1995 Asian PGA Tour

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1995 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration22 June 1995 (1995-06-22) – 21 January 1996 (1996-01-21)
Number of official events18
Most wins Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (3)
Order of Merit Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi
Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg 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.

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Omega title sponsorship

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]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995 season. [3] [4]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
25 Jun Asian PGA International Thailand200,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Nam-sin (1)
2 Jul Canlubang Classic Philippines150,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Espinosa (1)
30 Jul Tournament Players Championship Malaysia150,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (1)
13 Aug Volvo Masters of Thailand Thailand85,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (1)
27 Aug Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (2)
3 Sep Passport Open South Korea300,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (n/a)
1 Oct Langkawi Open Malaysia150,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit (1)
8 Oct Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open UAE500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Willis (1)
15 Oct Merlion Masters Singapore200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Nico van Rensburg (1)
22 Oct Samsung Masters South Korea500,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (3)
29 Oct Royal Perak Classic Malaysia150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist (1)
20 Nov Kenmore Pakistan Masters Pakistan225,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kwon Young-suk (1)
27 Nov Gadgil Western Masters India500,000 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Ghei (1)
10 Dec Gadgil Western Vietnam Open Vietnam150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Devers (1)
17 Dec Philippine Classic Philippines200,000 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh (1)
7 Jan Myanmar Open Myanmar150,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit (2)
14 Jan Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong500,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting (1)
21 Jan Asian Matchplay Championship Philippines200,000 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh (2)Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [1] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi 177,856
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit 173,378
3 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh 154,403
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Willis 132,642
5 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Ghei 124,934

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi [1]
Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal [6]

Notes

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Robinson, Spencer (1997). The Official 1997 Asian PGA Yearbook – The Omega Tour. Edinburgh Financial Publishing. pp. 14, 16. ISBN   9627982210.
  2. Robinson, Spencer (15 January 1996). "Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023. In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period.
  3. "First Asian PGA opens". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 June 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 28 February 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Korean snatches APGA opener, Pacto is 7th". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 27 June 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2020 via Google News Archive.
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  6. "Atwal in sight of first big victory" . South China Morning Post. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 15 November 2023. India's Arjun Atwal, the Omega Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1995…