# 2012 Asian Tour

The 2012 Asian Tour was the 18th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 5 Feb | Zaykabar Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 300,000 | Kieran Pratt (1) | 14 | | |
| 12 Feb | ICTSI Philippine Open | Philippines | 300,000 | Mardan Mamat (3) | 14 | | |
| 19 Feb | Avantha Masters | India | €1,800,000 | Jbe' Kruger (1) | 20 | EUR | |
| 25 Feb | SAIL-SBI Open | India | 300,000 | Anirban Lahiri (2) | 14 | PGTI | |
| 17 Mar | Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic | Cambodia | 300,000 | David Lipsky (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| 1 Apr | Panasonic Open India | India | 300,000 | Digvijay Singh (1) | 14 | PGTI | |
| 8 Apr | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | Singapore | 400,000 | Scott Hend (2) | 14 | | |
| 15 Apr | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 2,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1) | 36 | EUR | |
| 22 Apr | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters | Indonesia | 750,000 | Lee Westwood (n/a) | 20 | | |
| 29 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,205,000 | Bernd Wiesberger (n/a) | 32 | EUR, KOR | |
| 17 Jun | Queen's Cup | Thailand | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (13) | 14 | | |
| 24 Jun | Volvik Hildesheim Open | South Korea | 300,000 | Lee In-woo (1) | 14 | KOR | New tournament |
| 2 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,100,000 | Richie Ramsay (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 8 Sep | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | Malaysia | RM1,200,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (14) | 14 | | |
| 16 Sep | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Taiwan | 500,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (3) | 14 | | |
| 23 Sep | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open | Japan | ¥150,000,000 | Masanori Kobayashi (1) | 20 | JPN | |
| 30 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 600,000 | Tsai Chi-huang (2) | 14 | | |
| 7 Oct | CJ Invitational | South Korea | 750,000 | K. J. Choi (6) | 14 | KOR | |
| 14 Oct | Venetian Macau Open | Macau | 750,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (4) | 14 | | |
| 21 Oct | Hero Indian Open | India | 1,250,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (15) | 14 | | |
| 28 Oct | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | Nick Watney (n/a) | 36 | PGAT | Limited-field event |
| 11 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 6,000,000 | Matteo Manassero (n/a) | 48 | EUR | |
| 18 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,750,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | King's Cup | Thailand | 500,000 | Arnond Vongvanij (1) | 14 | | |
| 9 Dec | Thailand Golf Championship | Thailand | 1,000,000 | Charl Schwartzel (n/a) | 36 | | Flagship event |
| 16 Dec | Iskandar Johor Open | Malaysia | 2,000,000 | Sergio García (2) | 20 | | |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 738,047 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser | 672,745 |
| 3 | Jbe' Kruger | 474,989 |
| 4 | Masanori Kobayashi | 471,080 |
| 5 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 451,245 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant | |
| Rookie of the Year | Masanori Kobayashi | |