1997 Asian PGA Tour

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1997 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration6 February 1997 (1997-02-06) – 20 December 1997 (1997-12-20)
Number of official events22
Most wins Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (2)
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy
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The 1997 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1997 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the third 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 third 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 1997 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
9 Feb Asian Honda Classic Thailand300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (n/a)n/a
30 Mar Vietnam Open Vietnam200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Bonhomme (1)n/a
13 Apr London Myanmar Open Myanmar200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit (4)n/a
20 Apr DFS Galleria Guam Open Guam200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist (3)n/a
27 Apr Satelindo Indonesia Open Indonesia200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
18 May Volvo China Open China400,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Jun (1)n/a
10 Aug Sabah Masters Malaysia200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche (1)n/a
17 Aug SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open Singapore200,000 Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Zaw Moe (1)n/a
7 Sep Philip Morris Asian Cup South Korea400,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park No-seok (1)n/a
14 Sep Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters Indonesia500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cole (1)16 ANZ New tournament
21 Sep Mild Seven Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia300,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi (1)n/a
12 Oct Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore150,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (1)n/a
19 Oct ABN-AMRO Pakistan Masters Pakistan200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj (3)n/a
26 Oct Dubai Creek Open UAE250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Percey (1)n/a
2 Nov Hero Honda Masters India200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy (1)n/aNew tournament
9 Nov Ta-Shee Open Taiwan250,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wang Ter-chang (1)n/aNew tournament
16 Nov Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Peña (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
23 Nov Lexus Thai International Thailand200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (2)n/a
30 Nov Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship Indonesia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Devers (2)n/a
7 Dec Andersen Consulting Hong Kong Open Hong Kong350,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (1)n/aNew to Asian PGA Tour
14 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong500,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rodrigo Cuello (1)n/a
20 Dec Volvo Asian Matchplay Philippines250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche (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. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning 170,619
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng 123,805
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh 114,716
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy 111,573
5 Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh 110,840

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy [6] [7]

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.

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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. ↑ "Roll of Honour". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1997. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Asian PGA Rankings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1997. p. 40 (39 in paper). Retrieved 15 November 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cunning tops list" . Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. 17 December 1997. p. 34 (4D in paper). Retrieved 31 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Spencer (17 December 1997). "Zhang and Cheng poised for matchplay showdown" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023. While Cunning won the Merit title, Prayad finished second and was named as the Players' Player of the Year.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Al (11 December 1997). "Tiger-tamer Ted stakes claim for best rookie" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ted Purdy". Arizona Wildcats. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023. Ted was laboring on the Asian Tour from 1997-2003. In 1997 he was the Indian Master Champion and was named the Rookie of the Year on the Asian PGA Tour.
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