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. 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. Early in 2018, having not hosted a sole-sanctioned event for three years, OneAsia lost its right to offer world ranking points.
Early 2018 saw an extensive restructuring of the organisation with a new management team put in place in an attempt to revive the tour. A Q School was organised, 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. 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.

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.
The introduction of the OneAsia series was not welcomed by the Asian Tour. 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.
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. 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.

2010 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2010 season. The initial announcement confirmed eleven tournaments, six more than the tour's inaugural season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
4 AprLuxehills Chengdu OpenChengdu, ChinaUS$1,000,000 Liang Wenchong 10
18 AprVolvo China OpenBeijing, ChinaUS$2,500,000 Yang Yong-eun 28Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
9 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW 800,000,000 Kim Dae-hyun 6
23 MaySK Telecom OpenSouth KoreaKRW 900,000,000 Bae Sang-moon 12
4 JulyIndonesian OpenIndonesiaUS$ 1,000,000 Michael Hendry 8
29 AugThailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000 Liang Wenchong 10
10 OctKolon Korea OpenSouth KoreaKRW 1,000,000,000 Yang Yong-eun 12
17 OctMidea China ClassicGuangzhou, ChinaUS$1,000,000 Kim Felton 8
24 OctShandong Gold Cup ChampionshipShandong, ChinaUSD1,000,000n/an/aTournament cancelled.
5 DecAustralian OpenSydney, AustraliaUSD1,300,000 Geoff Ogilvy 32Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
12 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipSunshine Coast, AustraliaUSD1,300,000 Peter Senior 22Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2011 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2011 season.

2012 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2012 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
25 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia OpenIndonesiaUS$1,000,000 Nick Cullen 12
22 AprVolvo China OpenChengdu, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Branden Grace 32Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
13 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW 1,000,000,000 Kim Bi-o 10Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
20 MaySK Telecom OpenSeogwipo, South KoreaKRW 900,000,000 Kim Bi-o 10Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
12 AugThailand OpenBangkok, ThailandUS$1,000,000 Chris Wood 6
9 SepThe Charity High 1 OpenSouth KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Matthew Griffin 6
14 OctNanshan China MastersLongkou, ChinaUS$1,000,000 Liang Wenchong 12
21 OctKolon Korea OpenCheonan, South KoreaKRW 1,000,000,000 Kim Dae-sub 12Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
9 DecEmirates Australian OpenSydney, AustraliaA$1,250,000 Peter Senior 32Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
16 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipSunshine Coast, AustraliaA$1,500,000 Daniel Popovic 18Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2013 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2013 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
17 MarThailand OpenBangkok, ThailandUS$1,000,000 Prayad Marksaeng 18Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
31 MarIndonesia PGA ChampionshipIndonesiaUS$1,000,000 Choi Ho-sung 12Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
5 MayVolvo China OpenChengdu, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Brett Rumford 28Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
12 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Ryu Hyun-woo 8Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
19 MaySK Telecom OpenSeogwipo, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Matthew Griffin 6Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
13 OctNanshan China MastersChinaUS$1,000,000 Charl Schwartzel 12
20 OctKolon Korea OpenSouth KoreaKRW 1,000,000,000 Kang Sung-hoon 14Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
10 NovAustralian PGA ChampionshipSunshine Coast, AustraliaA$1,250,000 Adam Scott 22Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
1 DecEmirates Australian OpenSydney, AustraliaA$1,250,000 Rory McIlroy 32Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
8 DecOneAsia ChampionshipChinaUS$2,000,000n/aTournament cancelled.
15 DecDongfeng Nissan CupChinaChinan/aTeam competition, China vs. Asia-Pacific

2014 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2014 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
30 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia
PGA Championship
IndonesiaUS$1,000,000 Michio Matsumura 12Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
27 AprVolvo China OpenChengdu, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Alexander Lévy 32Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
11 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Park Jun-won 10Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
18 MaySK Telecom OpenIncheon, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk 10Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
17 AugFiji InternationalSigatoka, FijiUS$1,000,000 Steven Jeffress 12Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
12 OctNanshan China MastersChinaUS$1,000,000 Li Haotong 6
26 OctKolon Korea OpenSouth KoreaKRW 1,200,000,000 Kim Seung-hyuk 12Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
30 NovEmirates Australian OpenAustraliaA$1,250,000 Jordan Spieth 34Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
7 DecDongfeng Nissan CupChinaAsia-Pacificn/aTeam competition, China vs. Asia-Pacific
14 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,000,000 Greg Chalmers 24Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2015 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2015 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
26 AprVolvo China OpenShanghai, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Wu Ashun 26Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
17 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Moon Kyong-jun 7Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
24 MaySK Telecom OpenIncheon, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Choi Jin-ho 8Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
14 JunThailand OpenThailandUS$1,000,000 Kim Kyung-tae 11Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
13 SepKolon Korea OpenSouth KoreaKRW1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon 7Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
18 OctFiji InternationalSigatoka, FijiA$1,125,000 Matt Kuchar 11Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
29 NovEmirates Australian OpenAustraliaA$1,250,000 Matt Jones 32Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2016 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2016 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
1 MayVolvo China OpenShanghai, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Li Haotong 26Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Park Sang-hyun 11Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
11 SepKolon Korea OpenSouth KoreaKRW1,200,000,000 Lee Kyoung-hoon 8Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
20 NovEmirates Australian OpenAustraliaA$1,250,000 Jordan Spieth 32Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

2017 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2017 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fundWinnerOWGR
points
Notes
30 AprVolvo China OpenBeijing, ChinaRMB20,000,000 Alexander Lévy 24Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
7 MayGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSeongnam, South KoreaKRW1,000,000,000 Lee Sang-hee 9Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
4 JunKolon Korea OpenCheonan, South KoreaKRW1,200,000,000 Chang Yi-keun 8Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

2018 season

The table below shows the schedule for the 2018 season.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund WinnerNotes
3 MarSolaire Philippine OpenPhilippines600,000 Miguel TabuenaCo-sanctioned with the Philippine Golf Tour

Order of Merit winners