1995 Asian PGA Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 1995 Asian PGA Tour 1995 6 22 y – 1996 1 21 y 18 TWN Lin Keng-chi (3) Order of Merit TWN Lin Keng-chi Players' Player of the Year TWN Lin Keng-chi Rookie of the Year IND Arjun Atwal 1996 The 1995 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 1995 Omega Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural 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. Omega title sponsorship In September, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Omega SA, being renamed as the Omega Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth 6 million USD over three years.https://www.scmp.com/article/146145/asian-pga-looks-back-year-achievements Asian PGA looks back on a year of achievements 15 January 1996 13 November 2023 South China Morning Post Spencer Robinson subscription In September, though, Swiss watchmakers Omega came on board, signing a deal, reputed to be worth more than US$6 million, which ties them to the circuit for an initial three-year period. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995 season.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127532234 First Asian PGA opens The Canberra Times Australian Capital Territory, Australia 22 June 1995 28 February 2020 22 Trovehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J68mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5557%2C3790035 Korean snatches APGA opener, Pacto is 7th Manila Standard Manila, Philippines 27 June 1995 21 Google News Archive 27 February 2020 Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winnertotals 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. Notes25 Jun Asian PGA International Thailand 200,000 KOR 1984 Park Nam-sin (1) 2 Jul Canlubang Classic Philippines 150,000 MEX Carlos Espinosa (1) 30 Jul Tournament Players Championship Malaysia 150,000 TWN Lin Keng-chi (1) 13 Aug Volvo Masters of Thailand Thailand 85,000 CHN Zhang Lianwei (1) 27 Aug Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship Singapore 200,000 TWN Lin Keng-chi (2) 3 Sep Passport Open South Korea 300,000 FIJ Vijay Singh (n/a) 1 Oct Langkawi Open Malaysia 150,000 THA Boonchu Ruangkit (1) 8 Oct Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open UAE 500,000 AUS Robert Willis (1) 15 Oct Merlion Masters Singapore 200,000 ZAF Nico van Rensburg (1) 22 Oct Samsung Masters South Korea 500,000 TWN Lin Keng-chi (3) 29 Oct Royal Perak Classic Malaysia 150,000 USA Gerry Norquist (1) 20 Nov Kenmore Pakistan Masters Pakistan 225,000 KOR 1984 Kwon Young-suk (1) 27 Nov Gadgil Western Masters India 500,000 IND Gaurav Ghei (1) 10 Dec Gadgil Western Vietnam Open Vietnam 150,000 USA Clay Devers (1) 17 Dec Philippine Classic Philippines 200,000 IND Jeev Milkha Singh (1) 7 Jan Myanmar Open Myanmar 150,000 THA Boonchu Ruangkit (2) 14 Jan Omega PGA Championship Hong Kong 500,000 TWN Yeh Chang-ting (1) 21 Jan Asian Matchplay Championship Philippines 200,000 IND Jeev Milkha Singh (2) Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.The Official 1997 Asian PGA Yearbook – The Omega Tour Spencer Robinson Edinburgh Financial Publishing 1997 9627982210 14, 16https://www.scmp.com/article/146141/boonchus-agony-lin-wins-it-merit Boonchu's agony as Lin wins it on Merit 15 January 1996 13 November 2023 South China Morning Post Spencer Robinson subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 TWN Lin Keng-chi 177,8562 THA Boonchu Ruangkit 173,3783 IND Jeev Milkha Singh 154,4034 AUS Robert Willis 132,6425 IND Gaurav Ghei 124,934 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Players' Player of the Year TWN Lin Keng-chi Rookie of the Year IND Arjun Atwal https://www.scmp.com/article/211271/atwal-sight-first-big-victory Atwal in sight of first big victory South China Morning Post 14 September 1997 15 November 2023 subscription India's Arjun Atwal, the Omega Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1995… See also 1995 Asia Golf Circuit Notes References External links https://www.asiantour.com/ Category:Asian Tour seasons Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour