1995 Asia Golf Circuit

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1995 Asia Golf Circuit season
Duration2 February 1995 (1995-02-02) – 30 April 1995 (1995-04-30)
Number of official events12
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (3)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe
1994
1995–96

The 1995 Asia Golf Circuit was the 34th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the newly formed Asian PGA Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
5 Feb Thai Airways Thailand Open Thailand300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Hamilton (2)14
12 Feb Sabah Masters Malaysia250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (2)12
26 Feb Dole Casino Filipino Philippine Open Philippines300,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Espinosa (2)12
5 Mar Classic Indian Open India250,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Rutledge (1)12
12 Mar Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Devers (1)18
18 Mar Sampoerna Indonesia Open Indonesia250,000 Flag of Argentina.svg José Cantero (1)16
26 Mar Sempati Bali Open Indonesia250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (3)12New tournament
2 Apr Rolex Masters Singapore250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Wuensche (1)12Upgraded to official event
9 Apr Chinfon Republic of China Open Taiwan300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Chopra (1)12
16 Apr Maekyung Bando Fashion Open South Korea400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (4)12
23 Apr Dunlop Open Japan¥90,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (n/a)20 JPN
30 Apr Volvo China Open China450,000 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Raúl Fretes (1)12

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
WinnerNotes
19 Feb San Miguel Beer Philippine Masters Philippines250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Olle Nordberg

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [1] [2] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1995 PGA of Japan Tour. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe 178,524
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Chopra 121,142
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Rutledge 98,778
4 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Raúl Fretes 95,696
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bob May 94,593

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members.
  2. JPN − PGA of Japan Tour.

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References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Michael (1996). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1996 . Macmillan. p. 110. ISBN   0333653319 . Retrieved 22 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  2. "Asien-touren | Penningligan" [Asian Tour | Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1995. p. 158. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. "B・ジョーブ" [Brandt Jobe] (in Japanese). Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 1995年に同ツアー総合優勝を飾って日本ツアーの出場権を得た。[In 1995, he won the overall title of the tour and qualified for the Japan Tour.]