Asian Seniors Tour

The Asian Seniors Tour (AST) was founded in 2002 and the inaugural Asian Senior Masters (ASM) tournament was staged in Singapore in 2003 at the Jurong CC.

The 1st ASM @ Singapore 2003 presented by Graham Brash (Book Publishers) Pte Ltd founded in India in 1926 was the first Senior's PGA Tournament to be staged in South East Asia, which heralded the birth of the Asian Seniors Tour, at which  Korea's Choi Yoon Soo emerged victorious against worthy challengers hailing from PGAs based all over the Asia Pacific, as well as South Africa along with numerous members of the European Seniors Tour's including Terry Gale then ranked Number 2 on the EST's Order of Merit.

Over 70 founder members contested the AST's inaugural ASM @ Singapore 2003 and they included:

Ali Ratim (Singapore)

Allan Cooper (Australia)

Amnart Kerdkrasin (Thailand)

Bill Fua (Singapore)

Bobby Jones (South Africa)

Bobby William (Indonesia)

Brian Jones (Australia)

Burdani (Indonesia)

Cesar K. Yamaoka (Philippines)

Chang Chin Kuo (Taiwan)

Choi Yoon Soo (Korea)

Daniel Lim (Singapore)

David Lim (Malaysia)

Djafar BY (Indonesia)

Eleuterio Nival (Philippines)

Elliot A Booth (Australia)

Frank Conallin (Australia)

Geoff Parslow (Australia)

Hank Woodrome (USA)

Ho Ming Chung (Taiwan)

Hsieh Min-Nan (Taiwan)

Hsu Chi-San (Taiwan)

Ian Smith (South Africa)

Ian Stanley (Australia)

John Benda (USA)

John Clifford (Australia)

Kel Llewellyn (Australia)

Ken Oung (Australia)

Kim Ho Suk (Korea)

Kim Ill Soo (Korea)

Kim Southerden (New Zealand)

Kuo Che-Hsiung (Taiwan)

Kurt Cox (USA)

Kyle Francis (Australia)

Lai Wai Che (Hong Kong)

Les Allen (Australia)

Les Allen (Australia)

Lim Kian Tiong (Singapore)

Lim Swe Chew (Singapore)

Liu Wai Yin (Hong Kong)

M Marimuthu (Singapore)

M Ramayah (Malaysia)

M Ramu (Singapore)

Mario Siodina (Philippines)

Mike Fergusan (Australia)

Nasrun Azar (Indonesia)

Neil Christie (S. Africa)

Neville Clarke (S. Africa)

Pablito Bisera (Philippines)

Pat Lowth (South Africa)

Paul Murray (Australia)

Perumal Ponniah (Malaysia)

Poh Eng Huat (Singapore)

Prasai Kasemsuwan (Thailand)

Prateep Kaewuisen (Thailand)

Randall Vines (Australia)

Reynaldo Alit (Philippines)

Richard Beer (Australia)

Sid Denham (UK)

Solly Sepeng (South  Africa)

Sukree Onsham (Thailand)

Suthep Meesawat (Thailand)

Tanahpongse Thanatharakij (Thailand)

Terry Gale (Australia)

Tienie Britz (South  Africa)

Tommy Kan Kang Tong (Hong Kong)

Toshiaki Namaki (Japan)

Trevor Downing (Australia)

V Lingam (Singapore)

Vellasamy Nellan (Malaysia)

Yushio Fumiyama (Japan)