Australians prominent in opening event of Asian Tour season
Aaron Wilkin – file photo courtesy of PGA of Australia
The opening event of the 2025 Asian Tour has reached its halfway stage at the Manila Southwood Golf and Country Club in the Philippines, where several Australians have made good starts to their seasons.
Sadom Kaewkanjana leads the Smart Philippine Open at 9 under and three clear of Korean American Micah Shin but Queensland’s Aaron Wilkin is another shot back in a share of 3rd place, while Travis Smyth and Kevin Yuan are one shot further back in a share of 7th place and five from the lead.
The tournament is the first of 15 on the Asian Tour schedule in 2025, this week’s event followed by a US$2 million International Series event in New Delhi next week.
Wilkin, a former winner of the Queensland PGA Championship is in his second season on the Asian Tour after a year on the Development Tour, a runner-up in the Indonesian Open allowing him to retain his playing privileges for Asia this season.
