2000 Asian PGA Tour

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2000 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration10 February 2000 (2000-02-10) – 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14)
Number of official events21
Most wins Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson (3)
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson
Players' Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson
1999
2001

The 2000 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2000 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Contents

It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
13 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia825,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Wei-tze (1)12 EUR
20 Feb Casino Filipino Open Philippines200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng (4)6New tournament
27 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston (3)6
19 Mar Wills Indian Open India300,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (3)6
30 Apr Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea350,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon (6)6 KOR
14 May Macau Open Macau200,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson (1)6
21 May Volvo China Open China400,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson (2)6
28 May Ericsson Classic Taiwan200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston (4)6
4 Jun Hyundai Motors Masters South Korea250,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Choi Gwang-soo (1)6New tournament
13 Aug Volvo Masters of Malaysia Malaysia250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Stephen Lindskog (1)6
27 Aug ROC PGA Championship Taiwan300,000 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Maruyama (1)6New tournament
3 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi (4)6
10 Sep Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open Taiwan300,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (n/a)8
8 Oct Kolon Cup Korea Open South Korea₩400,000,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (1)6 KOR
29 Oct Lexus International Thailand260,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Kamps (2)6
5 Nov Hero Honda Masters India200,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (2)6
12 Nov Star Alliance Open Hong Kong300,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (3)6New tournament
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand£800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (n/a)24 ANZ, EUR
3 Dec Thailand Open Thailand200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche (3)6
10 Dec Singapore Open Singapore400,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (4)6
17 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong500,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson (3)6

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 England.svg Simon Dyson 282,371
2 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa 224,898
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yeh Wei-tze 224,357
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Kamps 165,325
5 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal 163,049

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson [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. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 via Google News Archive.
  2. "Tournament schedule 2000 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "2000 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. "Dyson cleans up in Hong Kong". Golf Magic. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Victory allowed him to jump from third place on the Merit list to first with total winnings for the year of US$282,371.
  5. 1 2 "Englands Dyson Takes Home Three Davidoff Awards". Golf Channel. 20 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023. Dyson picked up honors for Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year...