2017 Asian Development Tour
The 2017 Asian Development Tour was the eighth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.
| Duration | 18 January 2017 – 24 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Order of Merit |  Pannakorn Uthaipas |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Asian Development Tour was the eighth season of the Asian Development Tour, the official development tour to the Asian Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | CCM Seriemas Championship | Malaysia | RM220,000 |  Martin Dive (1) |
6 | PGM |
| 18 Feb | Panasonic Malaysia Championship | Malaysia | RM250,000 |  Brett Munson (2) |
6 | PGM |
| 18 Mar | Northport Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 |  Ben Leong (1) |
6 | PGM |
| 15 Apr | UMW Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Nicholas Fung (3) |
6 | PGM |
| 28 May | Singha Phuket Open | Thailand | ฿2,000,000 | Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol (1) |
6 | ATGT |
| 25 Jun | Taifong Open | Taiwan | 160,000 | Pannakorn Uthaipas (1) |
6 | TWN |
| 2 Jul | Betagro All Thailand Championship | Thailand | ฿3,000,000 | Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (1) |
7 | ATGT |
| 9 Jul | Charming Yeangder ADT | Taiwan | 150,000 |  Chang Wei-lun (1) |
6 | TWN |
| 15 Jul | Darulaman Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Nattawat Suvajanakorn (1) |
6 | PGM |
| 26 Aug | Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament | Indonesia | 110,000 |  Masaru Takahashi (2) |
6 | PTINA |
| 23 Sep | EurAsia Sabah Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | John Michael O'Toole (2) |
6 | PGM |
| 30 Sep | Labuan Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 |  Mathiam Keyser (2) |
6 | PGM |
| 7 Oct | MNRB Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Blake Snyder (2) |
6 | PGM |
| 14 Oct | Combiphar Players Championship | Indonesia | 100,000 |  Wolmer Murillo (1) |
6 | PTINA |
| 28 Oct | MIDF Championship | Malaysia | RM250,000 | Kasidit Lepkurte (1) |
6 | PGM |
| 5 Nov | Defence Raya Golf Championship | Pakistan | 120,000 | Poosit Supupramai (1) |
6 | |
| 11 Nov | EurAsia Perak Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | John Catlin (2) |
n/a | PGM |
| 25 Nov | GlobalOne Championship | Malaysia | RM200,000 | Panuwat Muenlek (4) |
6 | PGM |
| 10 Dec | Thongchai Jaidee Foundation | Thailand | ฿4,000,000 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2) |
8 | ATGT |
| 24 Dec | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship | Thailand | ฿4,000,000 | Namchok Tantipokhakul (2) |
8 | 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 earned status to play on the 2018 Asian Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pannakorn Uthaipas |
55,860 |
| 2 | Masaru Takahashi |
48,935 |
| 3 | John Catlin |
46,374 |
| 4 | Chang Wei-lun |
35,972 |
| 5 | Nattawat Suvajanakorn |
34,786 |
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.
- ^ ATGT − All Thailand Golf Tour; PGM − Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia; TWN − Taiwan PGA Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "2017 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Namchok beat Chanachok in play-off to win Boonchu Runagkit ADT". The Nation. Thailand. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas was crowned the 2017 ADT Order of Merit champion following the conclusion of the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. Pannakorn closed with a 68 to finish in tied-31st place and cap a season's haul of US$55,859. Japanese Masaru Takahashi, American John Catlin, Chinese Taipei's Wang Wei-lun and Nattawat Suvajanakorn of Thailand, who finished second, third, fourth and fifth respectively on the Order of Merit, also earned playing rights on the region's premier Tour for 2018.