The OneAsia schedule in 2015 will feature at least 10 events, including the Thailand Open, boasting overall prize money of nearly US$12 million and a strong line-up of tournaments across the Asia-Pacific region, the circuit announced yesterday.
The multi-million-dollar tour, which is now in its seventh year, sees the first event of the year, the Volvo China Open, tee off on April 23.
China’s national Open offers prize money of RMB20,000,000 (US$3.23 million) and is jointly sanctioned with the European Tour.
South Korea’s top three golf tournaments — the Maekyung Open (May 14-17), the Korea Open (Sept 10-13) and the SK Telecom Open (date to be announced) will once again help form a strong back bone to the schedule.
Midway through the year, OneAsia will also take a popular swing through Southeast Asia for the Thailand Open (June 11–14) and the Indonesia PGA Championship (July 30– Aug 2).
The Nanshan China Masters (Sept 24-27), which since its launch in 2011 is quickly becoming one of the most prestigious events on the mainland, returns to the calendar as does the Fiji International (Oct 15-18), which was inaugurated with great success last year.
The season will culminate Down Under with the Australian Open (Nov 26-29) and the Australian PGA Championship, the dates for which will be confirmed later.
The Nissan Cup, a Ryder Cup-style match between China and Asia Pacific, will also help bring the year to an exciting conclusion.
“OneAsia will once again offer a multi-million-dollar circuit featuring many of the most prestigious events in our region,” said OneAsia commissioner and chairman Sang Y Chun.
“We are also working hard to add more events to OneAsia for this season and the years ahead. We currently boast a solid schedule that has huge potential to accomplish our mission of creating a Tour that will allow players from Asia-Pacific to go on to become world beaters.”