| Duration | 22 June 1995 – 21 January 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Lin Keng-chi (3) |
| Order of Merit | Lin Keng-chi |
| Players' Player of the Year | Lin Keng-chi |
| Rookie of the Year |  Arjun Atwal |
1996 → | |
The 1995 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1995 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Asian PGA Tour, one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the long established Asia Golf Circuit.
In September, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, being renamed as the Omega Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth US$ 6,000,000 over three years. [1] [2]
The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [3] [4]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [1] [5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Keng-chi | 177,856 |
| 2 |  Boonchu Ruangkit | 173,378 |
| 3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 154,403 |
| 4 |  Robert Willis | 132,642 |
| 5 | Gaurav Ghei | 124,934 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Lin Keng-chi | [1] |
| Rookie of the Year | Arjun Atwal | [6] |
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India's Arjun Atwal, the Omega Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1995…
