, and one fewer in 2017.[2] Early in 2018, having not hosted a sole-sanctioned event for three years, OneAsia lost its right to offer world ranking points.[3]

Early 2018 saw an extensive restructuring of the organisation with a new management team put in place in an attempt to revive the tour.[4] A Q School was organised,[5] but due to the lack of status of the tour, having lost world ranking points, and without any calendar of tournaments, there were less than 20 entrants.[6] To start the new season OneAsia co-sanctioned the Solaire Philippine Open and had plans for a further four tournaments in 2018, but these were not played. One tournament was scheduled for 2019, but ultimately no tournaments were played.[7]

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.[8][9][10]

The introduction of the OneAsia series was not welcomed by the Asian Tour.[11] 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.[12]

Following a meeting of the Official World Golf Rankings Committee at the Open Championship in July 2009, all OneAsia events were awarded Official World Golf Ranking points. Since May 2018, during this period of restructure and consolidation, the Tour does not have OWGR status.

Schedule

2009 season

The table below shows the schedule for the inaugural 2009 season.[13] 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.

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
19 Apr Volvo China Open Beijing, China USD2,200,000 Scott Strange (n/a) 18 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
10 May Pine Valley Beijing Open Beijing, China USD1,200,000 Tournament cancelled
13 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea USD1,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (1) 14 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
18 Oct Midea China Classic Guangzhou, China USD500,000 Liang Wenchong (1) 6
6 Dec Australian Open Sydney, Australia USD1,200,000 Adam Scott (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
13 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia USD1,200,000 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.[14] The initial announcement confirmed eleven tournaments, six more than the tour's inaugural season.[15]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
4 Apr Luxehills Chengdu Open Chengdu, China US$1,000,000 Liang Wenchong (2) 10
18 Apr Volvo China Open Beijing, China US$2,500,000 Yang Yong-eun (1) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
9 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW 800,000,000 Kim Dae-hyun (1) 6
23 May SK Telecom Open South Korea KRW 900,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (2) 12
4 July Indonesian Open Indonesia US$ 1,000,000 Michael Hendry (1) 8
29 Aug Thailand Open Thailand US$1,000,000 Liang Wenchong (3) 10
10 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (2) 12
17 Oct Midea China Classic Guangzhou, China US$1,000,000 Kim Felton (1) 8
24 Oct Shandong Gold Cup Championship Shandong, China USD1,000,000 n/a n/a Tournament cancelled.[16]
5 Dec Australian Open Sydney, Australia USD1,300,000 Geoff Ogilvy (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia USD1,300,000 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.[17]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
27 Mar Indonesian PGA Championship Tangerang, Indonesia US$1,000,000 Andre Stolz (1) 10
24 Apr Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (n/a) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae (1) 10 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
22 May SK Telecom Open Seogwipo, South Korea KRW 900,000,000 Kurt Barnes (1) 14 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
5 Jun Nanshan China Masters Longkou, China US$1,000,000 Kim Bi-o (1) 6
10 Jul The Charity High 1 Resort Open Jeongseon, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Cancelled[18] Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
17 Jul Indonesian Open Jakarta, Indonesia US$1,000,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (1) 6
14 Aug Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000 Andre Stolz (2) 8
9 Oct Kolon Korea Open Cheonan, South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Rickie Fowler (n/a) 26 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
13 Nov Emirates Australian Open Sydney, Australia A$1,500,000 Greg Chalmers (n/a) 42 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
27 Nov Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia A$1,500,000 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.[19]

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

2013 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2013 season.[20]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
17 Mar Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand US$1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng (1) 18 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
31 Mar Indonesia PGA Championship Indonesia US$1,000,000 Choi Ho-sung (1) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
5 May Volvo China Open Chengdu, China RMB20,000,000 Brett Rumford (1) 28 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
12 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo (1) 8 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
19 May SK Telecom Open Seogwipo, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Matthew Griffin (2) 6 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
13 Oct Nanshan China Masters China US$1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (n/a) 12
20 Oct Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW 1,000,000,000 Kang Sung-hoon (n/a) 14 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
10 Nov Australian PGA Championship Sunshine Coast, Australia A$1,250,000 Adam Scott (n/a) 22 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
1 Dec Emirates Australian Open Sydney, Australia A$1,250,000 Rory McIlroy (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
8 Dec OneAsia Championship China US$2,000,000 n/a Tournament cancelled.[21]
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.[22]

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

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

2016 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2016 season.[24]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
1 May Volvo China Open Shanghai, China RMB20,000,000 Li Haotong (2) 26 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun (1) 11 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
11 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea KRW1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon (2) 8 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
20 Nov Emirates Australian Open Australia A$1,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a) 32 Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2017 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2017 season.[25]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
30 Apr Volvo China Open Beijing, China RMB20,000,000 Alexander Lévy (n/a) 24 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
7 May GS Caltex Maekyung Open Seongnam, South Korea KRW1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee (1) 9 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
4 Jun Kolon Korea Open Cheonan, South Korea KRW1,200,000,000 Chang Yi-keun (1) 8 Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

2018 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2018 season.[26]

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund (US$) Winner Notes
3 Mar Solaire Philippine Open Philippines 600,000 Miguel Tabuena Co-sanctioned with the Philippine Golf Tour

Order of Merit winners
YearWinnerCountryWinnings (US$)
2017Chang Yikeun South Korea270,303
2016Choi Jin-ho South Korea116,295
2015Moon Kyong-jun South Korea224,953
2014Kim Seung-hyuk South Korea501,990
2013Matthew Griffin Australia257,480
2012Kim Bi-o South Korea380,745
2011Andre Stolz Australia464,812
2010Liang Wenchong China560,737
2009Scott Strange Australia505,784

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