1998 Asian PGA Tour

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1998 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration5 March 1998 (1998-03-05) – 13 December 1998 (1998-12-13)
Number of official events19
Most wins Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon
Players' Player of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt
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The 1998 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1998 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth 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 fourth 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 1998 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
8 Mar London Myanmar Open Myanmar200,000 Flag of Pakistan.svg Taimur Hussain (1)
15 Mar Classic Indian Open India300,000 Flag of India.svg Firoz Ali (1)New to Asian PGA Tour
5 Apr China Orient Masters China200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chawalit Plaphol (1)New tournament
19 Apr Volvo China Open China400,000 Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt (1)
3 May Macau Open Macau200,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoshi Oide (1)New tournament
17 May Guam Open Guam200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith (1)
24 May Fila Open South Korea150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Huxtable (1) KOR
9 Aug Sabah Masters Malaysia150,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates (1)
16 Aug Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams (1)
23 Aug Ericsson Singapore Open Singapore500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel (1)
20 Sep Kolon Sports Korea Open South Korea₩350,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Dae-sub (a) (1) KOR New to Asian PGA Tour
18 Oct Kuala Lumpur Open Malaysia200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Nico van Rensburg (2)
25 Oct FedEx PGA Championship Singapore150,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams (2)New tournament
1 Nov Ericsson Classic Taiwan200,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wen-teh (1)New tournament
8 Nov Hero Honda Masters India200,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (1)
15 Nov Thailand Open Thailand200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston (1)New to Asian PGA Tour
29 Nov Perrier Hong Kong Open Hong Kong300,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon (3)
6 Dec Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong500,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon (4)
13 Dec Volvo Asian Matchplay China200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist (4)Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon 150,772
2 Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt 139,448
3 Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel 124,503
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams 124,044
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Nico van Rensburg 89,368

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt [5]

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. ↑ 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. ↑ "Tournament schedule 1998 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tour on track despite economic slowdown". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5 March 1998. p. 15 (28 in paper). Retrieved 22 March 2020– via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ "1998 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Robinson, Spencer (8 December 1998). "Role model Boonchu honoured by APGA" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 November 2023. Roll of Honour: Omega Order of Merit champion: Kang Wook-soon (South Korea). Wilson Player's Player of the Year: Chris Williams (England). Jaguar Rookie of the Year: Ed Fryatt (England)
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