1996 Asian PGA Tour

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1996 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration14 March 1996 (1996-03-14) – 22 December 1996 (1996-12-22)
Number of official events22
Most wins Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon (2)
Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner
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The 1996 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1996 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the second 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.

Contents

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, that was announced in September 1995. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
17 Mar Sabah Masters Malaysia200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
1 Apr Singha Thai Prasit Bangkok Open Thailand175,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj (1)n/aNew tournament
21 Apr Canlubang Classic Philippines175,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Kamps (1)n/a
28 Apr Tournament Players Championship Malaysia175,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon (1)n/a
5 May Honda Invitational Thailand300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (n/a)n/aNew tournament
12 May Guam Open Guam175,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Mo Joong-kyung (1)n/aNew tournament
2 Jun Volvo China Open China400,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
11 Aug Canon Singapore Open Singapore500,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Kernohan (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
18 Aug Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia200,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon (2)n/aNew tournament
25 Aug Fila Open South Korea300,000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kwon Oh-chul (1)n/a KOR New tournament
1 Sep Philip Morris Asian Cup South Korea300,000 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh (3)n/aNew tournament
29 Sep Lexus International Thailand200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit (3)n/aNew tournament
6 Oct Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Chang-ting (2)n/a
18 Oct Dubai Creek Open UAE350,000 Flag of Eswatini.svg Paul Friedlander (1)n/a
27 Oct Australian Players Championship AustraliaA$500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes (n/a)16 ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour
3 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Hong Kong500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (n/a)26 ANZ New to Asian PGA Tour
10 Nov Merlion Masters Singapore175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen (1)n/a
17 Nov Pakistan Steel Masters Pakistan225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Rustand (1)n/a
1 Dec Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia250,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj (2)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
8 Dec Royal Thai Classic Thailand325,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Kaplan (1)n/aNew tournament
15 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist (2)n/a
22 Dec Asian Matchplay Championship Indonesia150,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (2)n/aLimited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon 183,787
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist 129,404
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj 127,422
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Kamps 119,512
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner 109,570

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Wook-soon [2]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner [2]

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.
  2. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; KOR − Korean Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Robinson, Spencer (1997). The Official 1997 Asian PGA Yearbook – The Omega Tour. Edinburgh Financial Publishing. pp. 26–143, 152–153, 158–159. ISBN   9627982210.
  3. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 177–187, 553–566. ISBN   1878843176.
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