1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit

Golf tour season February 2024 1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit 1997 5 1 y – 1998 5 3 y 7 PHI Frankie Miñoza (4) Order of Merit PHI Frankie Miñoza Rookie of the Year HKG Scott Rowe 1996–97 1999 The 1997–98 Asia Golf Circuit was the 37th season of the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit), one of the main professional golf tours in Asia (outside of Japan) alongside the Asian PGA Tour. OWGR discontinuation From 1998 onwards, the Asia Golf Circuit was discontinued from the Official World Golf Ranking. The 1997 Maekyung LG Fashion Open was the final event to receive OWGR points.http://www.owgr.com/about?tabID={30A8C9C7-0A88-4D29-AF92-E44EF02BB899} How the ranking evolved Official World Golf Ranking 23 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521025558/http://www.owgr.com/about?tabID={30A8C9C7-0A88-4D29-AF92-E44EF02BB899} 21 May 2014 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780333765999/ The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1999 Renton Laidlaw 1999 0333725719 175 23 February 2024 limited Archive.orghttps://m.mk.co.kr/news/economy/1813689 프로골프 아시안투어 상반기 경기일정 확정 국내 톱랭커 대거 참여 The competition schedule for the first half of the professional golf Asian tour has been confirmed. A large number of top rankers in Korea will participate. ko Maeil Newspaper Oh Tae-sik 31 December 1997 23 February 2024 Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asia Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asia Golf Circuit members. OWGRpoints OthertoursJPN − PGA of Japan Tour; KOR − Korean Tour. Notes 4 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea 400,000 KOR 1997 Shin Yong-jin (1) 12 KOR 15 Feb Ericsson Philippine Masters Philippines 100,000 PHI Frankie Miñoza (7) n/a Upgraded to official event 22 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia 300,000 ENG Ed Fryatt (3) n/a 1 Mar Rolex Masters Singapore 300,000 PHI Frankie Miñoza (8) n/a 22 Mar Philippine Open Philippines 250,000 PHI Frankie Miñoza (9) n/a 26 Apr Kirin Open Japan ¥100,000,000 PHI Frankie Miñoza (10) 24 JPN 3 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea ₩350,000,000 HKG Scott Rowe (1) n/a KOR Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1998/05/07/1998050770366.html 신용진, 아시안투어 상금랭킹 5위 Shin Yong-jin, 5th place in the Asian Tour prize ranking The Chosun Ilbo ko 7 May 1998 23 February 2024 The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 1998 PGA of Japan Tour.https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/jgto/4077/article/40641/5/ ミノザ逃げきり。アジアンツアー総合優勝も。 Miñoza ran away. Also won the overall championship on the Asian Tour. ja Golf Digest Japan 26 April 1998 8 March 2024 Position Player Prize money ($)1 PHI Frankie Miñoza 252,0482 ENG Ed Fryatt 90,3523 CAN Jim Rutledge 85,6144 HKG Scott Rowe 77,6785 KOR 1997 Shin Yong-jin 73,833 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Tun Abdul Hamid Omar Award) HKG Scott Rowe https://www.scmp.com/article/240023/cool-head-wins-rookie-rowe-top-seoul-prize Cool head wins rookie Rowe top Seoul prize South China Morning Post Unus Alladin 8 May 1998 23 February 2024 limited See also 1997 Asian PGA Tour 1998 Asian PGA Tour Notes References Category:Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit